Project Manager, Transformation and Efficiency

at  South Gloucestershire Council

How you’ll make a difference:
It is an exciting and challenging time to join us at South Gloucestershire Council and by joining the Transformation Team, you will work in a high performing, supportive team leading transformational change across council services.
Managing and leading on key projects including scoping and delivering a series of change projects and initiatives, you will support different areas of the council. You will be responsible for supporting the development and implementation of ambitious, complex and multi-faceted transformation projects, including elements of system redesign and implementation, organisational improvement, behaviour change and delivery of savings.

What you will be doing:

• As an experienced project manager, you will use a flexible approach to develop, lead, manage and implement a range of complex and innovative projects across the council.
• You will drive change across the council to improve outcomes for our service users and deliver value for money services and stimulating innovation with significant benefits to our residents and businesses.
• Providing sound expertise, you will give advice and information to a range of customers throughout the council and research and analyse opportunities for innovation to establish new, efficient and effective ways of working ensuring that council activity is lawful.
• We adopt a matrix management approach, and you will ensure team members are motivated to maintain a highly competent, creative and participative culture.
• It will your responsibility to manage, review and resolve any issues relating to budgets, financial information and resources so that agreed targets are met, reports are prepared and delivered and there is an efficient use of council resources ensuring value for money.

What we need from you:

• It is essential that you hold a relevant professional qualification, degree or equivalent specialist qualification.
• We require you to have technical skills and experience that demonstrate your ability to project manage project delivery, including public and stakeholder engagement and risk management.
• You must be able to think strategically, innovate, problem-solve, adapt and bring creativity into project delivery.
• It is key to the success of the role that you can collaborate and communicate with colleagues from across the organisation, including senior officers and elected members, as well as a range of external stakeholders.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• This is a Limited Term Contract with a 2 year term
• This is a hybrid role meaning that you can work remotely or in our offices.
  Interviews will be held on Wednesday 26th February 2025

WE’RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE, BE PART OF IT!

To view the full job description, please click this link: Project Manager T&E, job description

• As an experienced project manager, you will use a flexible approach to develop, lead, manage and implement a range of complex and innovative projects across the council.
• You will drive change across the council to improve outcomes for our service users and deliver value for money services and stimulating innovation with significant benefits to our residents and businesses.
• Providing sound expertise, you will give advice and information to a range of customers throughout the council and research and analyse opportunities for innovation to establish new, efficient and effective ways of working ensuring that council activity is lawful.
• We adopt a matrix management approach, and you will ensure team members are motivated to maintain a highly competent, creative and participative culture.
• It will your responsibility to manage, review and resolve any issues relating to budgets, financial information and resources so that agreed targets are met, reports are prepared and delivered and there is an efficient use of council resources ensuring value for money