About The Role Project Manager – Wellbeing, Public Health and Communities (WPHC) Fixed Term / Secondment (23 months), Full Time £46,860 to £55,129 per annum Location: Chelmsford* Working Style: Anywhere worker Closing Date: 18th January 2026 This is a hybrid-working role contractually based in Chelmsford. You will work from the Chelmsford office 1-2 days per week, and across our operational area on other days, depending on business need. Please note this opportunity will be offered as a 23 month fixed-term contract or secondment. This role will be working within the Public Health portfolio with the Community Wellbeing and Healthy Weight teams. You will be accountable for managing projects which contribute to the delivery of ECC’s strategic aims. The Project Manager is responsible for driving and overseeing the delivery of projects to ensure project objectives are clearly defined and can be delivered within the agreed timelines. As an exemplary and experienced manager familiar with working in a complex project environment, ideally within a public sector environment, this role is key in ensuring a robust project infrastructure is in place underpinned by governance and assurance processes. Influencing and working with senior stakeholders to ensure agreed project outputs are delivered to enable benefits to be realised. Accountabilities Responsible for managing a project, which contributes to ECC WPHC strategic aims, to deliver agreed outcomes within time and cost constraints. Responsible for ensuring a robust business case has been agreed ensuring expertise and specialist knowledge has contributed to the development of the business case in order to align project deliverables to the organisation’s expectations. Responsible for developing and monitoring the project progress to ensure this stays within the agreed budget. Set out resource requirements in order to be prioritised by the Head of Wellbeing and Public Health. Responsible for ensuring agreement with customers of quantified benefits to be realised & metrics required to monitor impact. Designing and actively managing the project plan to ensure the outcomes are achieved. Responsible for highlighting project risks and issues and ways in which these can be mitigated and escalated as appropriate. Responsible for ensuring effective Change Management processes are in place and changes to deliverables as agreed with stakeholders are documented. Responsible for ensuring an effective governance and assurance framework is in place to support decision making and ensure regular reporting on progress through pro-active engagement with project sponsors. Work collaboratively with and manage internal stakeholder relationships together with external partners. Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework. The Experience You Will Bring Educated to degree level or equivalent by extensive experience. Evidence of continuing professional development and expert knowledge in relevant professional area, such as, AMP practitioner or Prince 2. Evidence of having successfully completed several projects and experienced contributing to a range of other projects and/or programmes. Experience of working with a diverse range of individuals at different levels within a complex organisation and engaging with them, finding ways to overcome obstacles. Experience of working within a political environment with knowledge of a public sector setting and involvement in a large, complex environment. Good management skills in leading and managing a team and evidence of developing others. Experience of working on Monday.com platform would be an advantage. Please note that the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle, or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means. To read more about us please visit: Policy, Economy, Investment and Public Health - Working for Essex Why Essex? Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England’s oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest – Basildon and Harlow – are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us here. Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. 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