Project Manager (Capital PMO) - INTERNAL

THIS ROLE IS INTERNALLY RESTRICTED

To apply for this job, you must meet all of the following criteria:

• Be an employee of Kirklees Council.
• Be employed by Kirklees for the duration of the recruitment process – up to and including the start date.
• Have successfully completed your probationary period.

(Please note that if you work for an Academy, you are not an employee of the Council.)

Your employment status will be checked, if you do not meet the above requirements your application will be rejected. 

The role will be offered as hybrid working. Whilst a lot of the role can be done from home, regular travel to a Kirklees office or site is to be expected.

About the role

Do you have experience within social housing and project management, and are ready to take on a new challenge? The Capital PMO (Capital Project Management Office) Manager will have an opportunity to positively impact the lives of our residents, through supporting the delivery of quality accommodation.

Homes and Neighbourhoods is currently undergoing significant change and improvement, with a series of projects and programmes well established within the service. The Assets and Development Team have recently developed an ambitious Assets Strategy – building on a series of activities recently completed across Assets and building safety.

The Assets and Development Team within Homes and Neighbourhoods are recruiting a Capital PMO Project Manager to develop and manage a newly established Capital PMO and it’s associated Capital PMO Delivery Board, in addition to driving forward plans within the Asset Strategy. The role will be responsible for overseeing delivery, progress and risks associated with multiple capital delivery schemes and projects.

About you

The ideal candidate will have a sound understanding of project management, stakeholder management and business improvement processes, in addition to proven knowledge and experience of the social housing environment – particularly in relation to asset management and building safety. You will also possess excellent attention to detail and be able to establish robust documentation management across a complex environment.  You will also possess an ability to oversee data collection and analysis and use this the provide robust reporting – ensuring assurance across progress and decision making by managers, the Senior Management Team (SMT) and Homes and Neighbourhoods Improvement Board.

The Capital PMO Project Manager is an exciting new role which brings with it opportunity to develop new business processes and oversee the implementation of a new PMO across asset management. The role will oversee large programmes of work across asset development and building safety, ensuring robust governance is in place and assurance across multiple activities and projects is provided to the Capital Delivery Board plus the Homes and Neighbourhoods Improvement Board. The ideal candidate will have proven management skills – and be able to line manage and direct the work of a small team of project and performance officers and administration staff. The ideal candidate will also be able to demonstrate the ability to identify and align dependencies with other change projects across the service – and manage the impact of these on capital projects.

About us

Kirklees is set in the heart of beautiful West Yorkshire and has a growing population of c440,000. With the two major centres of Huddersfield and Dewsbury, it also encompasses several smaller towns. It is well served by both rail and road networks and is close to Leeds and Manchester.

We are a metropolitan single tier authority, the 13th biggest local authority in the UK in terms of population. We have an elected leader and cabinet structure, and a very talented and dedicated workforce.

We are committed to building a strong local democracy and offer many exciting career opportunities for those who want to help us achieve this. We value our workforce and want everyone to have their say.

We are a modern and progressive council, committed to family friendly, flexible and agile ways of working - as well as offering many other benefits including a generous pension scheme and annual leave entitlement of 27.5 days a year (plus public holidays). We’re committed to staff development and continuous improvement.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Sarah Thistlethwaite (Service Development Manager) – Sarah.Thistlethwaite@kirklees.gov.uk or David Cleaver (Assets Service Manager) – David.Cleaver@kirklees.gov.uk . Please note, we do not have access to CVs due to our name-blind approach to shortlisting. Please provide a personal statement detailing how you meet the criteria within the Job Profile. 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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