Transport & Public Realm Project Lead

Citisense; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Citisense in London invites a Project Manager to lead complex transport and public realm projects from design through to delivery. The role emphasizes coordination of design reviews, approvals, procurement and construction planning, with strong client and stakeholder engagement.

You'll work with multidisciplinary teams, ensure timely progress, manage risks, and provide clear reports to senior stakeholders while maintaining high delivery standards.

Qualifications

• A relevant degree, qualification or equivalent experience in project management, transport, highways, engineering, planning or a related discipline.
• Strong project management experience, with a proven track record of leading complex projects from design through to delivery.
• Demonstrable experience managing project programmes, budgets, risks, resources, actions and multiple interdependent workstreams.
• Experience working on transport, highways, public realm, active travel or other infrastructure projects.
• Strong client and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to work constructively with senior officers, technical teams and external stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear reports, briefings and project updates for different audiences.
• Strong commercial and financial awareness, including experience of budget monitoring, forecasting and managing change.
• The ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and maintain momentum where projects involve complex approvals, dependencies and competing priorities.
• A proactive and organised approach, with the ability to manage multiple priorities whilst maintaining a high standard of delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and delivery of complex, multi-phase transport, highways and public realm projects from design development through to implementation.
• Develop, maintain and report against detailed project programmes, identifying dependencies, critical activities, delays and recovery actions.
• Manage project budgets and expenditure profiles, monitor forecasts and provide clear and regular financial reporting to clients and senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams and manage design reviews, actions, approvals and deliverables through each project stage.
• Work with technical teams to coordinate highway, public realm, traffic management, traffic signal, modelling and traffic order requirements.
• Coordinate statutory, technical and client approvals, including liaison with relevant highway and transport authorities where required.
• Develop and maintain project risk registers, actively managing design, programme, commercial, stakeholder and delivery risks, including relevant client duties under CDM.
• Support the development of procurement and construction delivery strategies, including phasing, traffic management and coordination with contractors and delivery teams.
• Provide project oversight during construction and implementation, working closely with site and delivery teams to resolve issues and maintain programme.
• Plan and coordinate consultation and stakeholder engagement activities, working with communications and engagement specialists where appropriate.
• Build constructive relationships with local authority officers, elected members, businesses, residents, transport authorities, contractors and other project stakeholders.
• Prepare concise project reports, briefings, meeting papers and updates for clients, senior management and other stakeholders.
• Chair and coordinate project, design and progress meetings, ensuring decisions, actions and responsibilities are clearly recorded and followed through.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Risk management

Communication

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience in project management/transport

Tools

Microsoft Project

CAD

GIS

Job description

Citisense in London invites a Project Manager to lead complex transport and public realm projects from design through to delivery. The role emphasizes coordination of design reviews, approvals, procurement and construction planning, with strong client and stakeholder engagement.

You'll work with multidisciplinary teams, ensure timely progress, manage risks, and provide clear reports to senior stakeholders while maintaining high delivery standards.