Graduate Project Management Programme in Safety, Engineering and Standards

Full Job Description

Location- UK Nationwide

Salary: £26,500

Programme start date: September 2024

Start your journey to becoming a chartered project management professional whilst working on key safety and innovation-led projects that shape how we build and operate our roads.

What you’ll be doing

On our three-year Project Management graduate programme, you’ll mix study with real life work across a variety of exciting projects in our Safety, Engineering and Standards directorate.

As a graduate project manager, you’ll build your experience and knowledge through inspirational placements. Guided and mentored by expert industry professionals, you’ll explore the full lifecycle of project delivery, planning and management.

Depending on your placement, you’ll discover National Highways’ vital work in:

· Road Safety

· Roads Development

· Health, Safety and Wellbeing

You’ll also complete a programme of formal study, tailored to your developing project management career to become a full professional member of the Association for Project Management (APM).

At the end of your programme, you’ll have opportunities to continue your career journey with us and be at the heart of projects that deliver the best solutions to connect the country.

Please let us know your preferred location at application and we’ll try to match your preference however, we can’t guarantee this. Wherever you’re based, you’ll need to be willing to travel to other locations when needed.

What you’ll get in return

With our support, you’ll enjoy the chance to own your development to get the best out of your time on the programme.

So, if you’re looking to grow your career in a large, evolving organisation and ready to invest in your development, all our graduate programmes offer:

· A mix of workshops, on-job-training and ‘hands on’ experience

· A dedicated line manager and mentoring from senior managers to provide encouragement, direction and career planning support

· Flexible working arrangements

· Peer networking and support through our Early Talent community

· Opportunities to move your career to the next level after you successfully complete the programme

As well as a competitive salary and plenty of career development support, you’ll also have access to a fantastic employee benefits package.

What you’ll need to succeed

If you have the passion to succeed that we see in our graduates every day, you’ll be a great match for our programme. You’ll have:

· An enthusiastic, collaborative approach to working with others

· The ability to communicate in different formats with a variety of stakeholders

· Excellent co-ordination skills

· The ability to plan and prioritise effectively to meet deadlines

· A focus on quality and integrity in everything you do

You’ll also need to meet these essential qualification requirements:

· Any undergraduate (e.g., BA, BSc) degree at 2:2 or above in any subject, plus

· A minimum of a Grade C / Grade 4 in Mathematics and English Language at GCSE, or be willing to take alongside the level 4 Apprentice Programme provided as part of the programme

It is key to know all offers to onto our graduate programmes are subject to satisfactory completion of our pre-employment checks. This includes a Right to Work check, reference check and a DBS criminal record check.

About us

Safety, Engineering and Standards (SES) is an exciting place to work. Our key priorities are to support world class operational delivery and technical advice for our road network, provide support services to lead, enable and innovate in the development of the Strategic Road Network and provide expert advice on matters relating to health and safety. If you are looking for a challenging, exhilarating and world class organisation then join one of our dedicated, professional teams leading on technical services, health and safety, sustainability and diversity agendas for National Highways.

Why you should join us

At National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We’re proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers. So, if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion in what you do, work effectively in a team and demonstrate integrity in how you do it – then you’ll be a great fit for our organisation.

And finally the closing date

The closing date for applications is Friday 10th November 2023and we reserve the right to close before the advertised closing date based on the volume of applications received. To ensure that we can consider your application, please submit your application early.

Job Types: Permanent, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 36 months

Salary: £26,500.00 per year

Work Location: On the road