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Project Manager

Ref no. BHN582457
Salary £45 - £46/hour
Location London, England
Start date ASAP
Job type Contract 3 Months
Job status Open

Job summary

Our client is seeking an experienced Project Manager with a background in the delivery of highway and transportation schemes.

Key skills required for this role

Transportation, Project Management, Highways

Important

Project Management experience on Public Realm Transport Projects

Job description

To manage the funding, development and delivery of a range of highways capital projects. The projects will be managed from inception through community engagement and outline design phases, and to assist in the management of larger projects

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

1. Project manage the initial phases of capital projects principally related to highways. This will include managing initial feasibility, undertaking community engagement and consultation and managing the preliminary and outline design phases and securing all necessary approvals

2. Support the Principal Project Manager in similar activities on larger projects

3. Provide expert advice to senior colleagues on community engagement and street design

4. Work independently and with a high level of creativity within broad instructions and objectives provided by the Principal Project Manager. This will include drafting complex reports, committee items and briefings for Senior Managers and Members, managing detailed funding applications, project briefs and tender documents.

5. Independently make recommendations for action contained in individual projects including balancing of competing needs and priorities. Develop and steer own work programme in conjunction with line manager.

6. Manage a large portfolio of projects with a total value of up to £1m, and to maintain quality management systems to monitor and control contract expenditure and performance against project specifications. Also to manage capital funding applications and all consequent awards, and prepare detailed financial returns to internal and external funding agencies.

7. Manage consultants and contractors in undertaking technical design and other technical activities

8. Consistently seek to improvecommunity engagement and consultation activities around the relevant projects including working with colleagues on the smarter travel agenda

9. Co-ordinate and manage where necessary other staff, consultants and contractors on individual project basis

10. Undertake any other duties consistent with the level and nature of the post.

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