Senior Project Manager – Local Government Change (Remote)

Wokingham Borough Council; Wokingham; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

31 days annual leave

LG Pension Scheme

GP Helpline

Employee Assistance

Eye tests

Onsite gym

Discounts

Learning & Development

Employee networks

Job summary

Wokingham Borough Council is seeking a Project Manager to lead large-scale, priority projects within the Business Change team. You will collaborate with senior stakeholders to ensure robust plans, milestones, and action tracking, supporting a 5-year strategy and MHCLG reporting from spring 2027.

The role involves governance, risk management, and delivery of a local licensing scheme for supported exempt accommodation, with a fixed-term 12-month contract and 37 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years Project Management experience with evidence of successful delivery.
• Trained in PRINCE II and / or equivalent project management methodology.
• Knowledge of local government and particularly transformational Government and efficiency agenda.
• Relevant change management qualification or skills and experience (Prosci or similar).
• Experience of using Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, MS Project, MS Visio, PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Act as Project Manager specifically for large scale, priority projects for WBC to meet its strategic priorities.
• Take a pro-active approach to build strong relationships quickly and identify and understand dependencies.
• Follow the Business Change Framework methodology and ways of working.
• Administer and manage the project process and service project meetings.
• To agree and produce clear, concise project plans and delivery timescales.
• Identify key outputs and milestones for decision.
• Report to the appropriate governance forums, track and monitor actions.
• Manage Risks and Issues and record and tracking of costs / benefits.

Skills

Project Management

PRINCE II

Local Government Knowledge

Change Management

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Project

MS Visio

PowerPoint

Job description

Wokingham Borough Council is seeking a Project Manager to lead large-scale, priority projects within the Business Change team. You will collaborate with senior stakeholders to ensure robust plans, milestones, and action tracking, supporting a 5-year strategy and MHCLG reporting from spring 2027.

The role involves governance, risk management, and delivery of a local licensing scheme for supported exempt accommodation, with a fixed-term 12-month contract and 37 hours per week.