Infrastructure Project Manager

Infrastructure Project Manager – Transport & Infrastructure

6 month contract

£50 – £60 per hour

Hybride

Oxfordshire

Job role

To successfully deliver Infrastructure schemes via project programme, budget management, commissioning / management of design consultants, design approvals, procurement, stakeholder communication. To support the Senior Project Manager and/or Programme Lead and oversee the delivery of the major transport projects through design and construction, ensuring successful delivery that offers value for money and achieves targets set.

Responsibilities

• Pro-actively deliver all aspects of successful projects that offer best value for money and achieve commercial targets.
• Where appropriate to act as the expert within the identified field of the job description e.g. drainage, trees, bridges or liaise with external expertise e
• To manage or coordinate staff who are working within the same specialist service area (maybe across geographical areas) to ensure shared outcomes are delivered.
• To manage delivery of individual schemes / projects relating to the service area.
• To manage budgets in accordance with the council’s policies and procedures.
• Maintaining excellent, effective working relationships with stakeholders, key strategic partners, senior council directors, politicians and operational teams.
• Manage own workload and the resources required to ensure successful service delivery.
• To assume direct responsibility for the management of selected budgets.
• Promote a strong customer service focus within the Service and where possible take account of customer requirements, including responding to customers in ways that are clear and jargon free.
• Promote and deliver improved communication with individual residents, communities, other local authorities and key stakeholders.
• Provide necessary information for performance management measures.
• Remain contemporary with legislation and best practice and ensure that relevant initiatives are adopted to develop the effectiveness of the service.
• Maintain a current driving licence with access to a vehicle for business use and/or a willingness to use vehicles. Or the ability to demonstrate an effective alternate means of frequent travel to all areas of the county.
• To work in accordance with the Corporate values and competency framework.
• Any other duties as may be deemed necessary to carry out the full remit of the role.