Active Travel Corridor Project Manager – Nickey Line

Job Introduction

Job Title: Active Travel Corridor Project Manager – Nickey Line

Starting Salary: £53,806 progressing to £59,497 per annum (pro rata for part time) - Pay award pending

Hours:37

Location: Stevenage
- Hybrid

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract - 3 years

Directorate: Growth & Environment

An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead the delivery of the Nickey Line Programme, a high-profile, multi-partner initiative that will transform a former railway corridor into a flagship active travel and economic growth asset for Hemel Hempstead and Hertfordshire. This role will play a pivotal part in supporting economic growth, enhancing sustainable connectivity and delivering long-term benefits for communities.

Working within Hertfordshire Innovation Quarter, the Enterprise Zone for Hertfordshire, you will coordinate a complex portfolio of projects, bringing together local authorities, developers, landowners, communities and strategic partners to deliver a shared vision for the Nickey Line

This is a newly created role funded through the Herts IQ programme and offers a rare opportunity to shape and deliver one of Hertfordshire's most significant place-based growth initiatives. We welcome applications from candidates with experience in programme management, economic development, regeneration, transport infrastructure, placemaking or related fields.

As Nickey Line Project Manager, you will lead the strategic development and delivery of the programme, ensuring it aligns with Hertfordshire's wider economic growth, transport and placemaking ambitions. You will take responsibility for establishing governance arrangements, securing investment, managing stakeholder relationships and driving delivery across multiple organisations.

Reporting to the Hertfordshire Innovation Quarter Manager, you will operate with a high degree of autonomy and influence, helping to unlock sustainable economic growth and deliver infrastructure aligned with the county's long-term economic and transport visions.

• Develop and deliver a comprehensive programme delivery plan.
• Coordinate a portfolio of complex, interdependent projects and work streams.
• Align programme delivery with Hertfordshire's strategic economic policies and priorities.
• Secure and manage public and private sector funding opportunities.
• Establish effective governance, reporting and delivery frameworks.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with:
• Local authorities
• Developers
• Landowners
• Community organisations
• Funding partners
• Lead stakeholder engagement and negotiations across multiple interests.
• Promote the Nickey Line programme regionally and nationally.
• Monitor progress, manage risks and ensure delivery against agreed objectives

We are looking for a highly motivated and collaborative programme or project professional with experience of delivering complex initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.

• Degree-level qualification or equivalent professional experience.
• A strong track record of leading complex, multi-agency programmes or projects.
• Experience securing external funding and investment.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Political awareness and the ability to work effectively within complex governance environments.
• Experience developing consensus and resolving conflicts between diverse stakeholder groups.
• The ability to work strategically while maintaining a focus on delivery.

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.

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We are proud to be aDisability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required).Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.