5-6 Month Contract With A local Authority Job Purpose To support the Service Director and Strategic Manager in the development, coordination, and delivery of a programme of travel, transport, and highway infrastructure schemes forming part of the Isle of Wight Council’s capital investment programme. The postholder will manage a portfolio of complex infrastructure projects using robust project management methodologies, ensuring effective governance, stakeholder engagement, risk management and communication across all phases of delivery. Key Responsibilities Establish and maintain appropriate project governance, including documentation, approvals, and regular reporting into relevant boards and committees. Develop, manage, and deliver project plans, delivery schedules, milestones, dependencies, risks, and budgets for assigned capital programmes. Oversee projects from initial concept through to completion, ensuring compliance with technical, financial, and governance requirements. Facilitate and champion effective partnership working with communities, stakeholders, delivery partners, contractors, elected members, and internal service teams. Identify all relevant stakeholders and ensure clear, timely, and proactive engagement throughout the project lifecycle. Commission and manage professional services, technical consultants, and developer contracts as required. Provide clear, evidence-based advice to senior leaders and strategic decision-makers regarding project risk, delivery options, timelines, and funding. Ensure projects align with wider regeneration, infrastructure, and corporate strategies, adding value where possible. Lead on quality assurance, ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and technical robustness of project documentation, approvals, procurement activities, and delivery outputs. Bring significant technical knowledge of development financing, highways infrastructure delivery, funding routes, procurement pathways, and regulatory frameworks. Manage site progress, technical input, contractor performance, and ensure compliance with relevant standards, policies, and statutory requirements. Prepare reports, briefings, and updates for committees, Members, and senior management. Requirements Strong experience managing highways, transport, drainage, or infrastructure projects. Demonstrable knowledge of DfT, LCWIP, drainage, or landslip schemes (depending on role). Strong project management capability—governance, risk, financials, reporting, stakeholder management. Experience commissioning and managing consultants/contractors. Excellent communication and partnership-working skills. Ability to travel to the Isle of Wight twice monthly. Public sector or local authority highways experience. Relevant technical or project management qualifications (e.g., PRINCE2, APMP, Civil Engineering background).