Senior Project Manager - Transport Infrastructure
 
As a Senior Project Manager, you'll make a difference by developing and implementing Transport Infrastructure schemes and projects to improve our environment and help people travel more sustainably. 
 
What will you be doing?
·Daily you will manage and motivate a staff from different teams to deliver projects to time and budget and offer expert advice to customers (councillors, senior managers and stakeholders) on issues, risks and project progress. 
·You will be producing reports for Senior Managers on project progress and issues, especially in relation to transport, highways infrastructure and regeneration.
·Working closely with suppliers and partners, you will manage projects that meet business needs and service standards requiring consultation with customers, providing training and information sessions so understanding of the area of expertise is enhanced 
·You will maintain high quality and consistent services to customers ensuring that agreed standards are achieved across a wide range of services and Service Level Agreements if present, are adhered to.
·Ownership is taken for responding to and/or resolving queries, complaints and requests from initial contact with the customer 
·We require you to review and resolve any issues relating to budgets, financial information and resources for your area of specialism so that agreed targets are met, reports are prepared and delivered.
·You will lead or support the activities of the Project Management Office, arranging support and training for project managers and ensuring that monthly highlight reports are completed. 
What we need from you
·It is essential that you have experience of working in an operational / service delivery role, including notable experience in project management. 
·You must be educated to degree level or equivalent and hold the APM's 'Project Management' qualification or equivalent with the capability to use and apply the APM methodologies both accurately and effectively.   
·We require you to be experienced in transport planning.
·You must be able to manage and delivering projects within budget and to programme with the ability to analyse, prioritise and organise project programmes to meet deadlines. Along with being able to deliver presentations to internal and external customers and organisations. 
·We require you to be able to work closely with other partners to agree delivery of cross-boundary schemes with the ability to work with Elected Members, stakeholder groups, local communities and voluntary organisations to achieve mutually supportive objectives.  
·You can problem solve in a multi-agency context, taking account of corporate policies and political impact in making decisions to provide sound expertise, advice and information to a range of customers throughout the Council. 
 
 
 
For a full description and further information on the role, please call Jason Kohle at Carrington West on 02393 876006. 
 
FOOTNOTE: 
If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the rate, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation. 
 
Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways, Traffic & Transportation professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Our specialist team has a combined 40+ years' experience in this market. Please call Jason at Carrington West on 02393 876006 for more information.  
 
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