Senior Project Manager (Highways and Transport)

Matchtech; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

London Local Authority is recruiting a Senior Project Manager to lead major highways, transport, public realm and active travel programmes from concept through delivery. The role oversees complex, capital-funded projects with significant strategic and community impact in the capital.

The successful candidate will manage business cases, feasibility studies, design, procurement and implementation, while guiding multi-disciplinary teams and maintaining robust governance and stakeholder engagement

Qualifications

• Significant experience managing major highways, transport, public realm or active travel programmes.
• Strong knowledge of transport infrastructure and capital project delivery.
• Experience leading projects from business case development and feasibility through to construction and implementation.
• Understanding of project governance, procurement, funding management and risk control within a public sector environment.
• Ability to lead multi-disciplinary project teams with a high degree of autonomy and professional judgement.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including experience engaging with senior officers, elected representatives and external delivery partners.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, reporting and influencing abilities.
• Strong understanding of transport, regeneration, climate change and place-making priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of strategically significant highways and transport programmes.
• Manage projects through the full project lifecycle, including business case development, feasibility, design, engagement, approvals, procurement and implementation.
• Provide senior project leadership across multi-disciplinary teams and the wider capital portfolio.
• Act as the senior client representative for major programmes and projects.
• Manage programme governance, funding arrangements, risks, budgets and delivery milestones.
• Build effective relationships with elected Members, senior officers, Transport for London, government bodies, consultants, contractors and community stakeholders.
• Lead political and strategic stakeholder engagement to support successful programme delivery.
• Promote continuous improvement, resilience and consistent project management standards across the Capital Projects service.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder management

Public sector delivery

Transport knowledge

Governance & risk

Job description

Our client, a London local authority, is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead major highways, transport, public realm and active travel programmes. This contract role will oversee complex, high-value capital projects supporting transport, regeneration, climate change and place-making priorities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and delivery of strategically significant highways and transport programmes
• Manage projects through the full project lifecycle, including business case development, feasibility, design, engagement, approvals, procurement and implementation
• Provide senior project leadership across multi-disciplinary teams and the wider capital portfolio
• Act as the senior client representative for major programmes and projects
• Manage programme governance, funding arrangements, risks, budgets and delivery milestones
• Build effective relationships with elected Members, senior officers, Transport for London, government bodies, consultants, contractors and community stakeholders
• Lead political and strategic stakeholder engagement to support successful programme delivery
• Promote continuous improvement, resilience and consistent project management standards across the Capital Projects service

Job Requirements:

• Significant experience managing major highways, transport, public realm or active travel programmes
• Strong knowledge of transport infrastructure and capital project delivery
• Experience leading projects from business case development and feasibility through to construction and implementation
• Understanding of project governance, procurement, funding management and risk control within a public sector environment
• Ability to lead multi-disciplinary project teams with a high degree of autonomy and professional judgement
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including experience engaging with senior officers, elected representatives and external delivery partners
• Excellent communication, negotiation, reporting and influencing abilities
• Strong understanding of transport, regeneration, climate change and place-making priorities

Contract Role:

This is a senior, capital-funded opportunity for an experienced project manager to contribute to complex highways and transport programmes with significant strategic and community impact.