Traffic Engineering Programme Manager
Traffic Engineering Programme Manager
We’re working with a local authority who are looking for a Traffic Engineering Programme Manager to lead the development and implementation of engineering projects through their lifecycle from initiation to business as usual. The projects are focused on highway improvements of various types and focused on positive outcomes regarding but not limited to road safety, sustainability including active travel and public transport, improving accessibility, reducing carbon footprint, innovation, and value for money.
Location: South West Local Authority
Set-up: Hybrid Working - attendance in office required weekly
Rate: £400 per day via Umbrella (Inside IR35)
Duration: 6 months initially with likely extensions
Hours: 37 hours
The work will include:
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Lead the development and management of a range of highway engineering projects through their lifecycle from initiation to business as usual ensuring the Council’s policies are met
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Oversee all projects within the programme, providing leadership for the programme
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Lead on input for funding opportunities
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Manage a team of project managers providing them with leadership, direction, and oversight, managing interdependencies and resolving conflicts
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Be responsible for programme governance, (including stakeholder management, change control, risk and issue management and escalation, monitoring and evaluation, quality assurance, resource management) ensuring that corporate requirements are met
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Ensure that project management processes are in place, actioned and are running to budget cost and programme
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Be responsible for managing communications with internal and external stakeholders, carrying out engagement at appropriate points of a project
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Lead in working with teams across the Council to identify concurrent schemes across all programmes of highway work with the ability to provide enhancements to the overall programme delivery through identifying opportunities to reduce conflicts, minimise disruption, combine and integrate schemes
Experience and Qualifications
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You must be educated to degree level with experience of delivering highway engineering scheme
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Experience of commissioning, procurement, or contract management and leading and implementing programmes
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You must have worked in highway engineering delivery and traffic management and be experienced in building and maintaining productive relationships, including those with stakeholders and partners
If you are interested in the role, we would love to hear from you! Please apply with a copy of your up to date CV and we can give you a call.
At Venn Group, we endeavour to respond to all applications. However due to the volume of applications we receive, if you have not heard from us within 48 hours please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Reference: 52427068
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