Active Travel Transport Project Manager (Remote-Friendly)

Carrington Blake Recruitment; Taunton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Somerset Council is recruiting an Active Travel Project Manager to deliver its £9 million+ Active Travel capital programme, overseeing schemes from inception to handover. You will coordinate multi-disciplinary teams and ensure governance, procurement and stakeholder engagement to meet funding and regulatory requirements.

This hybrid role requires strong programme management, an ability to manage complex transport projects, and effective collaboration with Active Travel England and partners to

Qualifications

• Strong project and programme management experience, preferably within transport, highways or infrastructure.
• Experience managing projects through multiple stages of the project lifecycle.
• Strong stakeholder management and engagement skills.
• Experience coordinating multi-disciplinary teams across planning, design, construction and operations.
• Knowledge of transport planning, infrastructure development or active travel.
• Experience with procurement, commissioning and contract management.
• Strong understanding of project governance, risk, budget and programme management.
• Experience developing or supporting business cases and project gateways.
• Ability to commission and manage technical consultants and specialist services.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with evidence-based recommendations.
• Experience in a local authority, public-sector or politically sensitive environment would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage the development and preparation of active travel and transport infrastructure schemes from inception through to construction.
• Support the development of Strategic Outline Business Cases through to Full Business Cases and formal project gateways.
• Establish effective project governance, roles, responsibilities, milestones and deliverables.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary project teams across planning, design, construction, commercial, legal, property and operational functions.
• Manage day-to-day project delivery, ensuring schemes remain on track against programme, budget, quality and agreed outcomes.
• Commission and coordinate technical activities including traffic modelling, highways design, surveys, planning and legal advice, land acquisition and property requirements.
• Develop and manage stakeholder engagement, consultation and communication activities.
• Work with Active Travel England and other national and local stakeholders to support compliance with funding, design and programme requirements.
• Develop and support procurement strategies, commissioning arrangements and supplier engagement.
• Coordinate Early Contractor Involvement and buildability assessments where required.
• Support the progression of planning consents, statutory approvals and CPO requirements where applicable.
• Ensure compliance with CDM 2015 and relevant health, safety and governance requirements.
• Monitor and manage project risks, dependencies, costs, milestones and performance.
• Ensure project outputs and outcomes are delivered at each stage of the project lifecycle.
• Support the transition of schemes from development into construction and operational delivery.
• Commission and coordinate programmes of minor transport improvement and road safety schemes.
• Work with operational teams to establish processes for scheme identification, prioritisation and delivery.
• Provide clear and accurate project reporting, assurance and recommendations to senior managers and governance bodies.

Skills

Project & Programme Management

Transport Planning

Active Travel

Stakeholder Management

Multi-disciplinary Teams

Procurement & Commissioning

Budget & Financial Management

Risk Management

Governance & Assurance

Business Case Development

Technical Project Management

Planning & Statutory Approvals

Transport Infrastructure Delivery

Consultation & Engagement

Problem Solving & Decision Making

Communication & Influencing

Job description

Somerset Council is recruiting an Active Travel Project Manager to deliver its £9 million+ Active Travel capital programme, overseeing schemes from inception to handover. You will coordinate multi-disciplinary teams and ensure governance, procurement and stakeholder engagement to meet funding and regulatory requirements.

This hybrid role requires strong programme management, an ability to manage complex transport projects, and effective collaboration with Active Travel England and partners to