Capital and Special Projects Manager

CHERWELL DISTRICT COUNCIL

Capital and Special Projects Manager

£64038

CHERWELL DISTRICT COUNCIL, Bodicote, Oxfordshire

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Remote working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 2 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 4966d819f70849019d392f8b22abcf11

Full Job Description

Capital and Special Projects Manager, We are looking for an exceptional candidate to professionally manage operational delivery of the Capital and Special Projects programme. Managing activities led by external professional consultants, ensuring project teams are focused and building strong relationships with stakeholders will all be regular high priority responsibilities.
The full suite of high quality and cohesive project documentation will be essential, alongside the ability to ensure projects are affordable, producing robust cost forecasts at all stages.
This role is key to managing projects through to completion, maintaining full communication with the project team and sponsor to ensure that everyone is kept well informed, performance indications are achieved, and expectations are met.

You will have a Building Surveying degree or equivalent educational standard in construction, coupled with a project management qualification and membership of a professional body.
You will have led a project management team and have extensive property project management experience. You will have operated in a multi-disciplinary, high profile, political environment managing multi-million pound capital budgets.
You will have an adaptable style with persuasion skills to develop and maintain complex relationships often with differing perspectives.

4.3 out of 5
Bodicote
£59,960.00 - £64,037.50 a year - Full-time, The Council is an equal opportunities employer. We offer agile working, which means we don't have a rigid work location. Our staff work from home and in the office to suit the business need. Other benefits include:

  • A generous annual leave entitlement

  • Opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme

  • Cycle to work scheme

  • Incremental pay award (awarded annually in April after one years' service)