Project Manager, Project & Program Management, Change Management

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to support the delivery of Cambridgeshire County Council’s Change portfolio on a fixed term basis until March 2028. Reporting to a Programme Manager, you will play a key role in planning, managing and delivering projects that support the Council’s strategic ambitions and deliver meaningful outcomes for residents, services and partners.

This isan important role within the Change and Delivery Service, working collaboratively across services and the wider system to deliver complex projects from initiation through to successful handover and closure. You will use the Council’s project management methodologies,standard sand tools to manage plans, milestones, risks, issues, dependencies,budgets and reporting.

As Project Manager, you will work closely with stakeholders at all levels to shape project scope, coordinate resources, support effective governance andmaintainmomentum across delivery. You will provide clear information to programme governance,identify and escalate delivery risks, and act as a trusted source of project managementexpertisefor colleagues and partners.

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We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing
  , both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities
  , apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes

Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.

• Lead the day-to-day management of large-scale and/or complex projects, including plans, milestones, progress,quality and delivery controls.
• Identify,manage and escalate project risks, issues,dependencies and constraints, ensuring the right level of oversight is maintained.
• Establish and lead project teams,providing project management advice,guidance and challenge to support successful delivery.
• Produce clear and timely reporting for programme governance, including analysis of progress, delivery confidence,expenditure and emerging pressures.
• Use project portfolio and planning tools to manage project delivery, monitor activity and support effective decision making.
• Work with services, partners and corporate support functions including Finance, IT, HR, Legal, Procurement, Communications,and Learning and Development to scope work and agree resource requirements.
• Develop and maintain communicationsplansthat support engagement with stakeholders, partners,suppliers and users throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure projects meet user and service needs by actively seeking input from stakeholders and supporting effective business change.
• Support project closure, including documentation, lessons learned and successful handover into business as usual.

You will be an experienced project manager with a strong understanding of project and change management methodologies, tools and techniques, and the ability to apply these in a complex organisational environment. You will bring proven experience of managing projects from initiation through to delivery, coordinating resources, risk management, budget monitoring and delivering sustainable service improvements.

You will be confident working across organisational boundaries, able to…