Project Manager (Commercial) - Ref: EE11025

-; Walsall; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in England is seeking a Commercial Project Manager on a 2-year fixed term contract. This role involves delivering strategic complex commercial projects to achieve specified benefits, providing oversight, and ensuring alignment with customer needs. Candidates should have project management qualifications or relevant professional experience. Excellent verbal communication in English is essential. The salary range is between £47,181 and £50,269, with a closing date for applications on December 31st, 2025.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Generous holiday entitlements

First class pension scheme

Opportunities for training and personal development

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge in delivering complex commercial projects.
• Significant experience in managing strategic programs.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English.

Responsibilities

• Deliver strategic complex commercial projects.
• Provide oversight and expertise across key commercial projects.
• Plan, implement, and monitor complex projects.

Skills

Project Management

Strategic Planning

Customer Communication

Education

Industry standards qualification in Project Management

Degree level education

Job description

Job Description

Description

Commercial Project Manager - Ref: EE11025

2 year fixed term contract

Grade: G10: Salary Range: £47,181 - £50,269

Join the dynamic Walsall Commercial Strategy team and make a real impact! We're seeking a driven and resourceful professional, ready to champion innovative commercial projects. If you thrive on challenge and want to help shape the future of our commercial success, we want to hear from you.

• Play a key role in the commercial strategy team to successfully deliver strategic complex commercial projects to achieve the stated benefits realisation including any forecast efficiencies and savings. Working in collaboration and under the general direction of the Commercial Implementation Manager/Director of Economy and Growth.
• To provide strategic commercial project management level oversight and expertise across key complex commercial projects.
• Represent the Commercial Implementation Manager/Director of Economy and Growth as required at various forums including project boards, Corporate Management Team, workshops.
• To plan, commission, implement, performance monitor and evaluation of complex projects. Assist in the management of risks to the projects successful outcome.
• To support the commercial projects in the successful design, solution and management of complex strategic programmes requiring innovation and challenge and to be responsible for the ongoing benefit realisation including efficiencies and savings to the Council that align to customer needs and corporate priorities.
• To be responsible to the Commercial Implementation Manager/Director of Economy and Growth throughout the commercial business change lifecycle and actively participate and contribute at key meetings.
• To have a thorough and robust knowledge to enable the delivery of complex commercial projects to deliver both income generation and cost recovery at a strategic level that align to customer needs and corporate priorities.
• To communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.

An industry standards qualification in Project Management or to be educated to degree level is desirable (or clearly demonstrate significant relevant professional experience).

If you have any further questions about the role, please do not hesitate to contact [e-mail]

View: Job Description and Employee Specification

Closing date for applications: December 31st 2025

This post is covered by the Government's Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers. The post holder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.

Important note:

When completing your online application form, you will be asked to enter supporting information. You must enter a detailed supporting information statement describing how your skills, abilities and experience meet the specific criteria included in the employee specification. If you do not include a supporting information statement, you will not be shortlisted. Please also ensure that you complete the work history and qualifications sections of your application form. Please do not add a CV as we do not accept them. See our Information for Applicants leaflet for further information.

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Here at Walsall, we want to attract the best talent. That's why - as well as a satisfying and rewarding job - we offer a range of attractive benefits. Working arrangements in most jobs are flexible (you may work flexitime, full or part time and job sharing is usually available) and you can expect generous holiday entitlements, a first class pension scheme and plenty of opportunities for training and personal development.

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