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Parking Scheme Project Manager

Job introduction

Do you have project management skills? Do you enjoy working with the public? Do you have technical drawing skills? There’s an exciting opportunity for you to join Brighton & Hove City Council’s Parking Design & Implementation Team.

For an informal discussion please contact Catherine Dignan, Parking Design and Implementation Manager, [email protected]

About the role

You will be one of 4 Project Managers working in our Parking Design and Implementation Team, delivering a wide range of exciting projects from new Parking Schemes to Cycle Parking programmes and new mapping systems as well as a programme of maintenance works. We are looking for a new Parking Scheme Project Manager to lead a small team, using technical drawing software, the collection and analysis of data whilst ensuring a first-class customer focused service is delivered.

Your role will be delivering projects that ensure resident’s, visitor’s and business’s parking needs are met by designing parking schemes that contribute to the Council’s carbon neutral objectives and road safety initiatives.

You will use your knowledge of civil works and road surfaces along with a practical understanding of industry standards and materials to design quality parking schemes. You will be able to understand and apply regulations and legislation to ensure parking schemes are enforceable to keep the city moving.

You will be a confident communicator that values and understands the importance of public consultation. You will have the ability to write and produce objective reports for scrutiny by the public and Councillors.

This is a politically neutral role.

Please read our Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk) pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.

As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and provide answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

Work Permits: We may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Points-based Immigration System. Please see Gov.uk for more information on the Skilled Worker Visa.

We offer the opportunity for the suitable candidate to choose to work in a hybrid way. Your specific working arrangements will be subject to team and service working arrangements already in place alongside Government guidance. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.

For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)

Company information

Encouraging a diverse workforce

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).