Norfolk County Council are looking for a highly motivated project manager to join the Greater Norwich Project Team on a maternity cover basis. This role serves as an exciting opportunity to develop your career within an award-winning team who work to accelerate the delivery of strategic infrastructure across the full Greater Norwich area. You will be working in a fast- paced project management environment, prioritising workloads to hit multiple deadlines and dealing with a wide range of people including senior members and officers.
This role serves as an exciting opportunity to develop your career within an award-winning team who work to accelerate the delivery of strategic infrastructure across the full Greater Norwich area. You will be working in a fast- paced project management environment, prioritising workloads to hit multiple deadlines and dealing with a wide range of people including senior members and officers.
You will oversee and co-ordinate the monitoring of the Greater Norwich Local Plan Review whilst supporting the partners to deliver additional workstreams needed as part of the implementation phase of the Plan. It is a pivotal position providing a main point of contact between the board members, the directors and the district planning policy managers. You will be responsible for co-ordinating all meetings, ensuring they are undertaken in accordance with partnership agreement and government policy.
The team works alongside Norfolk County Council's Infrastructure and Development team. The role supports the work directed by the Greater Norwich Development Partnership which encompasses three district authorities: Broadland District Council, Norwich City Council, and South Norfolk Council who work in partnership with Norfolk County Council. We offer flexible hybrid working arrangements, but the team are required to regularly meet in person across the partnership authority offices.
For information about the job please call Grace Burke (Greater Norwich Programme Manager) on
These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:
Competitive salary
Generous holiday entitlement
Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
Financial Benefits Such As
'Norfolk Rewards' our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
Relocation expenses (where applicable)
An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants' pensions
Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job
We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.
Before you apply, we recommend reading the full job description and person specification to help you demonstrate how you meet the criteria. You can also find information on Norfolk County Council's Terms and Conditions here.
We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current Norfolk County Council employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.
Interviews to be held at the end of March for a start In May.
Why work for us
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We offer our employees a competitive pay and benefits package. Whether you're looking for a new career, promotion, flexible working opportunity to fit with your home life or a sideways move – we have a variety of challenging employment opportunities for everybody.
Norwich City Council offers the opportunity to work with great people who are passionate about promoting Norwich and the services the council provides. We also offer good career prospects with competitive rates of pay, generous holidays and working arrangements to suit all lifestyles.
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Benefits
We offer our employees a competitive pay and benefits package and are proud to have the Living Wage accreditation. Whether you're looking for a new career, promotion, flexible working opportunity to fit with your home life or a sideways move – we have a variety of challenging employment opportunities for everybody.
All employees are eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
Paid holiday entitlement starts at 26 days per annum and increases with length of service to a maximum of 33 days per annum. This is pro rata for part-time employees
In addition to the statutory public holidays, we grant an additional statutory day leave at Christmas
Norwich City Council supports its employees through the provision of occupational health and employee assistance support