Principal Transport Delivery Project Manager
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Business and financial project management professionals
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£56,500
(£28.97 per hour)
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Description
The Service
The Transport service are part of the wider Economy, Transport and Planning directorate. We keep the city moving and create greener, healthier and better-connected travel.
The Transport Delivery Team support the delivery of the Transport service, which underpins all transport programmes, ensuring consistent and effective execution in alignment with the Council’s vision and transport strategy objectives.
With Portsmouth forecast to have c.40,000 electric vehicles by 2034, the council needs to plan for the city's electric vehicle future. Portsmouth City Council have been allocated £3.682m from Government's Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund (LEVI) to deliver new charging infrastructure to meet forecast demand.
Your new role
As Principal Transport Delivery Project Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping Portsmouth’s transport future by leading the delivery of the city’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (EVI) programme. This includes overseeing the completion of earlier ORCS phases, managing ongoing contract operations, and driving forward a major procurement process for the next LEVI‑funded rollout. Working within a collaborative matrix management environment, you’ll take ownership of complex transport projects from initial planning through to construction, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget and aligned with the council’s strategic transport and regeneration aims.
You will provide programme and project management leadership across multiple schemes, manage consultants and contractors, and ensure robust financial control throughout delivery. Your role will also involve developing project documentation, preparing tenders, managing risk, and representing the council in meetings and public consultations. You will support and develop junior team members, foster effective partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, and ensure high‑quality outcomes across all stages of scheme development and implementation.
Key Responsibilities Include
The Transport service are part of the wider Economy, Transport and Planning directorate. We keep the city moving and create greener, healthier and better-connected travel.
The Transport Delivery Team support the delivery of the Transport service, which underpins all transport programmes, ensuring consistent and effective execution in alignment with the Council’s vision and transport strategy objectives.
With Portsmouth forecast to have c.40,000 electric vehicles by 2034, the council needs to plan for the city's electric vehicle future. Portsmouth City Council have been allocated £3.682m from Government's Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Fund (LEVI) to deliver new charging infrastructure to meet forecast demand.
Your new role
As Principal Transport Delivery Project Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping Portsmouth’s transport future by leading the delivery of the city’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (EVI) programme. This includes overseeing the completion of earlier ORCS phases, managing ongoing contract operations, and driving forward a major procurement process for the next LEVI‑funded rollout. Working within a collaborative matrix management environment, you’ll take ownership of complex transport projects from initial planning through to construction, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget and aligned with the council’s strategic transport and regeneration aims.
You will provide programme and project management leadership across multiple schemes, manage consultants and contractors, and ensure robust financial control throughout delivery. Your role will also involve developing project documentation, preparing tenders, managing risk, and representing the council in meetings and public consultations. You will support and develop junior team members, foster effective partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, and ensure high‑quality outcomes across all stages of scheme development and implementation.
Key Responsibilities Include
- Leading the full lifecycle delivery of the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (EVI) programme, including ORCS phase closure and LEVI procurement.
- Managing major highways and construction projects in line with Portsmouth’s growth and transport strategy.
- Overseeing contractors, consultants and staff to ensure programme targets and quality standards are achieved.
- Preparing estimates, monitoring costs and ensuring delivery within agreed budgets.
- Producing and maintaining project documentation, business cases, risk registers and tender materials.
- Leading consultations, preparing reports and representing the council in stakeholder discussions.
- Providing day‑to‑day leadership, mentoring and line management to team members.
You will be an experienced project management professional with a strong track record of successfully delivering major civil engineering or infrastructure projects. Educated to HND/Degree level and supported by a recognised project management qualification—such as PRINCE2 Practitioner—or significant performance at this level, you will bring the technical competence, commercial awareness and leadership skills required to deliver complex, high‑profile programmes. You will be confident managing budgets, interpreting financial information and making informed decisions to ensure value for money.
You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong working relationships with contractors, stakeholders, councillors and the wider public. You’ll be organised, analytical and able to manage competing priorities in a fast‑paced environment. You should be able to work independently, use initiative, and remain positive under workload pressure. A good understanding of NEC contracts, experience preparing reports and documentation, and proficiency in Microsoft Office (ideally including MS Project) will also be essential for success. An awareness of environmental legislation is desirable.
You Will Need
- HND or degree in a relevant subject.
- PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent project management qualification. Professional membership (e.g., APM).
- Extensive post‑graduate experience with a demonstrable track record of delivering major civil engineering projects.
- Strong leadership and team‑management skills.
- Excellent commercial awareness and financial management capability.
- Strong analytical, organisational and problem‑solving skills.
- Effective communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Good understanding of NEC contracts.
- Experience producing technical reports and using research techniques.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (ideally including MS Project).
About Portsmouth City Council
Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act.
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
We will interview as we go along and close the advert early if we find our preferred candidate so please apply at your earliest convenience.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Bethan Clemence, Transport Delivery Manager via email: Bethan.Clemence@portsmouthcc.gov.uk Bethan will respond after 25th February 2026 to any requests.
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.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Bethan Clemence, Transport Delivery Manager via email: Bethan.Clemence@portsmouthcc.gov.uk Bethan will respond after 25th February 2026 to any requests.
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 a disability confident employer and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard. More information can be found at Equality, diversity and inclusion - Careers portal
You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.
Read more about working at Portsmouth City Council and our benefits on our career's portal homepage: Careers Portal - Find jobs with Portsmouth City Council
Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk or call the recruitment team on 023 92 616 800.
You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.
Read more about working at Portsmouth City Council and our benefits on our career's portal homepage: Careers Portal - Find jobs with Portsmouth City Council
Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk or call the recruitment team on 023 92 616 800.