ITS Project Manager Highways
The Role
* Play a key role in the management of our transport technology sector in Scotland.
* Oversee our contractors to ensure high performance levels, value for money, and delivery of the outcomes we want from our ITS.
* Project manage critical ITS projects to support the oversight and development of the Traffic Scotland System.
* Support decision making and strategy development around system obsolescence/investment, future systems architecture, and connected/data services. Support the management/optimisation of traffic signals.
Qualifications
1. Member of a relevant professional industry body.
Experience
Essential
* Demonstrable experience and expertise relating to ITS systems management.
* Demonstrable relevant ITS project management experience in a roads (or transportation) environment.
* Demonstrable experience of working with a wide range of stakeholders, developing and maintaining credible relationships, and experience in providing advice and support to a senior level.
* Demonstrable experience of contract management and successfully delivering a range of priorities in a complex and challenging environment with a flexible approach to team working.
Desirable
* Expert knowledge relating to ITS systems development and application, including that relating to contemporary/emerging technology solutions, systems architecture, hosting, and security.
* Experience relating to the management, operation, and optimisation of traffic signals.
* Traffic system contract – technical IT services.
* Ensuring its security.
* Ensuring software is up to date & working as it should.
* Responsible for managing the contract.
* Performance, service level agreements, developing the system as agreed.
* Client manager role – overseeing how contractors/supply chain are delivering.
* Assess future system & improvements/contributions/software solutions.
* Bit of contract management/intelligence and planning across system development.
Essential Criteria
* Direct experience within ITS – traffic management systems, technology/software/hardware, and how they work.
* Managing types of services/technology.
* Speak the language & understand.
* Traffic systems overseeing contractors to make sure signals are working efficiently & preventing delays.
* Direct experience within ITS.
* Direct system experience – underlying tech, data, software/hardware.
* General PM capability – work with supply chain/stakeholders.
* Specific technology experience.
* Bespoke TS system.
* Good handle on the way services are moving towards Cloud – contemporary understanding.
* Traffic management systems towards road operations.
Qualifications
* Experience is more beneficial.
* Ideally – member of an association within the industry – doesn’t have to be chartered.
Required Qualifications
* None
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