About the Role
and our Ideal Candidate
About the role:
Your role in the team will focus on developing proposals at feasibility stage, carrying out engagement and then ensuring the design and delivery process runs smoothly. Key activities are as follow:
Prepare scheme documentation, identifying project objectives and outcomes using the project management process.
Working closely with colleagues in Design and Delivery to progress scheme designs
Prepare engagement material and supporting data to support our consultation processes
Monitor the financial position, from budget estimates through to project spend to ensure schemes are delivered to budget
Liaise with Design and Delivery throughout the design process to ensure scheme progress in a timely manner, using the project management tool kit.
About you:
It would desirable if you have a background in highways and transport, project management or transport planning, and also an interest in delivering schemes that supporting people to walk and cycle more.
We are looking for someone who is literate with IT and Digital processes, and have the analytical skills to help you see the bigger picture ?
We are looking for a candidate who will support a learning environment where innovation, best practice, and creativity are celebrated, and risks are managed with a ‘Can do’ attitude.
You will be accountable and responsible for the resources required to undertake your role, championing change and improvements while supporting others on their journey.
We need someone who communicates well and is a confident and highly effective project manager to join our team. It is essential that you can manage your own priorities, working across a range of projects to be delivered on time and to budget.
We also need someone who has the right people and collaborative skills to manage engagement with key internal and external stakeholders, alongside the analytical skills you need to use, interpret, and present data related to your projects. You must be a team player. Your focus will be on developing new project s, where you will work very closely with colleagues in the Highways team, including Design and Delivery Engineers.
Our close liaison with ward councillors requires the right political awareness to work with elected members and to write and present reports at committee meetings.
About Us The Sustainable Transport and Commissioning team leads the delivery of new schemes that improve Sutton's road network and support the Mayor of London’s Transport Strategy. This includes our ambitions to help people choose walking and cycling to make our roads safer, and making public transport more accessible. There will be close liaison with Ward Councillors and residents, and the opportunity to manage projects from feasibility to implementation and lead effective resident engagement strategies.
This role sits within the S utton-focussed team based at the Civic Centre and we have exciting projects in the pipeline for you to contribute to. These include a major road safety scheme in Woodcote, strategic cycling corridors in Sutton and Hackbridge and a range of School Streets, pedestrian crossings, and area-wide schemes. The borough is also developing a major Public Realm scheme for Sutton Town Centre and there will be an opportunity to contribute to its development. A recent planning approval for a new scientific centre at the London Cancer Hub in Belmont is a massive boost for the borough, and we will be central to the delivery of highway schemes to support the development.
Our Offer To You
As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.
Employees have access to a wide range of benefits to enable staff to achieve a work life balance, some of which include:
1. A generous annual leave entitlement of 25-32 days, plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply) depending on service and grade.
2. Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, shared parental, adoption and dependents leave
3. Three volunteering days per year in Kingston
4. Hybrid working (dependent on the role)
5. Flexible and agile working arrangements using Google Chromebooks
6. Learning and development portal offering a range of courses
7. Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres
8. Interest free season ticket loans
9. Local Government Pension Scheme
10. Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
11. Zip car scheme
12. Confidential health & wellbeing and counselling support