Project Manager (operations)

Post Title: Project Manager

Team: Operations

We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager.  This role will lead and support in the implementation, monitoring and reporting of projects and programmes in the Operations Department and to the Delivery Unit.  You will support the Operational Directors Team by ensuring the standard project management approach, monitoring and reporting is embedded through the Operations Department.  In addition, you will be provided with all the support you will need to develop both personally and professionally.

As a Project Manager in Operations you will:

• Manage the reporting of transformation projects and savings delivery to the Transformation Board and Delivery Unit.

·       Monitor and evaluate the progress of projects, provide reports and updates to the Leadership Team as required.

·       Ensure data is captured and reported in a robust and succinct way, whilst ensuring the data is challenged to address the steps that need to be taken and why.

• Ensure projects are delivered on time, to a high standard, driving efficiencies, maximising budgets, and achieving high levels of performance delivery through monthly monitoring and reporting and liaison with colleagues in Operations Department.
• Work across a range of work streams to enable effective monitoring and reporting.
• Identify any issues, opportunities and areas of risk across all projects and programmes and ensure these are communicated to the Leadership Team.

What makes you our ideal Project Manager?

• Enjoy working to tight deadlines and being proactive.

• Have a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Have strong planning, leading, coordination, budgeting and monitoring experience.
• Be an effective problem solver.
• Excellent scheduling and time management competencies.
• Be able to communicate effectively to a range of audiences.
• Experience of prioritisation and risk and issue management.

For full details of the role and requirements please see the attached job description and person specification.  For an informal chat regarding the role please contact the Assistant Director – Operations (Strategy) - Ben Thomson on b.thomson@bury.gov.uk

Normal hours of work are 37 hours per week based around the usual business working week.

If you would like to be considered for this exciting opportunity, please submit your application via Greater.jobs as soon as possible - the closing date for applications is Thursday 2nd May .  Applications that meet the essential criteria will be invited for interview which are anticipated to take place on the week commencing Monday 6th May

In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.

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