Project Manager

Sussex Police; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Sussex Police is seeking experienced Project Managers to join the Change Delivery team at Surrey Police HQ. Candidates will manage complex projects aimed at improving service delivery and optimizing resources. This role offers full-time flexible working options, a competitive salary range, and the chance to contribute meaningfully to public service.

Benefits

Generous Annual Leave Allowance

Contributory Pension Scheme

Career Progression Opportunities

Discounts for Everyday Spend

On-Site Gyms and Sports Clubs

Mental Wellbeing Guidance and Support

Flexible Working Arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience in managing delivery of complex projects.
• Ability to coordinate and track time, budget, and resource requirements.
• Strong risk management and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage tasks and schedule of project programs ensuring successful delivery.
• Produce project management documents in alignment with corporate standards.
• Coordinate with key stakeholders and project team members.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Communication

Risk Management

Education

Relevant Project Management Qualification

Job description

Division / Department - Change Delivery
Grade - Level 1
Status - Full Time or Happy to Talk Flexible Working
Contract Type - Fixed Term Contract
Salary Grade Range - £44,053 - £57,478
Working Hours - 36.0 Hours per Week
Shift Allowance - No
Politically Restricted - No
Location - Surrey Police Headquarters, Guildford

The starting salary for this role will usually be at the bottom of the salary range and will be pro-rata if the working hours are less than full time.

Chief Constables' Message

We really welcome your interest in joining our Police Force. It is a privilege to lead the teams in Surrey Police and Sussex Police who continuously work selflessly and tirelessly in order to keep people in our counties safe.

We are looking for talented and inspirational people who put the needs of the public at the heart of everything that they do and who want to make a difference. If you feel you are that person then we want to hear from you.

We wish you all the very best with your application.

The Role & Key Responsibilities

The role will be based at Surrey Police HQ (Guildford) with flexible working offered including from home for part of the week. Travel will be required to other police sites within both Surrey and Sussex including Sussex Police HQ (Lewes). This role is within a collaborated team across Surrey Police and Sussex Police, whilst continuing to be two separate legal entities/employers with different terms and conditions. Applications will be accepted by submission of your CV.

We have two exciting opportunities for experienced project managers to join the Joint Surrey & Sussex Police Change Delivery team to manage the delivery of one of two Surrey Police Programmes.

• Operation Solve Programme. This is an extensive review of numerous areas of the policing operating model across Surrey Police to ensure staffing levels and structure deliver right person right time and delivering an outstanding service to victims of crime.
• Police Contact Transformation Programme. This is a review of numerous areas of the contact servicing model focusing on shift pattern models, workforce mix and optimisation of different servicing channels.

Both involve the design and implementation of a range of business change and technology-enabled projects aimed to improve the service offered to the public and to optimise the future service provision. Working under direction of the Programme Manager, this role will play a key part in shaping and delivering the programme.

This role sits within the wider Change Delivery team, who support local, bilateral and regional change activity to ensure that both forces can provide efficient and cost-effective policing services.

Working here provides a career with meaning and the chance to make a difference. We strive to achieve the highest standards for the communities we serve.

Skills & Experience

Day-to-day duties and key responsibilities:

• Managing the tasks and schedule of the programme and projects within, ensuring their successful delivery.
• Ensuring programme outcomes are understood and communicated, agreeing and monitoring key deliverables and milestones, establishing resource requirements, identifying and managing risks and reporting progress to stakeholders as required.
• Responsible for producing and delivering project management products and control documents in accordance with corporate standards, including regular reporting to the Project Board and the Portfolio Management Office.
• Manage the coordination and tracking of time, budget, and resources, and delegate tasks across the programme team.
• Manage the RAID log to identify, document and evaluate risks and issues associated with the delivery of the project, in accordance with the force risk & issue management methodology ensuring an appropriate risk management strategy is in place, recommending appropriate risk responses and issue mitigation plans to the SRO/project board, and that these are escalated to the force level governance boards as appropriate.
• Working closely with the project Subject Matter Experts, key stakeholders and programme team members to ensure consistency of approach and alignment to the programme objectives and design principles.
• Attend weekly meetings to gain programme updates and insights and monitor the tasks and schedule with the Project stream and work package Leads.

Why Work With Us?

Policing is an exciting 24/7 business and we all have commitments outside work. We’re invested in supporting people to balance their life with work and we encourage flexible working. We are open to conversations about job shares and part time working. We encourage agile working, giving you the opportunity to manage your own diary and work wherever you give the best service to the public. This may include flexi-time and home working.

We take pride in looking after our people and offer a variety of benefits;

• career progression
• contributory pension scheme (LGPS)
• generous annual leave allowance
• discounts for everyday spend
• on-site gyms and a range of sports clubs
• generous and supportive parental leave
• financial and mental wellbeing guidance and support
• discounted contributory healthcare scheme

Please note that this role attracts a market supplement of £4,000 per annum and we are seeking a candidate to fulfil a 2-year contract.

If you have any queries about working within the Joint Surrey & Sussex Police Change Delivery team or the role of Project Manager then please email Robin Rance, Programme Manager & Consultant: [e-mail]

We are only as good as our people. It's important that our officers and staff can be themselves in the workplace and we know that as an organisation we'll grow from the variety of thinking, approach, and the skills that diversity brings; all of which help us to deliver a better policing service. We strive to ensure how we deliver our services, provide information and how we recruit is open and accessible to all.

We have multiple staff support groups who help to improve our understanding of minority issues and ensure they are reflected in our work. We are proud members of Disability Confident, hold Race Equality Matters Trailblazer status, are a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and are aligned with the Armed Forces Covenant and the HeForShe movement.

We are committed to being an anti-racist police service. We promise to challenge injustice, ensure fairness and to uphold anti-racist principles in both our organisation and our communities. For more information, you can read our full anti-racism statement here .

We value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities. Regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status, or religious belief, we would love to hear from you.

Following submission of your application you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your application attached. Occasionally emails from this address can fall into spam/junk folders so please ensure this is checked regularly. You may wish to consider [e-mail] your address/contact list to ensure you receive all communications.

This post is being advertised in parallel with Force redeployment processes. Any redeployees who are identified will be given preference. This may result in the post being withdrawn at any point during the recruitment process.

Please note that not all jobs are available for internal candidates across both Forces, the current agreed recruitment principles are;

• vacancies in collaborated units are available to all officers and staff across both Forces
• vacancies in non-collaborated units are only available to officers and staff within the Force with the vacancy unless it is advertised externally
• if the vacancy is advertised externally and an officer or member of staff from the other Force is successful it will result in a transfer of employment

Surrey Police and Sussex Police Special Constables, Volunteers and Agency Staff (excluding self employed workers) covered under the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) are eligible to apply for internal advertised posts.

Reference number SYSX EXEC00053

Date posted 12/06/2025