NEC Project Manager

About This Role

This leadership role involves administering and delivering major infrastructure contracts for the BusConnects Programme, focusing on NEC4 Design & Build contracts. The Project Manager will ensure effective commercial and contractual management for complex, high-profile transportation infrastructure projects, collaborating with client stakeholders, project leadership teams, contractors, and multidisciplinary delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Administer NEC4 Design & Build contracts on behalf of the Client, ensuring compliance with all contractual requirements
• Lead and manage contract administration activities, including compensation events, early warnings, programme assessments, and communications
• Oversee the effective operation of NEC contractual processes and support timely decision-making across the project
• Review, assess and manage contractor programmes, ensuring alignment with project objectives, contractual obligations, and delivery milestones
• Monitor and manage compensation events, providing robust commercial and contractual oversight
• Lead risk management activities and ensure effective operation of the NEC Early Warning process
• Issue and manage contractual instructions, notifications, and communications in accordance with NEC requirements
• Act as a key liaison between the Client, Contractor, and wider project stakeholders
• Support the establishment and leadership of project operations functions at site level
• Provide leadership and oversight of project personnel and multidisciplinary teams delivering the assigned scheme
• Develop and maintain project resource, commercial, and financial plans
• Drive efficient delivery of project activities while maintaining compliance with governance, safety, and quality requirements
• Coordinate project reporting and provide clear programme and performance updates to senior stakeholders
• Foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement across project teams
• Promote best practice project delivery standards and support a positive, high-performance project culture

Requirements

• Minimum 12 years' project management experience, including at least 8 years delivering major infrastructure, transportation, or roads projects of comparable scale and complexity
• Extensive experience administering NEC3 and NEC4 contracts, preferably in client-side or Employer representative roles
• Proven experience managing projects throughout the full project lifecycle from development and procurement through to construction and close-out
• Strong understanding of contract strategy, Scope development, procurement processes, and contract delivery
• Demonstrated experience in programme assessment, including critical path analysis, float ownership, concurrency, risk allowances, and programme acceptance