Duties and Responsibilities The National Transport Authority wishes to recruit a suitably experienced and qualified individual for the role of Head of Active and Sustainable Travel Investment.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the successful delivery of sustainable transport infrastructure investment of the Authoritys overall capital programme.
This will include, the development, in collaboration with local authorities, of walking, wheeling, cycle and bus infrastructure (non BusConnects) proposals, primarily in urban areas throughout the country.
The principal duties and responsibilities of the Head of Active and Sustainable Travel Investment may include some or all of the following: Management, in collaboration with local authorities, of the Authoritys active travel infrastructure investment programme, which includes approximately 1,000 projects of varying sizes located throughout the Country focusing on improving facilities for pedestrians and cyclists; Management of elements of other investment programmes in sustainable transport, in particular the bus infrastructure investment programme; Preparing investment plans for transport programmes; Development, in collaboration with other sections of the Authority, of transport strategies, design guidance, strategic traffic management plans and programme implementation plans; Management of various engineering and advisory contracts to support the delivery of the sustainable transport infrastructure investment programme ; Undertaking the development of business cases, review / approval of business cases and further development of the Authoritys project appraisal and cost management capabilities; Management of theActive and Sustainable Travel InvestmentTeam; Liaising with the Department of Transport and other state bodies on issues relating to Active and Sustainable Transport; Management of various procurement processes in accordance with procurement rules, regulations and Authority procedures; Representing the Authority in public fora as required including presenting at conferences, council meetings, and providing evidence at oral hearings; and Such other duties as may be assigned by the Chief Executive from time to time.
Note:The functions and responsibilities initially assigned to the position is based on the current organisational requirements and may be changed from time to time.
The person appointed requires the flexibility to fulfil other roles and responsibilities at a similar level within the Authority.
Essential Criteria Please note: In order to satisfy the shortlisting panel that you meet these criteria you must explicitly reference how you meet same in your application.
Failure to demonstrate these may prevent your application progressing to future shortlisting stages.
Each candidate must meet the following requirements at the time of the competition closing: Hold a minimum of a NFQ level 8 degree in a relevant discipline, being engineering or project management or equivalent; Have at least 9 years satisfactory experience of engineering or project management work, with 5 years in the management of people and/or projects; Have significant experience in the design, planning or construction of major urban transport infrastructure projects; Have significant experience in the area of active travel and public transport infrastructure development or delivery; Have significant experience of managing a large portfolio of projects in a leadership role; and Possess a high standard of technical training and experience.
Desirable Criteria Please note: Should further shortlisting be required after essential criteria above, a selection of the following may be assessed.
The ideal candidate will also: Be able to work within, and lead, multi-disciplinary teams and have the ability to motivate, empower and encourage personnel under his/her control to achieve maximum performance; Possess strong leadership, management, interpersonal and communication skills; Be able to manage financial resources for a large multi-project portfolio within a budgetary control framework; Have a good knowledge of public service policies, services and activities, particularly related to transport; Have superior report writing skills together with an ability to produce high quality analysis and reporting; and Possess good I.T.
skills.
Skills: Actively collaborates with other Departments Identifies and focuses on core issues Ensures the optimal use of ICT