Principle Project Manager

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Coventry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in Coventry is seeking a candidate to lead key Property Management projects, ensuring legal compliance and operational efficiency. The successful applicant will have excellent programme and people management skills, a proven track record in problem solving, and will represent the division in senior forums. This role requires significant experience and the ability to drive improvements across property-related operations.

Benefits

Excellent rewards and benefits package

Commitment to inclusion

Qualifications

• Significant experience in collaborative working.
• Ability to manage multiple work programmes effectively.
• Experience in driving quality improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of key Property Management projects.
• Ensure compliance, efficiency, and value for money.
• Drive service improvements and represent the division at senior forums.

Skills

Programme management skills

People management skills

Problem solving

Data analysis

Strong communication

Job description

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.

The Property and Development Service plays a lead role in generating income and capital receipts for the Council through acquisitions, disposals and the proactive management of its extensive commercial property portfolio. These investments and management strategy play a key role in securing income to fund wider Council services for the benefit of local communities.

Teams within the service work in partnership with the private sector and key stakeholders to secure high quality investment in the city and deliver major mixed-use regeneration schemes, such as Friargate and City Centre South, which will create thousands of new homes and jobs for the city.

Our Values

In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.

Our Values are:

• Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
• Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
• Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
• Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
• Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
• Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

What is the job role?

You will lead the delivery of key Property Management projects, ensuring legal compliance, operational efficiency, and value for money across the council’s property estate. This includes managing procurement, contractor performance, and health & safety.

You’ll drive service improvements and represent the division at senior forums, helping shape policy and ensure high standards across all property-related operations.

A key project will be the providing support for Coventry Retail Market, ensuring effective servicing, income generation and maximisation.

All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.

Who are we looking for?

You'll have excellent programme management skills and people management skills and have significant experience of working collaboratively across a range of arears.

You’ll have a track record in problem solving, advocating change, effectively using data to understand our needs and targeting resources in a way which maximises efficiency and effectiveness.

You’ll also be a strong communicator, able to explain and present complex data.

When applying for this role you will be asked to write a personal statement, please include the following information in your statement:

• Ability and experience of managing multiple work programmes
• Experience to continuously improve services to drive quality improvements and shape service delivery.
• Ability and experience of leading and motivating others outside your direct sphere of influence.

If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'. If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.

Interview date: Wednesday 4 September

About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies