Senior Transport Delivery Project Manager

<p>Job Description</p><br>Hit Apply below to send your application for consideration Ensure that your CV is up to date, and that you have read the job specs first.<br><p>An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Project Manager to join a Council Transport Department during a period of transition, supporting the continued delivery of critical highways and transport schemes on a temporary basis with room to extend into the longer term.This interim role sits within a Transport Delivery function, working closely with subject matter experts across the wider transport service, including transport planning, network management, road safety and active travel.The role offers hybrid working, with 2 days per week based in Portsmouth, one of which must be Thursday, and the remainder working remotely.</p><p>The Role</p><p>You will be responsible for leading and delivering complex transport and highways projects, including business transformation and statutory change programmes, ensuring continuity of service and successful project outcomes.</p><p>Key responsibilities include:</p><p>Project Management</p><ul><li>Manage business transformation and process change projects, supporting compliance with legislative and digital requirements (e.g. Digital TROs and Moving Traffic Offences)</li><li>Lead multiple live transport projects from inception through to implementation</li><li>Work to recognised project management standards, following Government guidance and internal project management frameworks.</li><li>Produce, own and maintain full Project Initiation Documentation (PID), including mandates, business cases, programmes, risk registers and budgets.</li><li>Direct and monitor project staff and manage external consultants to ensure delivery against agreed objectives.</li></ul><p>Financial & Commercial Management</p><ul><li>Prepare project cost estimates and manage budgets to completion</li><li>Monitor expenditure and ensure projects are delivered within agreed financial controls</li><li>Achieve value for money whilst maintaining quality standards</li><li>Agree final accounts, measures and payments</li></ul><p>Scheme Delivery & Implementation</p><ul><li>Deliver successful project management across the full project lifecycle</li><li>Manage tender preparation, assessment and contract documentation with support from legal, procurement, finance and technical teams</li><li>Appoint and manage contractors and consultants as required</li><li>Ensure schemes are delivered to programme, specification and budget</li></ul><p>Stakeholder & Communication Management</p><ul><li>Represent the organisation at meetings with internal teams, external partners and the public</li><li>Support and participate in consultation on scheme proposals</li><li>Prepare reports and updates, including regular reporting to Project Boards</li><li>Liaise with elected members, external funders, government departments and other internal services</li><li>Ensure projects integrate effectively with the existing highway network</li></ul><p>About YouYou will be a confident and experienced project management professional with a strong track record of delivering transport or infrastructure projects in a public sector environment.Essential requirements:</p><ul><li>HND or Degree in a relevant discipline</li><li>Professional project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2 Practitioner) and/or membership of a recognised professional body (e.g. APM), or equivalent demonstrable experience</li><li>Extensive post-graduate experience with proven end-to-end project delivery</li><li>Experience managing public sector transport or highways projects</li><li>Strong understanding of contracts and procurement</li><li>Excellent commercial awareness and financial control experience</li><li>Ability to lead and manage small project teams</li><li>Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage competing priorities</li><li>Excellent stakeholder management, communication and report-writing skills</li><li>Experience engaging with elected members and the general public at a non-technical level</li><li>Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Microsoft Project</li></ul><p>Desirable:</p><ul><li>Knowledge of environmental legislation and regulatory frameworks</li><li>Experience of digital or service transformation programmes</li></ul><p>What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. xwzovoh </p><p>Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at .uk</p>