The CCS team at Durham County Council deliver professional services across a range of disciplines. Our primary aim is to deliver capital build projects and programmes of all sizes, value and complexity that surpass customer expectation. We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced client-side construction project manager to join the team. The successful candidate will be responsible for the design and project management of new-build and refurbishment schemes. You will typically be involved from cradle to grave, leading multi-discipline teams through full project lifecycle in line with the RIBA plan of work, to deliver quality projects on time and budget. Our portfolio is comprehensive and includes a rolling programme of circa 160 live projects with an overall portfolio CAPEX of £250M. Projects range from c.£50K to £10m. Projects include educational buildings, sports and leisure facilities, public infrastructure and highways, administration buildings, heritage projects, low carbon projects, social care facilities and a continuous programme of capitalised maintenance condition work. WHAT IS INVOLVED? As Senior Project Manager you will utilise your project management, communication and facilitation skills and take the role of project lead, working closely with clients, end-users, designers, quantity surveyors and contractors to help ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget and to quality standards in line with the RIBA stages of delivery. You will be involved in the full project lifecycle, helping to shape the client brief prior to managing the appointment of consultants and design teams. Working with procurement and quantity surveying colleagues you will manage the procurement of contractors then move to on-site construction where you will undertake the key role of contract administrator before finally managing the successful handover of the project and passing the keys to the client, taking job satisfaction in the physical bricks and mortar and tangible output you have successfully delivered with your team and colleagues. We encourage you to contact Christopher Jones via email at christopher.jones2@durham.gov.uk to arrange an informal discussion about the role. WHAT WILL I NEED? Degree or equivalent level 6 qualification in a relevant construction related subject or Chartered membership of a relevant professional body such as RICS, CIOB or CEng. Please refer to the attached Person Specification for the full criteria. INTERVIEWS Interviews will be held on Monday 30th March 2026. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran. OUR OFFER TO YOU We offer a competitive rewards package that includes attractive salaries, a generous annual leave entitlement of 27 days (rising to 32 after five years’ continuous local government service), membership of the excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme, and a range of flexible working arrangements including hybrid working (home and office) where applicable. Explore the full range of rewards and benefits on our website. https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/26895/Rewards-and-benefits-if-you-work-for-us Rewards and benefits are subject to individual terms and conditions. EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION We are a proud equal opportunities employer and believe a diverse workforce brings fresh ideas and drives service improvement. We welcome applications from everyone and make employment decisions based on skills and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we actively encourage applications from disabled and neurodivergent people and offer support throughout the recruitment process. HOW TO APPLY Please note, we do not accept CVs. All applications must be submitted online via the Northeast Jobs portal. Use the ‘Person Specification’ section of the form to clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential (and where possible, desirable) criteria. Applications that do not evidence the essential requirements will not be shortlisted. Please visit our website ( https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/2083/How-to-apply-for-a-job-with-us ) to understand our position on using AI to support to your application and for guidance on completing your application. If you require assistance when applying for this role, please contact our Recruitment Helpdesk on 03000 26 27 27, or via email RecruitmentResources@durham.gov.uk. All correspondence relating to your application will be sent from donotreply@northeastjobs.org.uk. Kindly check your spam/junk folder regularly to ensure you don’t miss any updates. CONNECT WITH US Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dccjobsandcareers/ Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/durhamcountycounciljobsandcareers Visit our website http://durham.gov.uk/jobsandcareerswithus VPRS/161