Project Manager - Highways

  • Caval Limited
  • Uttoxeter, Staffordshire
  • 06/03/2026
Full time Construction

Job Description

Job Title: Project Manager (Highways)

Location: Covering the Midlands

Day Rate: 380 - 420 per shift CIS

Duration: 12 Month Approx

Role Overview:
Project Manager responsible for Highways civils and maintenance schemes across the midlands

Key Requirements:

  • Prior experience managing highways civils & maintenance schemes in the UK as a Project Manager
  • A good communicator, able to deal with a range of people, tasks and obligations
  • Well organised, self-starter, able to implement procedures and effectively manage all aspects of the works

Responsibilities:

  • Pre-contract planning and liaison with estimators
  • Planning, programming, and resourcing contracts
  • Identifying tender and other financial opportunities
  • Delegating duties to engineering and contracts staff
  • Identifying, evaluating, and managing claims and variations
  • Accepting, approving, and issuing contracts and subcontracts
  • Compiling applications for payment and agreeing final accounts
  • Providing quality input to regional management and planning meetings
  • Managing projects to achieve financial, safety, quality, and environmental targets
  • Completing monthly improvement plan reviews with Bid and Pre - construction specialists
  • Monitor, review, issue and update subcontract liabilities, applications and payments
  • Assist with supply chain (suppliers & subcontractor) approvals, assessments, and performance reviews
  • Liaising, negotiating, and meeting with clients, consulting engineers, surveyors, sub-contractors and others
  • Compiling contract plans, safety plans, method statements, risk assessments and other instructions to contract teams

Contacts to Apply:
Alex Hartley - Civils Resourcer - (phone number removed)

Damian Aston - Regional Manager - (phone number removed)