strategic Principal Transport Delivery Officers

We're looking for experienced and strategic Principal Transport Delivery Officers to lead the delivery of major transport and infrastructure programmes across Birmingham. This is a senior role within the Transport Projects team, where you'll take ownership of complex, multi-disciplinary projects-leading them from concept through to completion. You'll play a key role in shaping the city's transport network, working with partners including developers, HS2, and the Combined Authority to deliver high-quality outcomes.,

• Lead the delivery of complex transport projects and programmes, ensuring they meet time, cost, and quality targets
• Oversee project planning, financial management, risk, and performance across multiple workstreams
• Prepare and manage business cases, bids, contracts, and legal agreements
• Provide leadership in the design, development, and implementation of schemes
• Manage contracts, contractors, and delivery partners including developers and external bodies
• Lead stakeholder engagement and public consultation activities
• Ensure compliance with CDM regulations, governance processes, and health & safety standards
• Support and develop team members, providing technical leadership and mentoring, Regular engagement with elected members, senior stakeholders, and the public
• Some attendance at meetings outside normal working hours may be required
• Training and support provided to broaden expertise and leadership capability
Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people. We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application. For any informal enquires please contact the Resourcing Team Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

You will be a confident leader with strong technical expertise and experience managing transport or infrastructure programmes at scale.,
• Chartered Engineer (e.g. CEng MICE) or equivalent qualification/experience
• Significant experience leading multi-disciplinary transport or infrastructure projects
• Strong experience managing programme delivery, cost, and risk
• Proven ability to lead technical design development and approvals
• Experience engaging with stakeholders, the public, and senior decision-makers
• Knowledge and application of CDM Regulations
Skills & Attributes
• Strong leadership with the ability to motivate and manage project teams
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Confident communicator, able to present complex information clearly
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and manage competing demands
• Commitment to equality, safety, and high-quality service delivery
  
  Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city., The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence.
There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:
• A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
• An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
• A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
• A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
• A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.
We see the Council's role as providing strategic leadership - that's being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making. We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision. We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.


• The opportunity to lead high-profile infrastructure programmes that shape Birmingham's future
• A collaborative and forward-thinking working environment
• Strong focus on professional development and career progression
• Flexible working and a commitment to work-life balance, In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.