Transport Delivery Project Manager

We are looking to recruit 2 Transport Project Managers, one on a permanent basis and one on a fixed term/secondment basis for up to 3 years (covering a secondment)

If applying for a secondment, please make sure you have your managers permission and state this in your personal statement.

Your new role

As a Transport Delivery Project Manager, you will lead the end-to-end delivery of a portfolio of strategic and high‑profile transport projects across Portsmouth. This includes work in areas such as digitalisation, active travel, road safety, parking management and future transport solutions such as electric vehicle infrastructure.

You will take ownership of projects from initiation through to closure, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget and to a high standard. Working within a matrix management approach, you will provide clear governance, financial control, risk management and performance reporting to Programme Managers across the Transport service.

Who is the person summary:

You will be an experienced project manager with strong reporting, communication and stakeholder management skills. You will hold a relevant project management qualification (such as PRINCE2 Practitioner) or have equivalent practical experience managing complex projects and budgets.

You will be confident working with senior managers and external partners, capable of leading multi‑disciplinary consultant teams and producing clear, high‑quality reports. Experience of transport projects is desirable, but not essential – what matters most is your ability to successfully deliver complex projects and build productive working relationships.

For full details, please review 'who is the person' on the job profile attached below.

About Portsmouth City Council

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We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours.

Additional Information

Please ensure that you read the job profile for full details on the post. We offer hybrid working with the expectation to attend the office minimum 2 days a week (pro rata for part time), this remains flexible, depending on the role and subject to business needs.

Our recruitment process

Full information about our recruitment process can be found on our support for applicants' page: Support for applicants - Careers portal

You must demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person'points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had.If you apply without a detailed personal statement, it is unlikely that you will be shortlisted.

We are not able to offer sponsorship for this position.

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You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.

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Should you require any support in completing the application form please contactrecruit@portsmouthcc.gov.ukor call the recruitment team on 023 92 616 800.