Project Manager - RT00926

Project Manager -

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 pa

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.