Project Manager (Bus Infrastructure Projects)

Shape the future of bus travel in Greater Manchester.

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is delivering the Bee Network the UK’s first fully integrated, zero-emission public transport system outside London. With over £2.5 billion committed investment to enhance and develop our infrastructure transport network over the next 5 years, we’re transforming how people move across our region.

We’re now recruiting experienced Project Managers (Level 2) to manage the delivery of on-highway bus infrastructure and Streets for All projects.

Your Role

As a level 2 Project Manager, you’ll:

• Lead the delivery of complex highways infrastructure projects to time, cost and quality.
• Proactively manage key stakeholders and work in partnership with third parties to ensure successful project delivery.
• Manage relationships, budgets, risks and reporting.
• Guide project teams and mentor junior colleagues.
• Ensure compliance with TfGM’s project management procedures and governance.

For more info see Job Profile below.

Who are we?

Welcome to Projects Group, part of Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) - we are responsible for ensuring the organisation has firm foundations to successfully develop and deliver a large, complex and technically diverse portfolio of capital and revenue projects and programmes across Greater Manchester - on time, within budget and with the customer at the heart of what we do!

This role sits within the Bus Infrastructure projects team, working on projects that will provide quicker, more reliable bus journeys; supporting the local economy and opening up opportunities for everyone.

What you’ll bring

What you do and how you do it is important whatever type of role you work in at TfGM and even small behaviours and actions can have a really big impact. At TfGM, our behaviours bring to life our values of Deliver, Care and Adapt.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has a strong track record of successfully delivering large-scale highway infrastructure projects to time, cost and standard.
• Communicates clearly and confidently with diverse audiences and is able to develop effective work relationships with stakeholders at varying levels both internal and external to the organisation.
• Manages budgets, risks and stakeholder expectations effectively.
• Brings experience of managing people and teams and a collaborative mindset.
• Is educated to degree level (or equivalent) and ideally holds or is working towards a project management qualification.

What we can offer you

This is a permanent role with a salary of £47,539-£52,866

At TfGM we encourage candidates to discuss flexible working options at any stage of the recruitment process. We are happy to #talkflexibleworking to help colleagues maintain a healthy work life balance.

Our benefits include:

• Generous annual leave starting at 28 days (plus bank holidays), increasing with service, with options to purchase additional leave.
• Free travel on buses across Greater Manchester, plus free Rail or Metrolink travel to and from work within the Greater Manchester boundary
• Local Government defined pension scheme with life cover of 3x salary and options to boost your pension contributions.
• Enhanced family-friendly leave policies, including those supporting fertility treatment, alongside flexible and hybrid working and a special leave policy to support a range of unexpected events. Please note that qualification criteria may apply, including a requirement to have been employed with the organisation for a minimum specified period of time.
• Discover more benefits including wellbeing support, Personal and Career Development, Flexible working, financial support and more on our website.

What's next?

To apply please submit your CV and complete your application ensuring that you provide clear examples against the criteria questions, all appointments will be based on merit. Our short-listing process is anonymised, so please do not include your name or contact details on your CV. If any personal details are included these will be visible to the hiring manager.

Internal candidates - check with your line manager before applying for a secondment, to make sure you can be released from your substantive role.

We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. However, we value human talent and are looking for passionate individuals to join our organisation. Please ensure you personally complete your application and read all the instructions carefully to maximise your chances of success.

Applications that rely too heavily on AI may be rejected during shortlisting, however we understand that AI may be used as a reasonable adjustment, if using AI to support your application, please give a brief explanation why to help ensure fair selection process.

TfGM is proud to be an equal opportunities employer that encourages and celebrates diversity. We want to recruit and retain a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and welcome individuals from all backgrounds by committing to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We will offer support and reasonable adjustments if required and we also have a Guaranteed Assessment Scheme which you can find out more information on here.

For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link Employers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note we are not a licensed sponsor.

Please note we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.

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