Project Manager – Mini Holland Cycle Scheme

We are looking for two Mini Holland Project Engineers (Design) to help develop this major cycle infrastructure development.

The Mini-Holland scheme’s aim is that the successful boroughs will become every bit as cycle-friendly as their Dutch equivalents – places that towns and cities all over Britain will want to copy. Everyone in them will benefit from improvements in their quality of life and travel, whether they cycle or not.

This role is to provide feasibility, concept and detailed design services and construction supervision for mini-Holland engineering schemes, including managing and coordinating the work of others such as internal and external technical resources, to achieve outstanding design and technical excellence.

Headline responsibilities:

Producing feasibility, concept and detailed design, including using AutoCAD design software, for Design, Surveying, Structures & Special Projects Section, for traffic, highway and general engineering schemes.

Producing concept design and scheme feasibility service, and drafting of reports, including cost/benefit analyses, environmental and traffic impact assessments, development of options and preferred solutions, and undertaking public consultation exercises and exhibitions and analysing responses.

To provide feasibility, concept and detailed design, including using AutoCAD design software, for Design, Surveying, Structures & Special Projects Section, for traffic, highway and general engineering schemes

Producing estimating and construction indices service, including:
* Preparing briefs, and the engaging and instructing of consultants/agency/temporary staff for specialist or peak load work
* Assisting with the preparation of contract documents, the tender process and occasional site liaison/ supervision Attending scheme progress and management meetings and regular liaison with clients on programming and progress of work

About you and your experience

You should have demonstrable experience delivering design and implementation of cycle projects and in an ideal world experience in designing international cycling projects. knowledge of design and delivery processes in urban environments and an understanding of the role and purpose of Traffic Management and Design within a local authority.

It would be beneficial if the applicants had experience of or Knowledge of emerging best practises in cycling infrastructure design, planning and urban design, the design and delivery processes in highway and networks in the TfL/London Borough environment, knowledge of latest innovations, legislative changes and international good practise in cycling provision and an understanding of scheme selection and promotion processes especially for non-conventional projects

Experience in presenting complex problems to wide technical and non-technical audience and experience in managing effectively statutory Authorities

You should be educated to a degree or HND level with demonstrable technical experience to back up your technical competence and hold a membership or eligibility to join a professional organisation e.g ICE, IHT, RTPI or CILT.

Candidates must have strong advocacy skills and be able to communicate at a senior level to stakeholders