Transport Project Manager

You are a Transport Project Manager who will bring your experience managing infrastructure improvements and maintenance schemes to a council where we put Swindon and its people at the heart of everything we do.

Your knowledge of project management principles, contract management, stakeholder engagement and excellent communication skills makes you our ideal candidate. So too is your commitment to supporting people and star outcomes.

Your next role

No two days are the same in this multi-layered and multi-faceted role while you manage external contracts and interpret the technical for Councillors and the residents, whilst ensuring that planning or government agencies rules are being followed.

You will provide our specialist planning and risk management to ensure that key budgets and timescales are meant with the assistance of a team, lead by yourself, to achieve the Council’s goals.  

You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).

Your next package

Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.

Please see our Vision and Values page for more details.

Please see our new Swindon Plan

Your next steps

Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.

Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.

For further information about the role please contact Harry Alexander, Project and Programme Delivery Manager, email HAlexander@swindon.gov.uk

As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion

If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk