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Job Advert - Project and Change Manager - West Yorkshire Police
Salary: £51,294 - £54,879 (Pay award Pending)
Hours: 37 hours a week
1 permanent position available
Closing Date: 23:55 Sunday 16th November 2025, interviews will take place W/C 24th November 2025.
West Yorkshire Police is seeking to appoint a competent Project and Change Manager to join their busy Estates Department.
This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate with the abilities to provide a professional project management service across a diverse operational estate. The Force Estate comprises over 80 buildings and in addition the Force has staff occupying a wide range of partner buildings.
Duties of this role will involve the development and delivery of minor and major construction and change projects from inception through to completion. Experience of managing a number of projects concurrently ensuring finance, risk and progress is managed and reported effectively, is essential to this role, along with the ability to lead and motivate contractors and project team members day to day.
The role requires an experience self-motivated Project Manager experienced in the construction environment and able to manage competing priorities in a challenging and busy environment.
Developing the projects from inception to completion a key element is ensuring that the administrative requirements of the full project lifecycle and contract management are maintained alongside delivery on site.
The Estates Department comprises a mixture of professional, facilities and technical staff and works closely with Force Legal Services and Procurement. This role requires proven experience working with and influencing other estate professionals, contractors and consultants.
The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and a proven ability in managing financial transactions, providing management and strategic reports and development of Business Cases, and taking day to day responsibility for substantial capital budgets.
The role is based in Central Wakefield but the ability to travel throughout West Yorkshire to suit the needs of West Yorkshire Police is essential.
The successful candidate will be subject to personal and financial vetting checks prior to appointment.
Please submit a CV outlining your relevant experience and a covering letter setting out how you meet the essential criteria.
To apply, please attach your CV and Cover Letter below, to qualify you MUST redact all personal information;
Name
Age
Sex
Address
Email Address.
For further information in relation to this role please contact Toni Palmer Head of Strategy and Delivery
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West Yorkshire Police is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all minority groups and individuals who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010.
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Applicants should be aware that it is not always possible to carry out adequate vetting checks on persons who have not been resident within the UK for the last five years. Therefore, where this applies, applicants may be refused because it was not possible to vet them to the appropriate standard.
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For a detailed description of the Competency and Values levels required, please refer to the Competency and values framework (CVF) | College of Policing (this link may be copied and pasted into your browser). This document will assist you in completing the Evidence of Achievement section of the application form. Please note: the Evidence of Achievement section will not be visible until the employment section has been completed.
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