Job details
Job reference REQ6904 Date posted 13/05/2026 Application closing date 31/05/2026 Location Hybrid working - Home and Leicester City Offices Salary £55,825 - £59,824 Per Year Package Total benefit value (includes pension contribution and full holiday entitlement):£81,574 Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type Leadership and Management Attachments Job Specification.pdf
Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Permanent
Are you an experienced and motivated individual who is looking for their next step in their professional career? We’re currently seeking a Service Manager to play a key role in leading our Capital Team to deliver major capital projects that shape the future of the city.
Reporting to the Head of Capital Programmes, you’ll provide strategic leadership and professional expertise across a diverse portfolio of high-value and high-profile capital schemes. You’ll join a dedicated team to translate the Council’s priorities into well-governed, well-delivered projects that provide lasting benefits for residents, businesses, and communities.
This is a full time, permanent position working 37 hours per week (Monday to Friday). You’ll have flexibility in hybrid working being both office based, at St Margaret’s Bus Station and/or 10-12 Rutland Street with the expectation of visiting the office for a minimum of 2 days a week.
What you’ll be doing
As a Service Manager you’ll be responsible for leading the delivery of major capital projects and programmes from business case through to completion. Ensuring robust governance, risk management, and compliance with Council policies and statutory requirements. Within this role, you’ll also manage significant capital budgets and ensure strong financial and commercial control. Your day-to-day objectives will include, but not be limited to, driving continuous improvement, value for money, sustainability, and social value in capital delivery.
You’ll act as a senior client lead, working closely with elected members, senior officers, partners, and funders whilst simultaneously providing clear leadership to a multi-disciplinary team and external consultants.
What you’ll need
With substantial experience delivering complex capital projects or programmes, ideally within a local authority or public sector environment, you’ll have strong leadership and people-management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a political setting.
In addition, you’ll have a proven track record of managing large capital budgets and complex stakeholder relationships. You’ll have excellent communication skills and the confidence to operate at a senior level.
What we can offer you
As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, including discounts on city buses and trains. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.
We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve designed our recruitment process to put you at ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with your application, take a look at the ‘our approach to recruitment’ page.
Interviews will take place on week commencing 22nd June 2026.
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