Year in Industry - Project Management

Year In Industry - Project Management

Salary: £22,500

Location: Birmingham, Bedford, Bristol, Exeter, Guildford, Manchester, Leeds

Programme start date: June 2025

Join our one-year programme and gain valuable experience working on key projects and programmes that shape how we connect the country.

What You’ll Be Doing

If you’re an aspiring project manager, our one-year programme allows you to get inside a variety of exciting projects through inspirational placements across the business.

Guided and mentored by project management specialists, you’ll explore our approach to project delivery and planning, financial and process control, and programme management.

Depending On Your Placement, You’ll Learn About

• Our major, multi-million-pound investment programmes
• How we project manage scheme delivery to maintain and improve our assets
• Projects influencing road design, network occupancy and temporary works
• Strategic projects focussed on customer experience and service delivery
  
  

You’ll gain valuable experience whilst helping to develop, plan and manage projects that deliver real impact in connecting the country.

What You’ll Get In Return

A placement at National Highways gives you a taste of life in a large, evolving organization, developing valuable skills and experience that will boost your graduate career prospects.

With Our Support, You’ll Enjoy The Chance To Own Your Development To Get The Best Out Of Your Time On The Programme. All Our Placements Offer

• Real-world on-the-job experience in many different aspects of your business area
• A dedicated line manager and mentoring from experienced colleagues to provide encouragement, direction and career planning support
• Development opportunities to help you move towards your career aspirations
• Flexible working arrangements
• Peer networking and support through our Early Talent community
  
  

As well as a competitive salary and plenty of career development support, you’ll also enjoy a fantastic employee benefits package which includes a generous pension scheme, life assurance, 26 days’ annual leave and retailers discounts and cashback.

What You’ll Need To Succeed

If you have the passion and dedication to succeed, you’ll be a great match for our programme. To be successful, 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 entry requirements:

• Currently studying in your second year of an undergraduate degree (in any subject) and expected to achieve at least a 2:2
  
  

Assessment centres will take place in January and February.

To be eligible for a placement, you must be available to attend the 2-day induction, 30th June 1st July.

All offers for our placement programmes are subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks, including Right to Work, reference, and DBS criminal record checks.

Due to the salary level of this placement, we cannot offer sponsorship for the position for individuals that don't have the Right to Work in the UK. Successful candidates will require Right to Work for the duration of the programme.

About Us

Our strategic road network is vital to connecting the country, carrying a third of all traffic and two-thirds of freight. Every single day, National Highways get millions of people to where they need to be as efficiently and safely as possible along more than 4,500 miles of motorways and major A roads. We bring people together, keep businesses moving and help communities to stay connected.

We’re constantly innovating to stay ahead of the curve in building and operating our roads, investing in both the right projects and the brightest talent to help shape our future. And that's where you come in!

Why you should join us

At National Highways, we believe in building a connected country. We’re passionate about creating an inclusive, collaborative culture where all our people feel empowered, valued and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this.

If you share our values of safety, passion, teamwork, ownership, and integrity, you’ll thrive as part of our team.

Ready to Take the Next Step?

If you’re excited about shaping the future of our strategic road network, apply today and start your journey with us! Don’t miss out submit your application early as we may close applications before the advertised closing date if we receive a high volume of interest.