Job Summary
East Dunbartonshire Council’s Development & Investment Service has a vacancy for the post of Project Manager – Major Asset Projects. The successful candidate will join the Major Asset Projects team to deliver a portfolio of capital investment projects across Education, Community and Leisure sectors across East Dunbartonshire.
The Major Asset Projects team provide client-side project management services on behalf of East Dunbartonshire Council by working closely with internal stakeholders and leading multi-disciplinary consultancy teams to develop, design and build new assets. Since its formation in, the team have led the delivery of over £m of capital projects in support of East Dunbartonshire’s Local Outcome Improvement Plan.
The Council seeks to appoint a Project Manager to join the Major Asset Projects Team, who lead multi-disciplinary project teams through the full project lifecycle, from inception and feasibility to design and construction.
This exciting opportunity requires a candidate who can demonstrate experience of successfully undertaking a similar role previously, is highly organised and has excellent communications skills. They should have a track record of excelling in project management, good leadership skills, a sound technical understanding of Prince 2 Project Management principles and of the RIBA Plan of Work .
The successful candidate will project manage complex property projects across the Education, Community and Leisure sectors which all support the delivery of East Dunbartonshire’s Local Outcome Improvement Plan and will contribute towards the Council’s Net Zero Carbon ambitions.
The post benefits from a hybrid working model with time split between home, office at the Council’s Broomhill Depot, Kirkintilloch and on-site.