Transport Project Manager

Salary Range: Band 10 £40,220 - £44,428 p.a.

Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract: Fixed term for 2 years

Service: Transport

With Portsmouth forecast to have over 38,000 electric vehicles by 2034, the council needs to plan for the city's electric vehicle future. Portsmouth City Council have been allocated £3.682m from Government's Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund (LEVI) to deliver new charging infrastructure to meet the forecast demand.

There is a very exciting opportunity to join the established team in project managing delivery of the next phases of charge points, supporting residents to charge their electric vehicles (EVs) even if they don't have off-street parking.

Your new role

The Transport Planning Team is looking to recruit expertise in project management to enable delivery of a programme of strategic and high-profile projects particularly in the field of electric vehicle infrastructure.

We are seeking a Project Manager to take ownership of and manage the full lifecycle of transport projects, ensuring successful delivery within the agreed time, cost, and quality tolerances, while aiming to exceed stakeholder expectations. The role requires managing projects that are complex in nature or involve the introduction of new technology or business tools.

The Project Manager will facilitate effective progress reporting to the Project Board, Programme Manager, and Senior User(s), ensuring that issues are escalated through the appropriate approvals, gateways and management stages, with proactive identification of risks and proposed solutions.

What you'll need to succeed

You will have a recognised project management qualification or demonstrable equivalent project management experience. You will be able to demonstrate effective delivery of the project lifecycle from brief through to closure.

You will have excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively present project information, articulate key decisions, and manage stakeholder expectations. You will able be able to write structured and clear reports.

You will be able to manage multi-disciplinary teams and contractors and have experience leading diverse consultant teams and procuring contractors, ensuring roles and responsibilities are clearly defined. You will have experience in managing and operating large, complex budgets, track financial performance and ensure regular financial appraisals, keeping the project within budget constraints.

If you have a customer focused approach to work which promotes your passion to deliver excellent service and continuous improvement on transport issues for the City's residents, then we would love to hear from you.

Expertise in delivering transport projects is desirable, but not essential.

The role is offered with hybrid working, but all staff are contractually required to spend a minimum of two days in the office.

What you'll get in return

We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.

We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potential with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

• A generous pension scheme which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
• 27 days annual leave rising to 31 days after 5 years service plus bank holidays, pro rata for part time with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• Discounts on a wide range of goods and services - access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more.
• Free Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellbeing support.
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships.
• Business travel support and initiatives, including bike loans.

A commitment to our values

We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours.

How to apply

To make sure your application is above the rest, please download the Job Profile HERE to ensure your application matches the requirements of the role.

When completing your application please also upload a cover letter in the Supporting Documents section, covering the Who is the Person' points on the job profile giving examples of your experience and any transferrable skills. This is really important or you are not likely to be shortlisted.

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