Senior Transport Delivery Manager

Carrington West; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrington West is working with a South of England local authority to appoint a Senior Transport Delivery Project Manager. You will lead a programme of live projects, delivering business transformation and process change within the Transport Service to improve performance and compliance with TROs.

You will collaborate with delivery leads, manage stakeholders, and drive operational improvements to help the service become self-sufficient and compliant with regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in project management within transport, highways or local government.
• Experience delivering business transformation, process change or service improvement projects.
• Understanding of Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) and the associated legislative requirements.
• Experience managing projects involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Project manage business transformation and process change initiatives within the Transport Service.
• Support the delivery of projects to ensure compliance with TROs and Moving Traffic Offences.
• Coordinate and drive forward a programme of live projects.
• Review existing processes and identify opportunities to improve service delivery and efficiency.
• Manage project progress, risks, dependencies and stakeholder engagement.
• Work with internal teams and stakeholders to implement new processes and ways of working.
• Support the development of a self-sufficient organisation through effective project delivery.

Skills

Project management

Transport projects

Stakeholder management

Change management

Communication skills

Independent / ownership

Job description

Senior Transport Delivery Project Manager - TRO
A local authority in the South of England is seeking an experienced Senior Transport Delivery Project Manager to support a programme of business transformation and process change within its Transport Service.

The successful candidate will work closely with the delivery lead to support the service in meeting legislative requirements relating to Digital Traffic Regulation Orders (D-TROs) and Moving Traffic Offences. The role will involve managing and leading a series of live projects, improving processes and transforming service delivery to help develop a self-sufficient organisation.
This is an excellent opportunity for a transport project management professional with experience in local government, TROs or service transformation to contribute to the development and improvement of transport services.

Role Responsibilities

• Project manage business transformation and process change initiatives within the Transport Service.
• Support the delivery of projects to ensure compliance with legislative requirements relating to Digital Traffic Regulation Orders and Moving Traffic Offences.
• Work closely with the delivery lead to coordinate and drive forward a programme of live projects.
• Review existing processes and identify opportunities to improve service delivery and operational efficiency.
• Manage project progress, risks, dependencies and stakeholder engagement to support successful delivery.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams and key stakeholders to implement new processes and ways of working.
• Support the development of a self-sufficient organisation through effective project delivery and sustainable service improvements.

Candidate Specification - Essential Requirements

• Proven experience in project management within transport, highways or local government.
• Experience delivering business transformation, process change or service improvement projects.
• Understanding of Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) and the associated legislative requirements.
• Experience managing projects involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Strong organisational, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership of projects and drive delivery forward.
• A proactive approach to identifying opportunities for improvement and supporting organisational change.