Highways Project Managers
| Posting date: | 21 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £36.94 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 December 2025 |
| Location: | Isle Of Wight, South East England |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 4 days per week |
| Company: | WP Recruitment & HR Ltd |
| Job type: | Temporary |
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Summary
Highways Project Managers (2 roles)
Industry: Local Authority
Location: Newport, Isle of Wight (hybrid, required to be on the Island twice per month)
Hours: 37 hours per week
Days: Monday - FRiday
Duration: from 15th December, for approx. 24 weeks, whilst recruiting permanently
Duties:
Projects will include:
DfT Safer Roads scheme
Active travel schemes linked to Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIP)
Equalities Act and Pedestrian Improvements
Surface Water Drainage Schemes
Schemes related to the active landslip area in and around the South Wight.
Duties to include
To establish appropriate project governance and produce the clear and concise documentation for reporting into the relevant boards and committees.
To facilitate and support co-operative and partnership working with communities, partners and stakeholders
Ensure that all stakeholders are identified and managed effectively, ensuring that there is regular engagement with them
To commission client appropriate professional services and developer contracts as necessary
To make decisions on delivery; managing the risk to the council and providing guidance to key strategic decision-makers
To add value to projects and the wider corporate approach to regeneration
To oversee and direct projects from conception to completion, managing project plans, delivery and budgets
To be responsible for the quality assurance and overall integrity of projects and programmes within the highways capital programme.
Bring significant technical expert knowledge of development financing and delivery routes.
Experience:
Substantial experience of managing and delivering civil engineering and structural asset projects with evidence of specialist knowledge in this area.
Ability to demonstrate successful service planning and workload management across a broad range of competing demands.
Management and delivery of multiple schemes simultaneously.
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with staff, elected councillors, partners, and others.
Able to lead public and stakeholder meetings dealing with complex issues.
Able to demonstrate negotiation skills, tact, and diplomacy in order to work with many different views and opinions.
Experience of financial management functions e.g., capital and revenue budgets, procurement, raising orders and invoicing, good knowledge of construction and material markets.
The ability to work on the Island for at least two days per month.
Salary: £36.94 per hour worked PAYE
By submitting your CV to WP Recruitment & HR Ltd, you imply consent to our agency processing your personal data, please see our GDPR webpage for further information: https://www.wprecruitment.co.uk/candidate-info/gdpr/
If we think we can assist you, we will invite you to register with our agency, WP Recruitment & HR Ltd., in order to be considered for vacancies.
If you are already registered with our agency, please contact our office directly on 01983 822615 for further details.
Industry: Local Authority
Location: Newport, Isle of Wight (hybrid, required to be on the Island twice per month)
Hours: 37 hours per week
Days: Monday - FRiday
Duration: from 15th December, for approx. 24 weeks, whilst recruiting permanently
Duties:
Projects will include:
DfT Safer Roads scheme
Active travel schemes linked to Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIP)
Equalities Act and Pedestrian Improvements
Surface Water Drainage Schemes
Schemes related to the active landslip area in and around the South Wight.
Duties to include
To establish appropriate project governance and produce the clear and concise documentation for reporting into the relevant boards and committees.
To facilitate and support co-operative and partnership working with communities, partners and stakeholders
Ensure that all stakeholders are identified and managed effectively, ensuring that there is regular engagement with them
To commission client appropriate professional services and developer contracts as necessary
To make decisions on delivery; managing the risk to the council and providing guidance to key strategic decision-makers
To add value to projects and the wider corporate approach to regeneration
To oversee and direct projects from conception to completion, managing project plans, delivery and budgets
To be responsible for the quality assurance and overall integrity of projects and programmes within the highways capital programme.
Bring significant technical expert knowledge of development financing and delivery routes.
Experience:
Substantial experience of managing and delivering civil engineering and structural asset projects with evidence of specialist knowledge in this area.
Ability to demonstrate successful service planning and workload management across a broad range of competing demands.
Management and delivery of multiple schemes simultaneously.
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with staff, elected councillors, partners, and others.
Able to lead public and stakeholder meetings dealing with complex issues.
Able to demonstrate negotiation skills, tact, and diplomacy in order to work with many different views and opinions.
Experience of financial management functions e.g., capital and revenue budgets, procurement, raising orders and invoicing, good knowledge of construction and material markets.
The ability to work on the Island for at least two days per month.
Salary: £36.94 per hour worked PAYE
By submitting your CV to WP Recruitment & HR Ltd, you imply consent to our agency processing your personal data, please see our GDPR webpage for further information: https://www.wprecruitment.co.uk/candidate-info/gdpr/
If we think we can assist you, we will invite you to register with our agency, WP Recruitment & HR Ltd., in order to be considered for vacancies.
If you are already registered with our agency, please contact our office directly on 01983 822615 for further details.
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