Working Pattern: Full time
Working Arrangement: 36.25 hours per week / Hybrid Working
Fixed Term End Date: 12 months from start date
Interview Date/Type: 15th July 2026 or 16th July 2026 / Face to face
SMART Working: We aim to offer flexibility wherever possible. Many of our colleagues work from home one or more days a week and/or adjust their hours. We call this SMART working - giving you the freedom to shape your working pattern around your life, whilst still delivering great outcomes. Speak with the hiring manager about the range of flexible working options available for this 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 Transformation 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.
The role benefits from working within a large Transformation 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.
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.
This advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so please apply as soon as possible.
For the full details of this opportunity, please refer to the role profile linked below.
If you have any questions or would like an informal chat you can get in contact with Greg Traynor, on 07977 332 112 / [email protected]
