Interim Project Manager - Transportation & Highways Service

Job Ref: Bradford 5257205

Pay Rate: 20.16 per hour PAYE

Hours per week: 37 Monday Friday, normal working

Role Length: This opening assignment is for 6 months

City: Bradford, Yorkshire

The purpose of the role is to lead on project management for large scale capital infrastructure projects, co-ordinating resources to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.  Developing and maintaining an appropriate Resource Plan to enable delivery of the programme. Drive delivery to ensure that milestones are achieved.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure that projects are effectively planned and managed within a formal programme and project management framework as defined within the West Yorkshire Combined Authority Assurance Framework and OGC PRINCE2 methodology. Assist in the production of Decision Point submissions and Exception Reports to the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and other potential funders to enable the draw-down of funding for project delivery.
• Appraise options for, and risks to, delivery of projects and make clear and concise recommendations to senior officers, the Programme Board and Elected Members. This includes ensuring the relevant escalation procedures are followed and any interdependencies and interfaces between projects in the programme are managed and reported.
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, device contingency plans and provide lessons learnt reporting as required in order to identify successful / unsuccessful project elements.
• Prepare and deliver reports and presentations to ensure effective engagement with all project stakeholders communicating with audiences of varying levels of technical knowledge effectively.
• Provide professional advice and guidance in relation to projects, ensuring that key milestones and information are communicated to internal and external stakeholders.
• Be responsible for monitoring risks, development of strategies for their mitigation or avoidance and dealing with issues to ensure projects are delivered.
• Establish and monitor effective systems for change control on projects including preparation and presentation of appropriate exception reports to senior management and external funding bodies in order to secure additional funding (where required) for the delivery of projects.
• Ensure effective arrangements are established for managing project budgets and preparation of financial forecasts.
• Undertake performance management and complex data analysis and interpretation, promoting quality practice and service delivery, ensuring continuous improvement.

Qualifications:

1. Degree level qualification in civil engineering or construction related discipline or substantial demonstrable experience in management and delivering significant project/programmes (e.g. major infrastructure programmes, construction projects, complex property or regeneration projects).
2. Relevant Programme / Project Management Qualification including PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate (minimum) or APMP Qualification.

Skills & Experience:

1. Minimum of 5 years demonstrable experience of project management (from development through to delivery) utilising the PRINCE2 methodology on large ( 5m+) infrastructure projects with a track record of delivery to programme & budget.
2. Further 3 years experience acting in a senior Project Manager role with responsibility for achieving outputs and deliverables on assigned projects working within a Local Authority or engineering Consultancy.
3. Experience of project / programme budget setting, management and review for major infrastructure projects.
4. Experience of acting as an advisor to managers at all levels of seniority, external agencies / partner organisations.
5. Able to demonstrate adequate verbal skills in discussion, negotiation and when giving advice
6. Able to analyse, interpret and present complex information from a variety of sources clearly and simply using appropriate formats - (e.g. regular management information, progress monitoring).
7. Able to develop, maintain and use appropriate monitoring systems to monitor delivery of assigned projects.
8. Strong IT skills including Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite).

Full UK driving licence required for this role.