Job description
Mae'r ddogfen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg / This document is also available in Welsh.

RCT Strategic Projects delivers a diverse portfolio of civil engineering schemes across Rhondda Cynon Taf, including highway infrastructure, transportation improvements, land reclamation, drainage, and flood risk management.

We are seeking to appoint a Senior Project Manager to join our team and support the delivery of a wide range of exciting and challenging projects - from small local improvements to major infrastructure schemes.

The successful candidate will lead projects through all stages of development, acting as the client representative from initial feasibility and consultant procurement through to contractor appointment, construction, and project completion. You will be responsible for ensuring that projects are delivered on programme, within budget, and to a high standard.

You will be joining a supportive, collaborative team that values openness, professional integrity, and shared problem-solving. We work closely with colleagues across the Council, external partners, and local communities, and we take pride in delivering projects that make a tangible difference across RCT. The team encourages continuous learning, constructive challenge, and a practical, solutions-focused approach to project delivery.

Full details of the required qualifications, skills, and experience are provided in the Job Description and Person Specification.

This is a permanent, full-time role based on a 37-hour working week under the Council's flexible working hours scheme. The post offers a hybrid working arrangement, with time split between our Pontypridd office and working from home. You will be provided with a laptop to enable a hybrid working arrangement.

Benefits include:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 31 days after 5 years' service)
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme

For an informal discussion or further information on the position please contact Mr Gerwyn Davies, Senior Principal Engineer on 07385370191.

Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council.

The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.

An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

As part of the Council's longer term objectives in relation to the Welsh language and its Workforce Planning Strategy, it is committed to a guaranteed interview scheme for Welsh-speakers of Level 3 and above. If you meet the essential criteria as identified in the person specification for the job and are a Welsh-speaker of Level 3 and above, you will be invited to interview if you choose to participate in the scheme.

In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council.

In support of the Council's voluntary pledge to support the Armed Forces, the recruiter must always be prepared to ensure that applicants who have identified themselves as members of the Armed Forces including Service Leavers, Veterans or Reservists and who meet the essential criteria of the person specification, are offered an interview.

Care Experienced Leavers - Guaranteed Interview Scheme

As part of the Council's corporate parenting role it is committed to supporting its care experienced leavers. This means anyone who has spent time within the care system at any point in their life. We encourage applications from individuals who are care experienced to enable them to access employment, education, experiences and volunteering opportunities.

The Council will guarantee an interview for any care experienced leavers who wish to take part in the scheme who meet the essential criteria for the role.