Senior Project Manager

Applefields School; Selby; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Applefields School seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead the delivery of major transformation initiatives in North Yorkshire. The role combines strategic oversight with hands-on delivery, liaising with senior colleagues and partners to ensure programmes run smoothly and achieve intended outcomes.

You will shape governance structures, define decision-making routes and contribute to a flexible, high-performing workforce across multiple hubs in North Yorkshire.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience of project management techniques and tools.
• Ability to lead, manage and inspire project teams.
• Experience of managing complex stakeholders and resources to deliver organisational change.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and implementation of large-scale, complex projects (and programmes) with senior colleagues and partners.
• Shape project governance, map decision routes and plan with precision to stay on track.
• Support and coach others involved in delivering change within the Projects and Programmes team.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

PRINCE2/Agile/APM

Job description

Hybrid working - a combination of home working together with a minimum of 2 days per week in an office base at one of ourlocal transformation hubs at Northallerton, Harrogate, Scarborough and Selby.

Are you someone who is innovative and has the ability to oversee the delivery of strategic projects?

Would you like to work for an organisation that is continually looking to improve how it operates its services? Do you have the passion to take our business strategy one step further?

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Manager to join our team as we prepare to deliver the next phase of transformation in North Yorkshire.

If you're someone who thrives on collaboration, loves solving complex challenges, and enjoys making a positive impact, we’d love to hear from you!

The Role

In this role, you'll take the lead on planning and implementation of large-scale, complex projects (and on occasion programmes) that make a real difference. You'll work closely with a wide range of senior colleagues and partners, both inside and outside the organisation, to ensure everything runs smoothly and successfully.

You’ll play a key role in shaping project governance, mapping out clear routes for decision‑making, and planning with precision to keep everything on track.

As part of our Projects and Programmes team, you'll also support and coach others involved in delivering change, helping them grow and succeed.

What you will bring

To be successful in this role you will need to have;

• Knowledge and experience of project management techniques and tools and the ability to lead, manage and inspire project teams.
• Project management qualification (PRINCE2, Agile, APM or similar) or significant experience of using structured project management methodologies
• Experience of successfully managing complex stakeholders and resources to deliver high profile organisational change.

For a detailed outline of the role please see attached the job specification.

We are committed to the development of flexible working practices that ensure our workforce is effectively deployed to support improvements to service delivery, and the development of a flexible, high performing and agile workforce.

Key Dates:

Interview dates: 21 st and 22 nd October 2026

Although this role is being advertised across 4 locations (Northallerton, Harrogate, Scarborough and Selby) you need only submit one application to the location most convenient for you as an office base.

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.

North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.