Position: Project Manager (Jajf4294 - G11) (Management)
Location: Floor 4, Delamere House, CW1 2JZ
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Duration: 7+ Months (08:00 – 18:00)
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Pay Rate: PAYE: £24.92 per hour
Job Responsibilities
The Project Manager will lead and deliver transformation projects across Cheshire East Council, improving services, reducing inefficiencies, and supporting new ways of working.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage complex projects from planning through to successful delivery
- Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet required outcomes
- Lead project teams and coordinate resources across different service areas
- Work with stakeholders, customers, and partners to define project requirements and deliver improvements
- Review and improve business processes to increase efficiency
- Identify and track project benefits, savings, risks, and issues
- Produce and maintain project documents, including plans, budgets, reports, risk logs, and progress updates
- Prepare reports and presentations for senior managers and project boards
- Manage project risks, issues, changes, and dependencies
- Use recognised project and change management methods to support delivery
- Act as the main contact for project stakeholders, partners, and suppliers
- Support the implementation of new systems, processes, and service improvements
- Ensure projects follow council governance, policies, and procedures
- Keep up to date with relevant local, regional, and national changes affecting projects
- Work across Cheshire East locations when required
Person Specification – Mandatory Requirements
Qualifications
- Degree-level qualification in a relevant subject or equivalent experience
- PRINCE2 Practitioner qualification or equivalent
Experience
- Significant experience managing projects from start to completion
- Experience delivering change, transformation, or business improvement projects
- Experience managing business redesign projects
- Experience working within a local authority or public sector environment
- Experience managing project plans, budgets, risks, issues, and reporting
- Experience using project management tools such as MS Project and Visio (or equivalent)
Knowledge
- Good understanding of project management and change management methods
- Knowledge of process improvement and business redesign
- Understanding of local authority structures, policies, and governance
- Understanding of data protection, confidentiality, and Freedom of Information requirements
Skills
- Strong project management and leadership skills
- Excellent organisation, planning, and time management skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to build effective relationships with teams, managers, partners, and stakeholders
- Ability to prepare reports, budgets, and presentations
- Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office, MS Project, and Visio
- Ability to communicate clearly and provide advice in spoken English
Additional Requirements
- Flexible approach to work
- Willingness and ability to travel across Cheshire East when required
Job Reference: 5302054
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 7 months
Pay: £24.92 per hour
Experience:
- transformation, change management, or business improvement: 3 years (required)
- managing projects within a local authority: 3 years (required)
- project plans, budgets, risks, issues, and reporting: 3 years (required)
- delivering business redesign or process improvement project: 3 years (required)
- using MS Project, Visio: 3 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- PRINCE2 Certification (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
