Project Manager
Location - Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Stretford, Manchester M32 0TH. Hybrid working is an option.
Salary range - £42,708 - £45,718
Working Pattern Full Time
Working hours 36.25 hours
We will offer flexibility where we can if you are interested in a role, please speak to the recruiting manager about what flexibility they might consider.
Many of our colleagues can work from home for one or more days a week and/or they flex the hours they work. We call this SMART working, and it gives you the option to flex your days and hours so you can fit your work around your life and life around your work.
Contract type Fixed Term (12 Months)
About the Role
The Council is embarking on a journey to rethink the way we deliver our services for the future.
You will join a busy, friendly, and proactive team with opportunities to work on a variety of high-quality projects that bring about change, helping to ensure that Trafford’s services are sustainable, future-proof, and deliver the best outcomes for residents.
As a Project Manager in the Modernisation Team, you will support the delivery of key work priorities across the Council to deliver both revenue and capital projects which achieve corporate and borough wide benefits.
Our Finance and Change Programme over the next two years is important to us and your role will be to deliver projects that support sustainable solutions that link to the corporate plan.
The role benefits from working within a large Modernisation team, which delivers projects at pace and in a timely manner to deliver a range of outcomes that support the three corporate priorities and both directorate investment led activity or options for savings and change.
You will be linked directly with the Business Intelligence Unit, interconnected with our Policy and Intelligence & Insight colleagues.
We are looking to recruit enthusiastic, self-motivated team players with great communication, project and stakeholder management skills to join our team.
About you
You will need demonstrable experience of stakeholder management and collaborating across services and organisations, delivering to deadlines, working within a budget, and possessing strong project and change management, risk management, process mapping, business analysis and communication skills.
Ideally, you will have experience of working on projects within a complex organisation, using recognised project management methodology.
You will need to be eager to apply previous skills and experience to new challenges and be capable of establishing and maintaining positive and collaborative relationships across the team, organisation and partnerships.
You should hold a minimum of a degree level or equivalent qualification/ experience in a related subject and a commitment to your own and others personal development.
About us
Trafford Council and its partners in the public, private and third sectors have a Vision which sees us working together to close inequality gaps and maximise Trafford’s huge potential.
Our vision: Trafford where all our residents, businesses and communities thrive.
Trafford is a lively, prosperous place to put down roots and build a career. The council and Trafford schools employ around 8,000 people, who are central to making the area great. In return for their commitment, the council offers its employees development opportunities, as well as a fair and flexible workplace. The council is a Living Wage Employer.
Additional Information
Please note the advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications so, please do not delay in submitting your application.
Contact Details
For an informal chat about the role, please contact Mitchel Slater Mitchell.Salter@trafford.gov.uk
About the benefits
You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged. You will have the opportunity to work and grow in a people-centered and values-based organisation that promotes a positive permission culture. Your opinions matter so you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things here at Trafford.
To learn more about Trafford as a place to work visit and to view more about our awards and benefits please visit: Trafford - Benefits | www.inploi.com (greater.jobs)
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment - greater.jobs | www.inploi.com
For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link Employers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note we are not a licensed sponsor and we won't be able to support with your work visa.
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