Project Manager (Transport & Public Realm)

Overview

In this role you will lead the delivery of complex transport and public realm projects within the Council’s Transportation, shaping better streets and spaces. You’ll manage projects end-to-end, ensuring delivery fits time, cost and quality targets while coordinating with internal teams, consultants, contractors and elected members. You’ll maintain governance, manage risks and performance, and drive continuous improvement. This is a hands-on, cross-disciplinary role in a politically aware environment with a clear impact on places and communities.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and delivery of complex transport and public realm projects
• Manage projects across all stages—from planning to procurement, construction and completion
• Ensure governance, stakeholder engagement and robust risk and performance management
• Supervise consultants and contractors; report progress to senior officers and boards
• Support continuous improvement in project delivery across the team
• Prepare reports and briefings; present to senior officers and members
• Coordinate across multidisciplinary teams and external partners in a politically aware environment

Key requirements

• Experience delivering complex transport, engineering or public realm projects
• Strong technical and project management skills; understanding of design standards and ability to review drawings
• Programme planning, budget management and risk management capabilities
• Effective stakeholder engagement and ability to work across multidisciplinary teams
• Ability to prepare reports/briefings and manage competing priorities in a busy delivery setting
• Degree, technical qualification or equivalent professional experience in a relevant field; PRINCE2 or equivalent project management knowledge
• Confidence operating in a political environment and with elected members

• stakeholder engagement
• communication
• collaboration
• understanding of design standards
• ability to review design drawings in detail
• programme planning

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