Project Manager - Towns Fund

£19.5m Towns Fund awarded to Swindon to deliver a series of major projects across the town centre has opened an opportunity for new talent to join our regeneration team.

We are seeking a Client-Side Project Manager to work within the Property Assets portfolio. You will be responsible for the delivery of £10m of projects to SBC owned listed buildings funded by the Towns Fund, under the supervision of the Strategic Lead for Carriage Works.

Your next role

As part of the role, you will manage the progress of projects within given timescales, ensuring on going works are inspected. Contract managing delivery to quality standards and compliance. Ensuring we deliver the completed regeneration projects for our end tenants and funding bodies. You will undertake technical appraisals of schemes, including analysis of project drawings and contract documents. Working with a professional design team to agree planning and listed buildings consent for the scheme.

You will have experience of working in a construction delivery role, working with professional services including Architects, mechanical and electrical engineers, Cost Consultants and working with local authority regulatory services. You will be able to demonstrate experience of working closely with others, as part of a team, with a professional, friendly and tactful manner.

You will be someone who has an interest in working for and contributing to the regeneration of a major Heritage Asset and listed premises, to deliver new highly accessible and exclusive premises for businesses in central Swindon.

You will also have good communication skills, both written and verbal, proficiency with MS Office programmes including project, excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise work. Understanding of financial processes and transactions would also be beneficial.

In ‘normal’ circumstances, you will be located at Wat Tyler West 2nd floor on the main Civic campus, with time onsite at the Carriage Works as necessary. This role does however also allow for the flexibility of some working from home.

If you have the skills, knowledge, experience and enthusiasm to deliver in this exciting role and want to help shape the future of our town. To support the regeneration of key strategic heritage assets for Swindon businesses and develop the Carriage Works and Health Hydro within The Works – Swindon’s home for Heritage, Knowledge and big ideas, we want to hear from you.

You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).

Your next package

Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.

Please see our Vision and Values page for more details.

Your next steps

Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.

Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.

For further information about the role please Mirabelle Stobbs - Strategic Lead for Carriage Works, Property Assets on mstobbs@swindon.gov.uk

If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk