Are you looking for an external affairs role, where your experience of building relationships with senior external and internal stakeholders will make a real difference? Where you will play a critical role in managing the reputation of National Highways by supporting our engagement with our most influential stakeholders?

Our external affairs team is responsible for delivering National Highways' external affairs strategy in support of our corporate priorities and business plan. We have some exciting opportunities for you to join our team as we look to further strengthen our industry stakeholder engagement.

You will work closely with senior leaders and teams across National Highways to connect us with some of our most influential audiences. You will be champion for external affairs within National Highways, working with others to drive high quality engagement across the business.

With a strong track record in external affairs, public affairs or strategic stakeholder engagement you will represent National Highways at external events and build a network of external affairs contacts.

Location: The role will be a hybrid mix of working from one of National Highways' main offices in Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Guildford or Bristol.

What you'll be leading on

• Supporting the delivery of our external engagement strategy to build support and advocacy for our work with influential industry stakeholders.
• Planning and delivering stakeholder visits to build greater visibility and understanding of our work, working with other communications disciplines including press office, as required.
• Supporting the development of briefings on key issues ahead of meetings and events.
• Representing National Highways at external events to keep stakeholders informed on key issues and listen to their views.
• Develop a network of relationships with external affairs / public affairs professionals across influential organisations, enabling partnership working and intelligence sharing.

To be successful

• A strong track record in external affairs, public affairs or strategic stakeholder engagement.
• Politically astute, with the confidence and ability to develop and maintain relationships with senior leaders and influential stakeholders.
• A commitment to delivering excellent communications and championing best practice stakeholder engagement.
• A flexible team player, with a proactive approach to delivering good outcomes.
• Comfortable working under pressure and to tight and sometimes changing deadlines, with an ability to manage complex issues.

To apply, please include a copy of your CV and a covering letter setting out how you meet the success criteria.

A bit about us

Our directorate plays a critical role in National Highways. We set the course for strategic roads, enabling the company to deliver economic and social benefits through meeting the needs of our customers and clients, as well as our regulatory obligations.

We are the focal point within National Highways responsible for providing the corporate strategic planning function for the organisation.

We deliver critical analytical support, provide strategic direction for our customer service imperative, partner with colleagues across the business to devise and deliver communications activities, and we shape, lead and drive the overall transformation of National Highways

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Head of Enterprise Security Architecture

Location: UK / Hybrid - with some travel

National Highways have an exciting career opportunity to join us as Head of Security Architecture. Reporting directly into the Chief Security Officer you will oversee and lead the provision of security architecture services to change initiatives, aligning and coordinating with wider architecture governance functions to advise on and deliver a comprehensive enterprise (IT) and operational technology (OT) security architecture which reduces both the probability and impact of a cyber attack against to National Highways.

This is a hybrid role which can be based from any main National Highways office - (40% office based)

Please note we require the successful candidate to be SC cleared or willing to go through checks at the time of onboarding.

What you'll be leading on

• Own, improve and articulate the Highways England enterprise and operational technology security architecture.
• Oversee wider architectural governance functions, ensure all change initiatives are reviewed and supported to ensure alignment with the enterprise and operational technology security architecture.
• Set the direction for external partners to influence cyber security related regulatory requirements and ensure that change initiatives are aligned with those requirements.
• To be accountable for overseeing and maintaining appropriate technical security guidance documentation in support of wider security policies.
• Maintain the effectiveness of core enterprise and operational technology security capabilities.
• Anticipate technology trends, future threats and capability requirements. Assess their business value and initiate team and wider capability development to address these.
• Manage, decide mitigations for and resolve architecture/cyber security related risk

To be successful you'll need

• HoldrelevantCyber Security qualifications in either of the following:
  • BSc / MSc in Cyber Security, Computer Science or related subject;
  • CISSP, GICSP, Senior CCP (Architect) or similar Security Architecture qualification;
  • CCSP, CCSK or similar Cloud Security qualification
• Have a demonstratable track record of leading a team of Security Architects along with a background of delivering security architecture in both OT and IT domains
• Experience of working at an enterprise level as a member of an organisation's architectural governance apparatus
• Experience of delivering security architecture to meet NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework requirements
• To be able to translate security impacts into business consequences
• The ability to take business requirements and propose corresponding security requirements
• Have strong commercial acumen with the ability to work with suppliers to drive cost effective solutions for National Highways
• To be able to produce detailed written briefs and to conduct concise verbal briefings to senior stakeholders

A bit about us

The Digital Services Directorate is a growing and vibrant team and there has never been a better time to join us as we go through our transformation programme. We are helping to transform the way National Highways operates by delivering digital, data and technology services from frontline to back office, in a modern and efficient way. Our vision is to develop integrated information and technology that empowers our colleagues and provides real time information to our customers, integration with intelligent vehicle and transport systems as they develop, to improve journey safety and reliability.

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.

Want to know more?

To request a copy of the role profile, please contact quoting reference number 5792

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• Leads the team in identifying existing data resources, coordinating research areas and reviewing relevant legislation, regulations, SSA policies and other internal and external reports to accomplish project objectives.
• Develops comprehensive plans to accomplish complex and sensitive projects in accordance with applicable standards, policies, and procedures.
• Distributes and balances workload among the team members in accordance with work flow, skill level or job specialization, making adjustments in accordance with established priorities to ensure timely completion of assigned tasks.
• Trains or arranges for the training of team members as needed.
• Analyzes information gathered to evaluate compliance with program regulations, policies and procedures, to evaluate accomplishment of program goals and to assess the economy and efficiency of operations.
• Formulates findings by identifying the cause(s) of conditions and developing recommendations to address them.
• Prepares written reports, memos and other documents to summarize the results of reviews and to present recommendations. Develops special reports as projects progress when significant issues are identified that require immediate corrective action.
• Liaisons with SSA staff on program and operational issues and negotiates to gain acceptance of findings and the recommendations presented where differing points of view may be strongly held.
• Leads the team in identifying problem areas and researching and analyzing information that results in new project proposals which have a significant impact on SSA’s operations and/or save Agency funds in its programs and operations.
• Reviews completed work and written products to ensure that instructions, priorities, deadlines, and quality standards are met. Identifies work products that do not meet established standards, referring unusual situations to the Division Director.

Join us as our Head of Group Public Policy Research & Political Risk

• This is a varied and engaging role in which you’ll be responsible for supporting your function and wider business with policy development, political horizon scanning, political engagement and the identification of political risk
• You’ll be working with senior stakeholders and leading a highly skilled team, continually driving the identification and mitigation of potential risks
• Your work will have an enormous impact as you’ll develop and implement our centre of expertise regarding political policy, research and risk

What you'll do

As our Head of Group Public Policy Research & Political Risk, you’ll be responsible for driving the development of policy interventions. In doing so, you’ll develop our strategic approach for the use of lobbying governments and politicians across the UK. You’ll be expected to stay abreast of the key political policy areas of the day in order to develop our policy positions across a number of areas.

In addition to this, you’ll be responsible for:

• The horizon scanning of key issues covering policy and political risk
• Identifying any political risks we might face before developing mitigating actions
• Developing research materials to support regional board communications, influencer engagement and the Levelling Up agenda
• Developing simple, accessible materials on our strategy and purpose for external use

The skills you'll need

We’re looking for someone with the ability to deliver clear, well researched materials for external parties covering our strategy. As such, you’ll be able to deal with highly sensitive and confidential materials.

Along with an understanding of our wider strategy, you’ll have the ability to research complex political policies and how they affect us and our customers.

You will also need a contacts book, the desire to build that contacts book and the willingness to engage with politicians and officials on an ongoing and out of hours basis.

We’re also looking for:

• The ability to build strong and widespread relationships across the bank
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to articulate innovative solutions to potential risks
• Effective leadership skills to manage a highly skilled, experienced and well connected team
• The ability to lobby government on areas of political policy and risk that affect us

Labour Manager

Birmingham

Up to £35k DOE + uncapped commission structure and additional on-call allowance and van supplied

Here at Civil Rail Solutions (CRS) we have an exciting opportunity for a Labour Manager based in Birmingham servicing framework contracts. CRS are a well-established specialist recruitment company providing a wide spectrum of labour solutions to the Rail and Construction industries. This role is mainly based in Birmingham with weekly visits to the regional office in Doncaster expected as well as flexibility to allow for site visits etc.

To be successful in this role, you will need experience of managing a demanding client base with impeccable customer service and ideally come from a rail background. Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will be responsible for the management of your projects to ensure the client's expectations are met.

As Labour Manager, your role will include:

• Identifying staff vacancies and recruiting, interviewing and selecting applicants
• Allocating resources, ensuring appropriate matches between personnel and client expectations
• Providing current and prospective employees with information about policies, job duties, working conditions and wages
• Performing difficult staffing duties, including dealing with understaffing, assisting with disputes, and assisting with disciplinary procedures if/when required
• Planning and conducting new employee orientation to foster positive attitudes toward organisational objectives
• Serving as a link between management and employees by handling questions, interpreting and administering contracts and helping resolve work-related problems
• Analysing training needs to ensure that the correct employee is deployed for the correct job/task/activity
• Maintaining records and compiling statistical reports where requested
• Negotiating bargaining agreements and help interpret labour contracts
• Developing and evaluating applicant tests

The requirements for this role are:

• Recruitment experience or experience in a similar role, ideally within the rail industry
• Flexible approach to "get the job done"
• Team player who uses their initiative
• Ability to work to deadlines
• To be able to manage and prioritise your work
• Confident communicator at all levels

We are looking for someone who will bring innovative ideas to the table while running a busy and successful resource desk. You will be the key to the overall performance and smooth running of this core part of CRS.

Why work for CRS?

This is a very exciting career opportunity and is a great opening for an individual to place their unique stamp on a growing business. We are looking to attract highly motivated individuals. We are looking to hold interviews in the coming weeks, with the aim of onboarding the successful applicant at the earliest opportunity.

• To work for an established & expanding successful business that rewards effort & results
• Career progression opportunities within an exciting growing business
• Competitive rates of pay

Why work for CRS?

CRS is a rapidly expanding, innovative company, supplying a wide spectrum of manpower solutions to the Railway Infrastructure, London Underground and Construction Industries. Offering 25 days annual leave + bank holidays and company pension, we have dress down every Friday and social events for the whole company. Our team describe the environment here as caring, loud, fun and always busy. So why not join us? Apply today and if you are suitable we will call you back.

Not for you but know someone who may be interested? Send them our way!

CRS acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and the supply of temporary workers. CRS is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Job Summary

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in project management, civil engineering or a related field; and five (5) years of responsible project management or closely related experience at the Capital Project Manager II level.  Experience emphasizing construction based transportation projects is highly desirable: or Seven (7) years of responsible project management experience or closely related experience at the Capital Project Manager II level that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the work described above.

AND

Certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP).  Licensure as a Professional Engineer in Civil or Environmental Engineering will qualify for consideration, while candidates work toward and achieve PMP certification within two (2) years of receiving Capital Project Manager III classification.

Knowledge of: Principles and practices of civil engineering and administration of public works projects; organizational and management practices as applied to the development of projects; recent developments, current literature, and sources of information regarding project management; project estimating; planning, scheduling, monitoring, and problem solving; application and interpretation of County regulatory codes, state regulatory and legislative requirements, court decisions and Attorney Generals opinions concerning the wide variety of engineering functions; departmental policies and procedures, work standards and codes applicable to the job.

Ability to: Coordinate professional and technical staff with a team emphasis; analyze problems with consideration of consequences of proposed actions; identify alternatives and recommend solutions; implement recommendations in support of goals; interpret and apply Federal, State, and local policies, procedures, laws, and regulation s; supervise the preparation and maintenance of project documents and reports; communicate effectively both orally and in writing; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work including a variety of County and other government officials, community groups, and the general public.

SELECTION PROCESS

To upload a resume or other documents: Resumes and documents must be attached together in the ‘Resume Upload’ section of the application. Multiple files are allowed, but all applicant attachments must be uploaded simultaneously, as there is no way to edit or append uploaded materials after submitting the application.

Application Review (Pass/Fail) – An online application is required—attaching a resume does not substitute for a completed application, and incomplete applications will not pass the application review. Resume and Cover Letter are REQUIRED. Include as an attachment a cover letter (limited to two pages) stating why you are interested in this position and addressing your knowledge and abilities relating to the qualifications and attributes outlined in the job announcement. Candidates deemed most qualified will be invited to participate in the remainder of the selection process.

Practical Exam (Pass/Fail) – This recruitment may require a practical exam which will be job related and may include, but not be limited to, the qualifications outlined in the job announcement. Candidates deemed most qualified will be invited to participate in the remainder of the selection process.

Oral Interview – The interview will be job related and may include, but not be limited to, the qualifications outlined in the job announcement. Top candidate(s) will continue in the process.

Employment References will be conducted for the final candidates and may include verification of education.

It is the general policy of the County that new employees should be hired at the lower steps of the applicable range and advance through the range at the normal progression.

First review date will be March 29th. This recruitment may close at any time on or after the first review date.

Examples of Duties

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

Plans, oversees, and coordinates the activities and operations of assigned capital improvements projects. Ensures the timely, accurate, and cost effective completion of projects.

Coordinates work of professional and technical projects staff at each project phase, with an emphasis on teamwork and collaborative problem resolution.

Ensures that all phases of projects proceed on schedule and that contractors, utilities and other organizations involved in projects, meet specifications.  Reviews progress reports and authorizes payments.

Performs grants administration, project estimating, and budget preparation and management for assigned projects as applicable. Procures outside resources as needed and provides contract administration. Submits and ensures payment of invoices for materials, professional services and other related cost items.

Reviews design plans and specifications for conformance to job requirements.  Prepares, develops and checks complex specialized contract provisions and design agreements.  Conducts pre‑bid and pre‑construction conferences detailing principle construction features and agreements.

Monitors project progress and conducts meetings to resolve problems and ensure timely completion.  Participates in meetings and designs and implements agreements throughout the stages of the projects.

Utilizes computerized project management tracking systems and related programs in accomplishment of the work.

Prepares complex technical engineering and administrative reports and develops critical correspondence and comprehensive reports in support of engineering projects and decisions.

Coordinates with other sections and departments on issues related to capital projects, grant and contract administration, or related.

With input from the divisions of Transportation, Design and Maintenance, makes recommendations on scope of work changes necessary to complete assigned projects.

Directs investigations and develops resolutions of claims and complaints from contractors or property owners.  Maintains office records of design, construction and other engineering activities, as required by County, State, and Federal regulations.

Coordinates with the Survey Section Supervisor/County Surveyor to ensure accurate, complete and quality field survey data is collected and that information is acquired in a cost‑effective, efficient manner. Assists in the preparation of complex property descriptions.

Develops and maintains effective relations with the public.  Represents Public Works on various committees; at neighborhood organization and community meetings; public hearings; before governmental bodies and in legal processes.

Participates in the development, implementation and review of ongoing programs and existing methods ‑ assessing job effectiveness and cost efficiencies.

Participates in the mentoring of other Project Managers.

Participates in the formulation and updating of goals and objectives consistent with the mission of the Department. 

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Clark County is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal opportunity in employment, access, and delivery of all county services. Clark County’s Equal Employment Opportunity Plan is available at http://www.clark.wa.gov/human-resources/documents.

Employee Benefits and additional compensation

Clark County provides regular full-time and part-time employees with a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, vision and dental insurance, paid leave, flexible spending accounts, life insurance and long-term disability, retirement, and deferred compensation.  Some types of employees in some positions and bargaining units might have different benefits and additional compensation.  More specific benefit information for the different bargaining units can be found at https://clark.wa.gov/human-resources/employee-benefits. Also please refer to the specific bargaining unit contract for additional compensation at https://clark.wa.gov/human-resources/documents.

Retirement Information

All Clark County employees must participate in a WASHINGTON STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM PLAN (PERS, PSERS or LEOFF).Employee contributions begin the first day of work. Current contribution rates vary by plan but could range from 5% to 15% of gross pay, depending on the plan choice. 
 

For additional information, check out the Department of Retirement Systems' web site here: http://www.drs.wa.gov/

If you are in need of ADA/Section 504 assistance for accommodations, please contact Human Resources at (564) 397-2456; Relay (800) 833-6388.

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Job Description

Philips is moving from our current Third-Party Screenings Program (DDP 1.0) to a new Third Party Screenings Program (DDP 2.0).   Philips will leverage the latest technology, automation, and risk assessment techniques to ensure we can effectively understand and successfully mitigate risks associated with doing business with its external third parties. This position will partner with the Program Lead to drive the program towards successful completion.  This role will require you to leverage your experience and effective program management techniques and resources to ensure that our locally (Amsterdam) and globally based team is always aligned and focused on our ultimate goal of reducing Philips’ third-party risk exposure.

In your role you will:

• Develop and implement the program governance framework (i.e., decision making process via Steerco, program team, workstreams etc. as well as involvement of zones/regions, business, function stakeholders as required

• Plan and design the program and proactively monitor its overall progress, resolve issues, and initiate corrective actions.

• Ensure that the overall program timelines are updated as needed based upon latest program developments.

• Ensure day-to-day management of the program including supervising and controlling the program progress (i.e., managing and chairing the meetings, maintaining trackers etc.)

• Manage stakeholders and cascade relevant, regular messaging about the program status and the next steps, on-time and to the right audience so that the entire organization is aware of the DDP 2.0 program, how it will impact them, and what their roles and responsibilities will be under this new program.

• Manage and resolve any issues and risks that may arise.

• Report progress of the program at regular intervals in various forums e.g., steerco, program team etc.

• Coordinate interdependent deliverables across the workstreams within program and from outside of the program environment.

• Facilitate development of the blueprint/design for the new tool and process

• Define the new operating model (roles, responsibilities, ways of working, central vs zone/region teams post go-live

• Manage internal (e.g., Philips IT)/ external suppliers to the program.

• Drive IT development activities (design/architecture decisions, develop, test, data migration, cutover, hypercare) in close coordination with IT stakeholders.

• Drive Change Mgmt. & Communication to guide the impacted group through the change curve ensuring new tool and process gets embedded in the organization.

• Ensure creation of the training materials and training delivery to the impacted group

• Driving the deployment of new tool and process in the applicable zones/regions, businesses and functions, by working with the local leadership teams

• Conduct the lessons learnt exercise to leverage learnings from the earlier deployments into the future deployments.

• Define performance management structure (KPIs, review cadence etc.) applicable post go-live.

• Ensure handover/transition from Project team to Operations team (“business as usual”/Steady State) as well as the readiness of the receiving Operations team.

• Manage the program budget and actual costs throughout the program.

You're the right fit if you have:

• At least 5 years of strong program management experience working in a global corporate matrix environment, with superior organizational, time management, and prioritization skills.

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in technology, business, economics, or other similar fields

• Proven experience of managing cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders

• Strong stakeholder management skills and have a proven track record in creating business impact.

• Preferably working experience in and/or affinity with Risk & Compliance environment

• Advanced written, verbal, and visual communication skills - proven track record to influence and drive consensus with varying audiences and levels of an organization.

• Excellent English communication and writing skills (min C1)

• Thrive on working in a dynamic environment.

• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.

About Philips

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others.

• Learn more about our business here.

• Discover our rich and exciting history here.

• Learn more about our purpose here.

If you're interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here.