Project Manager - Highways and Transportation

Matchtech Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Matchtech Group is seeking a Project Manager for highways capital projects. You will lead early-stage feasibility, stakeholder engagement, and outline design, while supporting larger schemes with senior colleagues.

You will manage community engagement and street design, prepare committee reports and funding bids, and coordinate consultants and contractors to deliver quality outcomes within a £1m portfolio.

Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent) in Engineering, Transport or Project Management.
• Strong knowledge of local authority procedures and funding structures.
• Demonstrable experience delivering complex capital projects to time, cost and quality.
• Solid financial skills: estimating, budgeting, monitoring expenditure, cash flow and reporting.
• Background in highways or transport, with experience managing consultants/contractors through design development.
• Proven success leading community engagement and consultation as part of project delivery.
• Well organised with ability to manage a varied workload and steer your own programme with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Project manage highways capital projects from feasibility through community engagement and outline design.
• Support the Principal Project Manager on larger projects with early-phase activity.
• Provide expert advice on community engagement and street design to senior stakeholders.
• Draft and present complex documentation including committee reports, briefings, funding bids, project briefs and tender documentation.
• Manage a portfolio of schemes with a total value of up to £1m, ensuring spend and quality control.
• Manage capital funding applications and prepare detailed financial returns for funding bodies.
• Lead and coordinate consultants and contractors delivering technical inputs and material.
• Drive continuous improvement in consultation activity, supporting the council's smarter travel agenda.
• Represent the council with external agencies and stakeholders, including occasional out-of-hours attendance.

Skills

Project management

Community engagement

Stakeholder comms

Reporting

Financial awareness

Highways/Transport

Public sector

Cost control

Risk management

Education

Engineering / Transport / PM degree

Job description

Project Manager - Highways Capital Projects

We\'re working with our client to appoint a Project Manager into their Highways Division, supporting the delivery of a varied programme of highways capital schemes. This is a fantastic opportunity for a well-rounded highways/transport project professional who enjoys taking projects from inception through consultation and early design, while also supporting senior colleagues on larger, high-profile programmes.

The Role

You\'ll manage the early stages of highways capital projects, including feasibility, stakeholder engagement, consultation, preliminary / outline design and securing the necessary approvals. You\'ll also contribute to larger schemes alongside the Principal Project Manager, producing high-quality reports and briefings for senior officers and elected members.

Key Responsibilities

• Project manage highways capital projects from feasibility through community engagement and outline design.
• Support the Principal Project Manager on larger projects with the same early-phase activity.
• Provide expert advice on community engagement and street design to senior stakeholders.
• Draft and present complex documentation including committee reports, briefings, funding bids, project briefs and tender documentation.
• Manage a portfolio of schemes with a total value of up to £1m, ensuring spend, performance and quality are controlled and evidenced.
• Manage capital funding applications and prepare detailed financial returns for internal and external funding bodies.
• Lead and coordinate consultants and contractors delivering technical inputs, design work and supporting material.
• Drive continuous improvement in consultation activity, supporting the council\'s wider smarter travel agenda.
• Represent the council with external agencies, community groups and stakeholders, including occasional out-of-hours attendance at meetings / consultation events.

What We\'re Looking For

• Degree (or equivalent) in Engineering, Transport or Project Management - or significant relevant experience in lieu.
• Strong knowledge of local authority procedures and funding structures (or proven experience operating in a similar public-sector delivery environment).
• Demonstrable experience delivering complex capital projects to time, cost and quality.
• Solid financial skills: estimating, budgeting, monitoring expenditure, cash flow awareness and accurate reporting.
• Background in highways or transport, with experience managing consultants/contractors through design development.
• Proven success leading community engagement and consultation as part of project delivery.
• Confident communicator, comfortable explaining technical issues to the public, senior officers, members, and delivery teams.
• Well organised, able to manage a varied workload and steer your own programme with minimal supervision.
• Strong report-writing and IT skills (able to produce clear, structured, decision-ready documents).

Why Apply?

• Visible portfolio of highways projects with genuine community impact
• Autonomy to run your own programme, with support on larger schemes
• Excellent stakeholder exposure across senior leadership and elected members