Transport Projects & Programme Team Lead

Matchtech; England; On-site; GBP 60,000,000 - 80,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Matchtech is seeking an ambitious Transport Projects & Programme Team Manager to lead a multidisciplinary team delivering major highways schemes and programmes. The role oversees a capital highways programme valued at around 250 million over the next four years and ensures robust governance, business case development and stakeholder engagement.

You will manage a team of about 30 officers, drive delivery, risk management and performance across a busy programme, and work closely with internal

Qualifications

• Significant experience delivering highways schemes and complex transportation programmes.
• Strong knowledge of highway and transport project management, programme governance and delivery assurance.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams within a local authority, public sector or comparable infrastructure environment.
• Understanding of advanced feasibility, junction design and the development of major transport infrastructure proposals.
• Experience preparing or overseeing Green Book business cases and working with Department for Transport requirements.
• Strong financial, performance and risk management skills across large capital programmes.
• Understanding of Senior Responsible Officer and Compulsory Purchase Order processes.
• Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible leadership to a team of approximately 30 officers responsible for transport project and programme delivery.
• Lead the delivery of a major capital highways programme valued at approximately 250 million over the next four years.
• Oversee business case development, commissioning, programme management, monitoring, design and implementation.
• Manage a diverse portfolio including advanced feasibility and junction design, maintenance schemes, major transport infrastructure projects and developer-funded programmes.
• Lead the preparation of Green Book major scheme business cases for the Department for Transport.
• Ensure effective financial management, governance, risk management and performance monitoring across the programme.
• Provide leadership across Senior Responsible Officer and Compulsory Purchase Order processes.
• Build strong relationships with internal teams, delivery partners, communities, developers and external stakeholders.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder management

Programme governance

Financial management

Job description

Matchtech is seeking an ambitious Transport Projects & Programme Team Manager to lead a multidisciplinary team delivering major highways schemes and programmes. The role oversees a capital highways programme valued at around 250 million over the next four years and ensures robust governance, business case development and stakeholder engagement.

You will manage a team of about 30 officers, drive delivery, risk management and performance across a busy programme, and work closely with internal