Parking Programme Manager

Job Title: Parking Programme Manager 

Salary Range: PO5 £46,014- £55,758

Contract Type: 36 (2 year Fixed- Term Appointment)

Location: Wandsworth, Tadmore House 

Hybrid Working 

Objective of role  

You will be required to lead and work with other Council officers as part of the project implementation team and external stakeholders to manage a two phased parking implementation project. Phase 1 is the process of upgrading the current parking back office systems (Taranto in Wandsworth and Imperial in Richmond).  This will include the introduction of permit-smarti  to replace permits gateway and assisting with the data migration process.  Following the successful completion of the Phase 1 upgrades, you will  work with the project team on Phase 2 of the project, to procure and implement a new single supplied IT solution for the parking service across both Boroughs.

This project will require you to manage the day to day work of the project to ensure it is delivered on time.

About the role 

To work with other Council Officers including the Head of Parking Operations who you will be reporting to, the Head of Parking Compliance,  colleagues in the Councils IT team and other senior Council officers to deliver a two phased IT parking systems implementation project.  

You will lead of many aspects of this project to ensure that a successful implementation of the projects are achieved whilst reporting back to the project team. 

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Knowledge-  You will have a good knowledge of how parking systems work is essential and have working knowledge of Taranto and imperial systems or other parking software solutions.

IT Skills – You will have proficient knowledge of Microsoft packages such as excel Good all round IT skills.

Project management– You will need to have the skills to effectively project manage the implementation of new initiatives to improve the experiences of staff working at Richmond and Wandsworth. 

Organisation Skills: You will have the ability to work independently, prioritise task to work on your as well as being part of a team

Be flexible and task focused.

Communication Skills: you will be dealing with members of the public on a day-to-day basis via face to face communication, emails and telephone it is essential for you to have the ability to communicate clearly and proficiently.

Reporting -You will have Experience of reporting back to a project board on project progress.

Indicative Recruitment Timeline 

Closing date :26th May 2024

Shortlist:   7th June 2024 

Interview 14th June 2024 

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. 

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know. 

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.