Overview

We are currently recruiting for a Project Manager to work on a number of highways maintenance and improvement projects on behalf of a local authority.

Responsibilities

• Participate in developing corporate and central government initiatives, to enable the City Council to deliver its services with full public participation.
• Lead on the identification, development, design and implementation, of key major transport infrastructure initiatives and major maintenance.
• Manage the overall work of the Team to ensure consistency of approach and quality output
• Manage, monitor and support the partnership contractual arrangements.
• Ensure that all projects delivered by the team are delivered on time, in budget and are value for money.
• Check the quality of highway works implemented on the ground to ensure specifications are met.
• Respond to enquiries on highways related issues.
• Provide highways maintenance input into proposed highways and public realm schemes
• Participate in all aspects of training and development of staff, including maintenance of disciplinary standards.
• Develop the City Council’s commitment to equal opportunities and to promote non-discriminatory practices.

Experience & Qualifications

• Degree or formal qualification (eg HNC/HND) in a technical discipline relevant to highway maintenance and streetworks
• Project Management Experience
• Contract Management experience relating to construction projects
• Experience in a highway maintenance/network maintenance/streetworks environment
• Financial Management
• Experience of Local Transport Plan Process
• Experience of working in a Quality Assured environment
• Experience and understanding of contract delivery for highway related services.