Senior Project Manager - Transport Planning

The Council is looking to appoint a confident and enthusiastic person to undertake a wide range of transport and highways related work to help meet its transport and wider corporate strategic objectives (such as those associated with the economy, environment and health).

Working in the Transport Programme Delivery Team, this is a varied and challenging job, and includes:

• Project Management of sizeable transport schemes
• the development, commissioning and management of work programmes
• consultation, liaison and negotiation undertaken as part of the development of schemes
• monitoring of the various schemes delivered by the team
• the development of significant transport improvements
• helping secure external funding
• the provision of information to customers and partners.

A degree, chartered status or equivalent, (preferably in a transport or planning field) are essential for the post; as is a minimum three years' experience (post qualification/chartered status eligibility) in transport, land use, and/or environmental field. The ability to occasionally work outside normal office hours and at the weekend is desirable.

We offer several employee benefits, including support with your own personal development, generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working arrangements, local government pension scheme, bus pass and salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme, childcare voucher and annual leave purchase scheme.