Solent Transport

Future Transport Zone Project Manager (Demand Responsive Transport)
Location: Southampton
Contract Type: Fixed Term until 30/06/2024
Full time
Salary: £44,863- £49,764
Closing Date: 28/02/2022
Ref No: 12812

We believe that transport can be better. Better designed, better integrated, better consolidated, and better at serving our community. If you believe that transport can be better, we want to hear from you.

Solent Transport is delivering the Solent region’s Future Transport Zone; a blend of innovative transport and infrastructure trials designed to transform the way people and cargo move around the Solent region. As one of only four regions to be awarded FTZ Programme funding by the Department for Transport, our £28.8M allocation means we are the best funded Future Transport Zone in the country and are set to deliver a number of world firsts in the realm of public mobility and sustainable logistics. The projects within the programme are grouped into two key themes, focused around Theme 1 – Personal Mobility (Mobility as a Service, Growing Solent Go, Bike Share, Dynamic Demand Responsive Transit trials, Lift sharing incentive project, Mobility Credits trial and E-Scooter trial projects) and Theme 2 – Sustainable Urban Logistics (Micro Consolidation, Macro Consolidation and Drone Logistics projects). All projects are required to be delivered by June 2024.

We are looking for an innovative, highly motivated, proactive and organised individual to take on the role of Solent Transport, FTZ Project Manager to deliver our Demand Responsive Transport trial project.

About this role:

You will need the skills and spark to lead and deliver a number of projects within Solent Transport’s Future Transport Zone (FTZ) Theme 1: Personal Mobility programme of work. The role will focus on delivery of the Demand Responsive Transport project (but also supporting other FTZ projects including Mobility Credits) within the Theme 1 (Personal Mobility) element of the FTZ Programme. These projects are focused around trialling innovative transport planning approaches for personal mobility within the region that will seek to influence future national transport policy.

You will be a qualified project professional (ideally APM, PRINCE2 or other relevant professional qualification) and/or have significant experience of successfully delivering projects throughout the project lifecycle. You will be experienced in defining scope, products and deliverables, including appropriate resourcing, and ensuring these are delivered to agreed time, cost, quality and compliance objectives.

It is essential for you to be flexible, be able to work under pressure and collaboratively with partners and suppliers.

This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and pragmatic individual looking to contribute to an exciting programme area and the potential to shape the transport future for the region and through shared lessons learnt to influence future transport policy for the UK.

If you have experience in managing the delivery of high cost, high profile and innovative projects or programmes, are a self-starter and have a proven track record, then we would like to hear from you.

For further information about this role please view the job description.

Contact details for informal discussion:

As a team we have set aside specific time for you to meet us virtually during the open advert period, to provide an overview of the role, to answer any questions you may have and to help you determine if the role is for you. To request a time slot or for more information about the role please contact either Tim Forrester, FTZ Programme Manager, by emailing [email protected] or Linda Spanner, Programme Support Officer, [email protected] 

Additional information:

- Please note the salary quoted is based on full time hours (37 hours).
- The role is 37 hours per week
- This post is fixed term until 30/06/2024

The supporting statement section of the application form must be completed. Applications are shortlisted against the essential and desirable criteria found within the job description for the post. Please refer to the job description when completing your application form and evidence how you meet the required criteria/questions. A CV on its own will not be considered.

Recruitment contact details: [email protected] 

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