Programme Manager - Micromobility in Sheffield

Application Deadline: 22 June 2026

Department: Strategic Transport

Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time

Location: Sheffield Head Office

Reporting To: Jake Sutherland

Compensation: £51,357 - £54,495 / year

Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract: Fixed Term - 24 Months

Salary: Grade 11 £51,357 - £54,495

This is a hybrid role with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office.

We are looking for a Micromobility Programme Manager to join us here at South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority. Joining the Active Travel team, you will work with local, regional, and national partners to shape, develop, and influence the implementation of e-bikes, e-scooters and other forms of micromobility in South Yorkshire, leading more people to get easily to job and study opportunities. The key focus for the role will be developing, launching and then leading our £1m+ innovative e-bike subscription programme, one of the largest in the country, with a social enterprise business model focussed on supporting those who will benefit the most.

About the role

We are seeking a motivated and proactive Micromobility Project Manager who can support the coordination and delivery of a range of e-bike, e-scooter and other micromobility programmes across South Yorkshire. You will play a key role delivering against ‘Our strategy for walking, wheeling and cycling in South Yorkshire’, supporting our ‘software’ measures, provided alongside our ‘hardware’ for people to feel capable of walking, wheeling, scooting and cycling more, and to feel motivated to do so.

Key Responsibilities

• Mayoral e-bikes: Ready SYMCA to launch its Mayoral e-bikes project, including procurement, supplier on-boarding and contract management.
• Maintain extensive internal and external stakeholder management, to a wide range of stakeholders including local authorities, the Mayor and Active Lives Commissioner.
• In a local government setting that supports our strategy and enable cycling to opportunities, particularly amongst those that otherwise wouldn’t, pro-actively support sales; reacting to opportunities, retaining customers and reduce churn.
• Financial accountability; maintaining commercial modelling and forecasts of income vs expenditure and identifying financial risks and opportunities.
• Pro-actively managing risk registers and regular performance and risk reporting to senior management.
• Key account management for a range of clients and suppliers to achieve SLA’s, contracts and expected delivery; identifying and mitigating risks early.
• Leading behaviour change initiatives to increase mayoral e-bike use, encouraging those who otherwise wouldn’t, to try e-cycling.
• Supporting SYMCA teams with comms and engagement strategies.
• Lead and support South Yorkshire’s safe adoption of e-scooters in accordance with government legislation, with knowledge of, or keenness to develop expertise in, government’s proposed changes to micromobility laws.
• Support potential use of e-scooters integrated with e-cycle hire schemes in South Yorkshire.
• Ready South Yorkshire for the potential legalisation of private e-scooters, working with stakeholders including SY Safer Roads Partnership, Mayor’s office and local authorities.
• Support cycle hire: be the SYMCA lead for local authority cycle hire schemes, supporting local authorities to successfully deliver cycle hire.
• Promote and support safe micromobility.
• Pro-actively counter e-bike battery fire misinformation to demonstrate safety.
• Support improved public understanding by distinguishing legal e‑bikes from illegal or non-compliant.
• Work with partners, including South Yorkshire Police and South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue, to coordinate behaviour change and campaigns that address illegal e‑bikes and e‑scooters.

About you

You will have experience of working within programme or project environments, with an understanding of employment, skills, or work and health agendas. You will be confident working with a range of stakeholders, including local partners and service providers, and supporting engagement activities to ensure successful programme delivery. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong problem solving, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and contribute to the smooth running of complex programmes. You will be able to demonstrate entrepreneurialism, promoting sales and reducing cancellations, managing commercial modelling and spotting opportunities to drive active travel behaviour change. Experience of supporting partnership working, monitoring performance, and contributing to continuous improvement activities would be beneficial. You will be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, using data and feedback to support programme development and maximise impact.

Benefits

• All colleagues have access to a Local Government Pension Scheme and the chance to be part of an organisation where you can really make a difference.
• Located in Sheffield City Centre, we are well-placed for transport links and encourage employees to take advantage of the active travel facilities.
• Work/life balance is extremely important to us here at SYMCA with our recognised family/friendly policies, genuine work flexibility, recognition, and shared success.
• From 28 to 36 days annual leave entitlement (depending on length of service) plus bank holidays. Pro-rata for part time colleagues.
• The ability to purchase up to a further 15 days per year in addition to your normal annual leave.
• Most of our roles are offered on a hybrid basis with the exception of some support roles being onsite full time. Please note, unless specified within the job advert, we cannot accommodate remote working contracts.
• Most roles within SYMCA work under the Flexi-Scheme which allows office-based employees’ flexibility and discretion over their working hours.
• Reducing everyday expenses through discounts, benefits, financial advice, wellbeing solutions and more with Reward Gateway and Cycle-to-Work schemes.
• Support with upskilling skills through on-the-job training and qualifications.
• Where membership to Professional bodies is applicable to your role, SYMCA will reimburse your membership fees where applicable and following approval by Line Management.

Diversity at South Yorkshire Combined Mayoral Authority

Our workforce is made up of a diverse community, where we all belong and feel part of something bigger. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. All employees are eligible to request Flexible Working arrangements from day one of employment as such all requests will be considered subject to operation requirements.

Reasonable Adjustments

Where candidates share disabilities within the application process, if they demonstrate that they meet all essential criteria from the Role Profile within their application, they will automatically be invited to interview. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the process, please contact us for assistance.