Project Manager - RT00926

Walsall Council; Walsall; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Walsall Council is seeking a talented Project Manager to deliver strategic business change within the Transformation and Change team. You will oversee programmes, manage benefits realisation and drive efficiencies in line with the council’s transformation agenda.

The role requires an industry-standard project management qualification and a degree or equivalent experience, with clear communication in English.

Qualifications

• You will need an industry standards qualification in Project Management and be educated to degree level (or clearly demonstrate significant relevant professional experience).

Responsibilities

• Deliver strategic Programmes of Business Change and realise forecast efficiencies and savings.
• Provide project management oversight across Transformational activity in Walsall Council.
• Represent Programme Manager/Director at boards, Corporate Management Team, and workshops.
• Plan, implement, monitor and evaluate transformational projects; manage risks/issues to successful outcomes.
• Support design, delivery and ongoing benefit realisation for complex Business Change Programmes.
• Develop and maintain project management methodologies and templates.
• Promote use of standard project management practices to deliver sustainable change in the organisation.
• Communicate with customers in accurate spoken English.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Project Manager - Ref: RT00926

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

The Walsall Transformation and Change team are looking for a talented and tenacious individual who can deliver change in line with the council’s ambitious transformation programme.

As a Project Manager within the Walsall Transformation and Change Team, you will:

• Play a key role in the team to successfully deliver strategic Programmes of Business Change and to achieve the stated benefits realisation including any forecast efficiencies and savings. Working in collaboration and under the general direction of the Programme Manager/Director of Strategy and Transformation.
• To provide project management level oversight and expertise across all Transformational activity in Walsall Council.
• Represent Programme Manager/Director of Strategy and Transformation the as required at various forums including project boards, Corporate Management Team, workshops.
• To plan, commission, implement, performance monitor and evaluation of transformational projects and related change activities. Assist in the management of risks/issues to the programmes successful outcome
• To support the transformation projects in the successful design, solution and management of complex strategic Business Change 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 Programme Manager/Director of Strategy and Transformation throughout the business change lifecycle and actively participate and contribute at key meetings.
• To have a thorough and robust knowledge to enable the delivery of complex Business Change projects via the application of Project management and Business Change methodologies to deliver efficiency savings at a strategic level that align to customer needs and corporate priorities.
• Develop, maintain and update project management methodologies and related templates for the organisation.
• Promote and support on the use of industry standard project management methodologies to help deliver sustainable change in the organisation.
• To communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.

You will need to hold an industry standards qualification in Project Management and be educated to degree level (or clearly demonstrate significant relevant professional experience).

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

Closing date: Friday 28th August 2026

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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.