Project Manager
Gloucester
This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
- Job Title: Project Manager
- Job Location: Quayside House
- Salary: £34,834 - £38,223 per annum
- Hours per Week: 37.00
- Contract Type: Fixed Term
- Duration: One year
- Closing Date: 06/10/2024
- Job Requisition Number: 9878
- This post is not open to job share
About The Team & Role
We are looking to appoint a project manager who is enthusiastic and highly motivated to lead project teams to support the successful delivery of our Gloucestershire Fire & Rescue Service Transformation Programme and Portfolio Management Office priorities.
Since our inspection by HMICFRS in 2021, Gloucestershire Fire & Rescue Service (GFRS) had led significant work to improve its organisational culture and operational delivery through the GFRS Transformation Programme. Following a re-inspection in 2023, the service has refreshed its action plan for progressive and sustainable improvement of GFRS.
Working closely with colleagues across GFRS, with support of other Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) services, you will be responsible for the planning, development, and implementation of projects, ensuring that the correct governance is in place, risks are identified and mitigated, and stakeholders are managed.
To do this, you will be working closely with operational experts within GFRS but will also be joining a supportive team of project and change management professionals within the Transformation team, who drive transformation and change across the council.
This position is a twelve-month fixed term contract. If you are interested in this position as a secondment, please speak with your manager to agree their support prior to submitting your expression of interest, as we would require a speedy start date.
About You
To be successful, you will need knowledge of project management tools and techniques, using them appropriately to proactively plan for and coordinate delivery. You’ll also bring your strong organisational and problem-solving skills to manage competing demands and tight timescales, to ensure that the project is successfully delivered.
We also need your excellent ability to communicate with stakeholders at different levels to ensure a collaborative approach to delivery. However, we also want you to use your influencing skills to challenge and negotiate with stakeholders when needed.
About Us
Hybrid working arrangements are available for many of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working. This role will require regular onsite working at our GFRS Headquarters in Gloucester, as well as visits to our fire stations across the county.
For all your hard work, you will receive the following:
- Flexible and agile working opportunities
- 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
- An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
- Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
- Career development and qualification opportunities
- Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for
- employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
- An in-house Occupational Health service
- Employee discount scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
- Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network
How to apply
If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please express an interest in this position by submitting a CV today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button. Previous applicants need not apply
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Becky Austin (GFRS Programme Manager) via becky.austin-white@glosfire.gov.uk.
Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail and invited to interview week commencing 14th October 2024.
Additional Information
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We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.
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Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.