Transport Programme Manager

Posted 19 May 2026
Salary 32.78
LocationYork YO1 United Kingdom
Job type Contract
Sector Engineering / Industrial
ReferenceRQ1734241

Job description

3-Month Contract with a local authority

Summary

  • The Interim Programme Manager will provide senior leadership and specialist expertise to deliver a high-profile, complex transformation programme, with a particular focus on transport-related initiatives. This role is crucial for the end-to-end programme mobilisation, governance, delivery oversight, and stakeholder alignment, ensuring successful transformation outcomes within a politically sensitive and evolving environment.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the end-to-end delivery of a complex transformation programme.
  • Develop and maintain detailed programme plans, including milestones, dependencies, and risks.
  • Establish and oversee working groups across technical and functional areas.
  • Set up and manage Programme Boards involving senior stakeholders.
  • Support the development of Heads of Terms agreements with partner authorities.
  • Ensure smooth transition from programme design to implementation and operational readiness.

Essential Experience

  • Significant senior-level programme or project management experience delivering complex transformation programmes.
  • Proven experience leading large-scale service redesign, mobilisation, or insourcing/outsourcing initiatives.
  • Experience working within public sector or politically sensitive, multi-stakeholder environments.
  • Strong experience managing cross-functional workstreams (e.g., HR, finance, legal, operations).

Essential Qualifications

  • Degree level qualification or equivalent professional experience.
  • Relevant project/programme management certifications (e.g., MSP, PRINCE2, Agile) – desirable.

Additional Information

  • Working hours: 37 hours per week
  • We work on a bi-weekly schedule.
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