5-6 Month Contract With A local Authority

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).