About the job

Some key information

This role offers

• 33 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Take on a leading role within a small, supportive team
• Salary is £49,771 -£54,142 per annum (remuneration package includes a £8,000 recruitment allowance per annum until 31 st October 2028)

What will I be doing?

You'll be taking on a key role in managing, delivering and supervising a range of significant construction projects. These projects form a wide-ranging portfolio of properties across Somerset, including leisure centres, schools and libraries.

Using your detailed professional and technical experience, you'll be ensuring that the strategic goals of the Council are met. To do this, you'll need to be able to effectively manage financial risks, ensure projects are delivered on time, and liaise with client leads and project stakeholders to confirm that all standards are being met successfully.

These are complex, multi-million pound projects that you'll be working on, so you'll have significant opportunities to make a considerable impact in this team. The projects you'll be leading on will be RIBA stages 2-6, so you'll also be able to have this impact throughout the construction project process.

You'll be a senior member of a small, supportive team who will share your desire to strive for excellence. This will include directing training for junior staff on the team, as well as providing mentorship for them to help nurture their development.

You're going to be recognised as the focal point for the delivery of these projects. You'll be required to represent our Corporate Property team, giving professional advise to internal client departments and external consultants.

This role will involve regular travel to sites across Somerset. It's a hands-on role and you'll be actively involved in the inspection and review of a wide range of projects across these sites.

There's plenty to do and you'll be stuck in from day one. However, this means that if you enjoy challenging yourself and are ready to make a big impact in your career, you'll be a great fit for what we are looking for.

What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But it will really help if you have:

• A strong up to date knowledge of project management in a construction environment, including key construction processes.
• A relevant degree and / or professional level qualification in project management and / or equivalent experience.
• The ability to manage multiple stakeholders, prior experience of working in a Local Government or Public Sector environment would also be useful.
• The ability to work at pace, while managing workloads efficiently and effectively to achieve results.
• An attention to detail for the maintenance of project files and regular reporting of financial and programme data.

What's in it for me?

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more

Anything else I should know?

The salary for this role is £41,771 -£46,142 per annum. In addition to this, there is a recruitment allowance of £8000 per annum, active up to 31/10/2028. This role comes with an annual leave allowance of 33 days plus bank holidays.

When completing your application and CV, please provide your full employment history and ensure that any gaps in employment are explained. Please start with your current or most recent employment.

For an informal chat about the role, you can contact Richard Morris, Principal

Construction Project Manager at Richard.Morris@somerset.gov.uk .

If you have everything you need, just hit the apply button. We can't wait to hear from you.

Supporting documents and information

Please read any attached documents before applying for this job

LGR0096 Senior Construction Project Manager.pdf
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