Essex County Council (ECC) are delighted to be supporting Castle Point Borough Council to recruit a Public Initiatives Project Manager on a full-time, temporary basis. Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate will be required to work on-site 3 days per week. Castle Point Borough Council is a statutory body responsible for employing nearly 350 staff, and delivering over 150 council services, both statutory and for the community's well-being and benefit. Castle Point Borough Council aims to provide high-quality and financially sustainable services while prioritising outstanding customer service, transparency in decision-making, and promoting local democracy. Additionally, the council seeks to transform, modernise, and improve its performance, as well as support and enable the communities within its jurisdiction to be strong, healthy, and thriving. Our values are Trust, Respect, Improvement and Learning, and Customer Focus. The opportunity involves supporting the Assistant Director Environment and working with the Environment Team on a number of projects related to the Council’s £2.5 million Public Initiatives Fund, including rejuvenation and improvements to playgrounds, parks & open spaces. The role will involve:
Responsibilities
* Initiating and producing procurement documents for the projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and in accordance with environmental regulations and sustainable practices.
* Planning and scheduling – developing project plans, timelines, and milestones, identifying dependencies and potential risks, and reporting these to senior management and internal governance bodies.
* Assessing how projects within parks and open spaces can minimise anti‑social behaviour and become safe spaces.
* Risk management – identifying, managing and mitigating potential project risks, including environmental risks.
* Stakeholder management – collaborating with internal teams, external contractors and community members to ensure successful project delivery.
* Maintaining accurate records and reports on project progress, including financial data, environmental compliance and waste reduction efforts.
* Working with the council communications team to promote the various projects.
* Establishing separate programmes for each project.
* Assisting with the production of specifications for each project.
* Co‑liaising with the Council’s procurement leads.
* Arranging meetings with stakeholders.
* Identifying and managing risks for each project and ensuring these risks are reduced.
* Ensuring each project has driving down anti‑social behaviour and making safe spaces at the centre of its outcome, particularly in parks & open spaces.
* Project management, particularly relating to the rejuvenation of parks and open spaces.
Qualifications
* Good communication skills.
* Knowledge of rejuvenating parks and open spaces.
* Experience working in parks and open spaces.
* Experience in play‑space procurement, developing open spaces and data management/building.
* Experience with lake management (desirable).
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