Project Manager - Transport, Infrastructure, Capital Delivery projects

8 Month Contract

Hybrid working; twice a week in Bristol office

£400.00 to £450.00 inside IR35

Reporting into the Programme Manager, the Project Manager will deliver infrastructure projects for the company. This provides an opportunity to use your strong project management and collaboration skills to support our Transport, Infrastructure, Capital Delivery projects.

• To manage the development and delivery of infrastructure projects, or parts of projects from concept to physical delivery, and post opening evaluation. This will include strategic and capital projects.

• To monitor, report and provide support for projects funded by the Company and delivered by others.

• To support strong, collaborative partnerships with our supply chain as well as our Unitary partners.

• To support the review and evaluation of projects in conjunction with the Head of PMO and Head of Grant Assurance.

• To support the delivery of the Metro Mayors Transport vision for the region.

Key Responsabilities

• Responsible for the development and delivery of infrastructure projects from concept to delivery, in a sustainable manner, to time, cost and quality, within corporate guidelines and to develop appropriate delivery strategies and plans for specific projects. Projects could be strategic or capital delivery.

• Liaise with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure project success.

• Work with the Infrastructure Commercial Manager to procure and manage technical resources required for the delivery of the project.

• Control project change, risks and contingency within the project life cycle.

• Report on project progress to key internal and external stakeholders and through the democratic governance structure.

• Support the production of business cases to bid for project funding through Company governance system, Central Government and other third party funders.

• Support Company Programme Managers, the Transport Operations and Transport Policy Team in delivering projects.

• Present complex engineering schemes, and strategic projects, clearly and concisely in plain English to a range of stakeholders.

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Educated to degree level in relevant academic subject with significant project management knowledge or have the relevant practical experience to demonstrate a commensurate level of knowledge.

• Qualification or significant experience in relevant project management disciplines and their practical application, including management of cost, risk, schedule, change and requirements.

• Knowledge of UK engineering design and construction projects.

• Understanding of UK and EU Public procurement requirements.

• Knowledge of the requirements of corporate and construction health and safety.

Experience

• Strong Project Management experience, with a clear understanding of what makes a successful project.

• The experience and credibility to work effectively with senior managers and leaders.

• Proven ability to understand and promote complex issues in a persuasive and sensitive manner.

• Presenting complex information to a range of key stakeholders to secure buy-in and engagement.

• Experience of project management with the transport, planning & housing and/or infrastructure delivery sector.

Skills and Competencies

• Excellent project management skills.

• High standards of written and spoken communication.

• Always work in a collaborative way while simultaneously setting direction.

• Holds oneself and others to account for delivery.

• Demonstrable commercial awareness.

• Understanding of working in a political environment.

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Qualified/chartered by a relevant industry body eg, APM, Prince 2

Due to high demand we are only able to respond to applications that meet the required criteria