Transport & Regeneration Project Manager

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Hays partners with a local council to recruit an experienced Project Manager for the Sports Quarter transport and regeneration programme in Birmingham. You will support day-to-day delivery, coordinate consultants, and maintain governance records to ensure successful project progression.

Working with senior stakeholders and delivery partners, you will help develop business cases, manage risks, and maintain stakeholder engagement plans across the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Project Manager or Project Support role within infrastructure, transport, regeneration, or a similar environment.
• Experience of SAF assurance processes, including supporting assurance reviews, gateways, and governance requirements.
• Experience working with Transport and Works Act Orders (TWAO), including consultation, development, or objection management activities.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and follow actions through to completion.
• Experience coordinating a range of stakeholders, delivery partners, and external consultants.
• Good understanding of project governance, risk management, and document control processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working on transport or Metro-related projects.
• Knowledge of public sector programmes, business case development, and procurement processes.

Responsibilities

• Monitor progress against project plans and milestones, proactively following up on actions to ensure delivery remains on track.
• Coordinate activities across multiple teams and manage project interfaces.
• Support the development, coordination, and updating of business cases, including Metro-related transport interventions.
• Assist in scoping consultancy requirements and managing consultant inputs and outputs.
• Review consultant deliverables and support interpretation of technical outputs for wider project use.
• Work collaboratively with the Delivery Planning Lead to provide seamless support to the Project Sponsor and Head of Delivery.
• Provide wider project support across the Sports Quarter programme as required.
• Maintain accurate action logs, project trackers, and governance documentation.
• Coordinate consultant outputs and ensure they contribute effectively to business cases and project deliverables.
• Develop and maintain stakeholder engagement plans and objection management plans.
• Support the production and updating of business cases.
• Maintain risk and issue registers with clear ownership and mitigation actions.
• Coordinate project meetings, record actions and follow-up activity.
• Support the development of benefit realisation plans alongside key programme stakeholders.
• Ensure stakeholder engagement and objection management records are up-to-date.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder coordination

Governance

Risk management

Communications

Delivery planning

Multi-team coordination

Tools

SAF assurance processes

Job description

Hays partners with a local council to recruit an experienced Project Manager for the Sports Quarter transport and regeneration programme in Birmingham. You will support day-to-day delivery, coordinate consultants, and maintain governance records to ensure successful project progression.

Working with senior stakeholders and delivery partners, you will help develop business cases, manage risks, and maintain stakeholder engagement plans across the project lifecycle.