Head of Capital Delivery (PMO)

BATH & NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL; Keynsham; Hybrid; GBP 84,000 - 93,000; Part time

Job summary

A local authority in Keynsham is seeking a Head of Capital Delivery (PMO) to lead their Capital Programme and Project Management Service. The role involves overseeing significant capital investments in an area of outstanding natural beauty. The ideal candidate will have leadership experience and a proven track record in delivering complex projects in sectors such as transport or urban regeneration. The position offers flexible working arrangements, including home working.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in delivering nationally significant programmes.
• Experience in areas such as transport, housing, urban regeneration or ecology.
• Demonstrable knowledge of developing and managing programme delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Capital Programme and Project Management Service.
• Drive significant capital investment projects.
• Develop a strong, positive working culture in the team.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Programme delivery

Risk management

Communication

Job description

Head of Capital Delivery (PMO)

Bath and North East Somerset Council
Keynsham
84,855 - 92,974 per annum. (43.98 - 48.19 per hour)
Permanent
Part time
NEW

At Bath & North East Somerset Council we have one overriding purpose to improve people’s lives.

About the Team

We have an exciting opportunity to lead our Capital Programme and Project Management Service.

The role represents a fantastic opportunity to lead a team responsible for the development and delivery of significant capital investment to drive forward transformation within a UNESCO World Heritage Site and UNESCO World Heritage Spa, around Britain’s only thermal springs and within an area of outstanding natural beauty.

You’ll be joining at a time when Bath and North East Somerset Council (B&NES) is undertaking a period of significant capital investment in a range of challenging programmes, across our unique and diverse asset portfolio. The Council’s Capital Programme is shaping the long‑term sustainability of transport, and the social, historic, environmental and economic landscape of the Bath and North East Somerset.

About You

We are seeking an experienced leader to be the head of our award-winning capital programme and project management team. You should have a proven track record in delivering ambitious outcomes through successful leadership of nationally significant programmes of work, ideally in areas such as transport, housing, urban regeneration or ecology. You will have demonstrable knowledge and experience of developing, implementing and managing programme delivery teams and frameworks to control the risk to delivering outcomes and benefits. Your people skills will allow you to develop a strong, positive working culture across the Capital Programme and Project Management service.

About the Programmes

Everything we do at Bath & North East Somerset Council is focused on improving people’s lives, and that includes delivery of the Capital Programme. The programmes of delivery are driven by strategy and policy. Our key programmes currently involve delivery of Housing, Highways, Waste, Heritage, Planning and Highways, Corporate and Commercial Estates, Regeneration and Compliance Maintenance with a combined project value in excess of 200m. This includes the retrofit of many of our 1,100 properties and delivery of sustainable transport, public realm and new build projects, to achieve net‑zero by 2030.

About us

You will be part of the directorate senior leadership team of a friendly, experienced, and supportive Sustainable Communities Directorate who collectively work across a diverse portfolio of services with responsibility for Planning, Heritage, Housing, Transport Strategy, Public Realm, Corporate Estate, Highways, Parking, City Centre Management, Building Control and Waste.

Whilst the office base will be Keynsham Civic Centre, easily accessible via car or public transport, we offer flexible working, including home working for which IT equipment will be provided, and we are open‑minded in structuring working arrangements to suit the right candidates.

Contact Information

If you are interested in this post and require more details or just to chat through the role and what’s involved, please contact Simon Martin, Director of Capital & Housing Delivery.

Interview date

07-08/01/2026

No Agencies Please.

Please note that this advert may close earlier than the stated closing date due to high demand. We advise all interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.

Please note, BANES Council operates a policy of prior consideration for roles for any individual on the Council’s at‑risk register (redeployee). This means that should a redeployee express an interest in this role, providing they meet the essential criteria for the role they will be considered ahead of external applicants.

About Bath and North East Somerset Council

Working at Bath and North East Somerset provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.

Why Bath and North East Somerset Council?

We offer a wide range of benefits, to ensure that you are paid fairly for your work, have the flexibility to enjoy a great work/life balance, and have the support you need.

At Bath & North East Somerset Council we have one overriding purpose to improve people’s lives. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.

Safeguarding Statement

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment anyone working in a post with children or vulnerable groups will be expected to undertake an Enhanced DBS check with/without barred list checks.

We are a Disability Confident Employer. The Council is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applications for job‑share, part‑time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.

Please note that this role is subject to a Basic DBS Check.