Overview

Senior Project Manager

Location: Ealing, London

Salary: £66,378 - £69,984 per annum (inclusive) Grade 16

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time

Closing Date: 13 th October 2025

The Role

Projects Delivery Unit is seeking an experienced and energetic individual to join its project management team, working alongside its team of professionals to support the Council's development portfolio.

The successful applicant will be based in Perceval House and working around the borough of Ealing and will need to be highly self-motivated and possessing a firm commercial grounding.

This is a full-time and permanent post with a minimum requirement of 2 days per week in the office.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects in line with the Council's approved Gateways, liaising with designers, contractors, stakeholders and end-users as necessary.
• Carry out Project Manager duties and services in accordance with the Council's management processes, such as the BILD reporting system and the Council's Project Gateways.
• Lead and develop delivery teams of in-house and external professionals and provide direction to consultants and contractors.
• Act as an ambassador for the Council's Economy and Sustainability directorate, championing best practice.
• Ensuring that supervised staff comply with Health and Safety legislation and follow Council H&S policy and procedures.
• Provide commercial support to Quantity Surveying team and wider PDU in relation to contract variations and procurement advice.

Skills and Qualifications

• To be successful in this role you will:
• Be dynamic, an effective communicator and be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Be adaptable and have a flexible working style with ability to pick up and independently lead a wide range of different tasks.
• Be experienced in use of project and programme management practices and tools and putting these into practice.
• Have the ability to work under pressure to challenging timetables and manage a varied workload with competing priorities.

The successful applicants will work face to face in schools and settings, working directly with children and young people. The Council operates a model of hybrid working.

Previous experience of working in a Local Authority environment; schools, leisure and the likes would be advantageous.

This is an exciting role which will give the successful candidate a broad experience in a projects reaching across the Council's various directorates.

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To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable Council, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to their website to complete your application.

https://jobs.ealing.gov.uk/council_job/senior-project-manager-3/