Team Manager (Transport Planning) in Leeds

We are currently looking for a team manager to support and lead our Transport Planning team across Leeds and Manchester. This role could be based in either office and can work flexibly with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for financial KPI’s within the team including billing ratios, average fees, and profit and loss.
• Collaborate with your team to mitigate negative movements in KPIs and provide feedback and context to the Department Manager.
• Take responsibility for people KPIs within the team including absence, staff turnover and employee survey outcomes and collaborate with other Team Managers to identify and share best practice and implement improvements.
• Ensure effective and consistent delivery of projects within the team using the project management framework.
• Embed a culture of work winning, project quality and commercial awareness, ensuring the team engages with regional and national campaigns and leaders to maximise work winning and bid opportunities.
• Collaborate with other Team Managers to create development opportunities, recruit and instil a culture of succession to ensure a pipeline of talent is grown within the Department.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key clients and partners through active client engagement and building strong relationships by ensuring excellent delivery and expert knowledge.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Transport Planning with a thorough understanding of delivery, work winning with public and/or private sector customers and evidence of managing client relationships.
• Experience of managing and developing teams in a project manager or line manager capacity.
• Effectively balance workload delivery, resource planning, employee development and well-being.
• Strong leadership skills to enable you to be a proactive part of the Department management team working alongside and providing support to the wider team in the development of overall objectives.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal with the ability to adapt your style to suit differing audiences.
• Proven decision-making skills with the ability to influence strategic decision-making and make commercial decisions within defined parameters.
• Demonstrable experience of operating and influencing at a senior level.
• Chartered status with a professional body.

Employee Benefits

• Flexible and hybrid working (Flexworks Policy)
• Competitive pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance (including family cover)
• Company car or car allowance
• Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme
• Payment of two relevant professional subscriptions
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days per year)
• Cycle2Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (well-being, mental health, financial and work advice)
• Employee discounts via Sweco Benefit Select (Faircare)
• Salary Sacrifice Electric Vehicle Scheme
• We plant a tree for all new starters!

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

It’s important to us that all our colleagues thrive at work – we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects the contribution individuals can bring to Sweco. We aim to promote equality, inclusivity and diversity for everyone. Here at Sweco we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant to ensure those who serve or have served, and their families, are treated fairly. We are an accredited Real Living Wage Employer which reflects our commitment to fair pay and support for all colleagues. We are also proud to be a Disability Confident committed employer, and will interview applicants covered by the Equality Act 2010 that opt into the guaranteed interview scheme on the application form and meet the minimum criteria for the role. If you’re an applicant with a disability that requires a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or are limited in the ability or unable to use the online application system and need an alternative method for applying, please contact GB_Function-HR-Resourcing@sweco.co.uk for assistance.

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