Roads Strategy Manager

Sheraton Heathrow Hotel

Roads Strategy Manager developing compliant road and highways strategy for Heathrow's Surface Access Strategy. Leading timely, low-risk delivery of the Expansion DCO in the UK.

Posted 5/26/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop vehicular-related components of the Expansion Surface Access Strategy for the DCO.
Support development of highways-related monitoring and mitigation strategies.
Provide leadership, direction, and constructive challenge to consultants.
Act as client-side representative engaging with National Highways and local highway authorities.
Translate DCO and statutory obligations into clear, consistent guidance.
Identify, manage, and mitigate highways-related risks impacting consent, cost, or schedule.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant experience in roads, highways or transport planning within major infrastructure or DCO / NSIP programmes.
Experience of working in complex multi-disciplinary environment where collaboration and integration are central to delivery
Proven experience managing and assuring transport modelling and assessment work delivered by external consultants.
Experience engaging with National Highways and/or local highway authorities.
Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to present technical information clearly to a range of audiences.
**Ideally, you will also have **
Direct experience supporting DCO submission and/or examination.
Knowledge of highways mitigation design, traffic management and operational access strategies.
Experience working within multi‑disciplinary EIA or consenting programmes.

Benefits

Comp & perks

We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits that will support you now and in the future.
Performance-based annual bonuses and Share in Success Bonus plans
Generous annual leave allowances
Market-leading pensions
Family friendly policies
Access to private health insurance
A wide range of wellbeing tools
Varied learning and development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

transport planningtransport modellinghighways mitigation designtraffic managementoperational access strategiesrisk managementDCO submissionDCO examinationmulti-disciplinary EIAconsenting programmes

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationanalytical skillscollaborationintegrationclient engagementconstructive challengedirectionpresentation skillsproblem-solving