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).