MP Benefits Management Lead

About the job.

National Highways have an excellent opportunity for a Benefits and Value Management Lead to join our team in Major Projects. Applying industry leading techniques and best practices, the Benefits and Value Management Lead will ensure quality and decisive application of Value and Benefit Management across a national portfolio of major capital investment projects, which will result in project business cases being strengthened, benefits maximised and efficiencies identified earlier in the project lifecycle

Please note this is a part-time position and can be based from any of our UK offices however, travel to regional offices to attend team meetings may be required.

• Lead Benefits and Value activities across our portfolio of major projects to deliver scaled and focused workshops and outputs as agreed with delivery and sponsorship teams.
• Actively manage and maintain the programme complexity to support strategic decisions across Major Projects.
• Lead continuous development of Benefits and Value Management by identifying key areas for improvement and fully integrating approaches across Major Projects, responding to external changes in guidance and bringing forward innovation.
• Support project teams in the development of the strategic case narrative for schemes using wider context of schemes.
• Contribute to NH NET Zero carbon strategy by supporting project teams and sponsors to understand environmental impacts and drive low Carbon decision making.

About you.

• Educated to a degree level (or comparable) in a relevant project management, scientific, economic or engineering related discipline.
• Excellent knowledge of Benefits Management and experience of applying Value Management and Value Engineering to asset and technical standards.
• Good understanding of integrated risk, asset management, value and benefit tools and techniques.
• Proven experience of delivering benefits management and benefits realisation tools and techniques across capital infrastructure projects or programmes.
• Evidence of successful engagement, facilitation and negotiation with internal and external clients and stakeholders.
• Working towards, or achievement of, an appropriate professional accreditation/ membership of a relevant body (i.e. Chartered Management Institute) is desirable.

About us.

Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England’s motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core of this, are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership.

Major Projects are responsible for major enhancements to our road network. We make roads safer, journeys more reliable and unlock economic growth. At the same time, we seek out ways to create opportunities for sustainable travel, help nature to thrive and support our journey to net zero carbon.

Our team work closely with the supply chain to design and construct road projects, as well as develop a pipeline of possible projects as we look to the future. ​​​​​​Our skills span many areas from customer experts, land and property advisers to project management. We understand the potential that our road schemes can bring.

External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees will be appointed in accordance with our established pay policy.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.