Assistant Planning Manager (Governance & Performance)

About the job

The post holder will support the Planning Managers to convene and provide direction to specialist expertise from across the company to assess the impacts on the Strategic Road Network (SRN), and influence the design and propose mitigations where these are required. The role holder will also support the delivery of work to support the wider development of policies and guidance, to support National Highways engagement with 3rd Party projects.

Key Accountabilities

1. Support the Company’s engagement with scheme promoters to identify and agree collaborative delivery solutions that meet the Company’s Licence obligations, and which secure best value and mitigate any impacts on the Company’s Key Performance Indicators

2. Support the effective operation of internal and joint project governance to oversee and take decisions on the Company’s position, escalating risks and issues through existing company governance and (if required) to the Executive committee and Chief Executive

3. Supporting the effective planning and management of resource requirements across organisational functions and supply chain

4. Supporting the planning managers to deliver and manage a programme of work to evaluate proposals and provide advice, guidance and any instruction required so that Company performance targets are achieved.

5. Support in the delivery work to help the wider development of policies and guidance to support engagement with 3rd Party projects

About you.

• Experience of working successfully in a Programme or complex Project Management environment

• Experience of delivering large and complex road feasibility studies or strategic projects

• Good presentation and communication skills to convey complex information to a wide audience

• Experience within an infrastructure project environment

•Knowledge of DfTs Road Investment Strategy and National Highway’s Licence

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.

The Customer, Strategy, and Communications directorate is essential to National Highways. We guide the direction of the strategic road network, helping the company deliver economic and social benefits by meeting the needs of our customers, clients, and fulfilling regulatory requirements. As the central hub within National Highways, we provide the corporate strategic planning function for the organisation.

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.