Sanctuary Personnel are looking for a Project Manager (Housing Repairs and Maintenance) to work on an interim basis with Stoke-on-Trent Council.
Pay: £350 - £433.75 per day
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Key Responsibilities of the Project Manager:
- Manage the day to day delivery of the Project, which covers the delivery of 8 workstreams established to ensure a smooth transition back to the council.
- Lead employee engagement activities including workshops, roadshows and internal and external messaging.
- Provide support and cover for the Programme Lead on the delivery of the programme; leading governance arrangements and day to day management of the workstreams.
- Ensure all due-diligence activity has been completed and information is readily available and accessible.
- Drive forward stakeholder management across the project and build and continually maintain communication with stakeholders based on the communications strategy, which you will help to inform.
- Develop proposals for fit for purpose structures and lead the consultation processes.
- Provide projectmanagement expertise and support to the project governance arrangements involving the major stakeholders, staff, relevant professionals and other agencies.
- Monitor projectprogress, identify areas of development, develop the programme risk register and lead on the resolution of any issues, in order to ensure that the objectives of the programme are delivered within the specified budget, timescale and to the specified standards.
- Work closely with other members of the overall project team on stakeholder management, dependency management and sharing insights from the programmes/projects they work with.
- Undertake effective liaison with Trade Union representatives and manage and lead communication and engagement activity with employees and stakeholders.
- Ensure that professional input is provided from an operational and functional perspective throughout the programme
Applicant Requirement of the Project Manager:
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g. law, public/business administration, finance, construction management) or equivalent practical experience.
- Practical experience and understanding of building maintenance and demonstrable technical knowledge of housing repairs and maintenance.
- Project or programme management qualifications (e.g. APM, MSP, Prince 2) or experience in programme/project management and change management, including the delivery of high profile, complex and high risk projects and programmes.
- Proven experience in managing repairs and maintenance services at a head of service level and/or experience of insourcing repairs and maintenance services.
- Experience of working in a local government setting at a strategic level.
Regretfully we are only able to respond to experienced candidates who meet these requirements for this role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements, but please feel free to browse our open roles that may be more suitable for you.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work.
