Project Manager (Corporate)

Salary:  £37890 – 41881 per annum

37 Hours per week – Permanent  

Strategic Property is responsible for ensuring that Staffordshire County Council has a safe, efficient, and cost effective corporate and maintained schools’ estate.

As Project managers you would plan, manage, and monitor a portfolio of projects ensuring they are delivered within the agreed timescales and resources and in compliance with agreed quality standards and operational procedures. 

You would be responsible for monitoring and management of budgets associated with projects, which may be capital and/or revenue.  This would involve commissioning professional services providers for relevant project activities including construction and ensure that appropriate management of construction activities takes place.

The post holder will require experience of delivering successful projects, developing business cases, managing risk, understanding client health and safety obligations, working with stakeholders and project sponsors.

You will need to be an organised person, who is able to manage multiple projects, have good communication skills, demonstrate the ability to negotiate and influence others to ensure successful project delivery.  This Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

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Closing Date: Monday 8^th November 2021
Interview Date: Tuesday 16^th November 2021 (if applicable)

For more information about the role please contact: Wendy Woodward 07875293092

Please be aware, only application forms completed online will be accepted. We will not accept CV’s or Word application forms.

Benefits for working for us….

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to a range of benefits including:

• An excellent local government pension scheme

• Generous holiday entitlement from 24 up to 33 days (plus 2 extra statutory days and bank holidays) depending on job role and length of service
• The option to buy up to an additional 2 weeks annual leave
• A range of flexible working options, depending on your job role, which includes agile working, flexible retirement
• Family Friendly Policies - maternity, adoption, paternity, and parental leave
• Volunteering Scheme
• Training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
• Access to health and wellbeing support (including Occupational Health, Physiotherapy and Counselling Services)
• Eye care vouchers
• Car lease scheme / cycle & car loan scheme / employee car share scheme
• Bus and rail travel discounts