Highway Design Project Manager

Role Responsibility

KCC has recently been successful in securing funding for numerous active travel related projects. This role would give you the opportunity to work on high profile and exciting new active travel schemes.

We are looking for an individual with a proven track record in the design of highway improvements and the delivery of high quality services in the highway sector. Working within the Road Safety & Active Travel Group, the role will be making the highway safer for all, tackling congestion and assisting in supporting growth.

The role forms a part of a cross cutting team to investigate, design or commission and deliver active travel related projects and developer funded schemes.

We work as a whole-council, putting our customers at the heart of everything we do so you will need to demonstrate that you are customer focused.  The role requires strong communication skills and will involve working closely with our Members and District/Borough/Parish Councillors. The ability to actively project manage and be accountable for delivering schemes on time and to budget is essential.

You must be well organised, numerate, attentive to detail and have excellent IT skills as well as having excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

You need to be flexible, adaptable, enjoy working in a team, be able to manage competing demands by careful prioritisation and switch between tasks. You also need to be able to work on your own initiative with minimum supervision.

Whilst there is no requirement to drive, the successful candidate must have the ability to travel to various locations within the County of Kent and meet clients as required.

In return we offer a competitive salary, flexible working practices and an opportunity to work in a growing sector with a team focussed on delivering high quality Active Travel interventions.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Contact Details

If you have any queries about the role please contact Jamie Watson or Sebastian Bures by email:  jamie.watson@kent.gov.uk  or sebastian.bures@kent.gov.uk

About the Company

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.