Programme / Project Professional

Active Travel Project Manager Taunton Contract £21.65 per hour PAYE or £29.50 per hour limited paid via umbrella company inside IR35 Our client is looking for an experienced Active Travel Project Manager Typically one day in office, two remote. This can be reviewed as progress. The Active Travel Project Manager Role is a hybrid position with expectations of a day a week in Somerset Council's office at The Crescent in Taunton and the remaining days can be fulfilled remote working. This arrangement may change over time due to role demands and expectations. You will play a vital role in helping to drive the Council's dedicated Active Travel capital programme of over £9 million. Work with key national bodies such as Active Travel England to ensure schemes comply with funding and design requirements. Plus work with local stakeholders and colleagues to inform, promote and help deliver a diverse range of active travel and transport schemes including the wide range of overlapping disciplines this can involve such as planning, S106 contributions, maintenance, policy etc. This is one of many vacancies we are recruiting for please visit our website for more opportunities. Role Purpose Support the Service Manager and Principal Transport Planner to oversee the development and scheme preparation stages of new active travel schemes, through to the commencement of construction and handover to operational delivery. Manages projects as the scheme transitions into construction. Co-ordinates with the various stakeholders to agree robust proposals, appropriate engagement from all necessary parties, commissioning of necessary technical activity and securing of necessary approvals and consents. The focus of this role will be on the Active Travel Programme, but the successful candidate will be required to become involved in other team and interdisciplinary projects. Accountabilities Responsible for supporting the Service Manager -