Project Manager (Major Projects)

Role: Project Manager (Major Projects)

Location: South Ribble Borough Council and Chorley Council

Contract: Full time (36.25 hours per week) / Permanent

Salary: £45,718 - £46,731 (plus 6% car allowance)

Closing Date: 13 July 2025

Exciting Career Opportunity: Join Our team as a Project Manager within our Major Projects Team.

We're seeking an experienced Project Manager with Major Projects experience to join our team working across Chorley Council and South Ribble Borough Council. As a Project manager, you will be a key resource in the Major Projects team driving our Major Capital projects

What you’ll be getting up to

•  Lead and support the delivery of complex capital projects across the Council’s capital programme from inception to completion, ensuring alignment with procurement rules and RIBA stages, and proactively resolving issues to maintain progress.
•  Assist the Major Projects Delivery Manager and Head of Property and Development in developing funding strategies and preparing bids for strategic schemes, engaging with internal stakeholders and external funding bodies.
•  Manage the development and execution of project plans, ensuring delivery on time, within scope and budget. Responsibilities include budget control, procurement, contract management, and securing necessary approvals.
•  Ensure all projects adhere to Health & Safety regulations, including the Council’s practices, CDM Regulations, and The Building Safety Act 2022, while maintaining compliance across consultants and contractors.
•  Build effective relationships with stakeholders to ensure project outcomes meet expectations and support reporting requirements including briefings, presentations, and performance monitoring.
•  Operate within a multi-disciplinary team, overseeing the pre-construction process and lifecycle contractor management, including valuations, contract administration, and project handover to operational status.
• To lead and support with a range of project related reports and presentations for Council meetings, briefing papers for senior managers and other monitoring reports

Who we’re looking for

• Someone with proven working experience in capital project delivery and contractor management.
• You should have professional membership of the RICS or CIOB (or be working towards this).
• A solid understanding of public sector procurement and operational procedures 
• Someone with exceptional knowledge of project management tools and techniques

Other requirements

• This role requires some travel around our boroughs. You should have a valid driving licence.
• This role requires you to have access to your own vehicle to carry out your duties.

Our Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (and Christmas shutdown)
• Hybrid/agile working from day one
• Local Government pension
• Healthcare Cash Plan for cash back on health treatments 
• Cashback website access for savings on brands you love
• Volunteering days
• Free parking
• Car Allowance

Many of our colleagues work flexibly for us. We’re always open to conversations around different working arrangements. If you’re interested in part-time, compressed hours or any other working arrangement, please get in touch with us through the “Contact Us” form on our careers website.

At South Ribble Council, our mission is to provide a first-class service and improve the quality of life for our communities. Our staff are our greatest resource in helping us achieve this. They’re at the heart of everything we do and are crucial to the delivery of excellent services. 

Working Together

We share a number of our services with Chorley Council. This allows for improved resilience across both councils and provides numerous benefits to our operations. Whilst some staff and back-end processes are shared between the Councils, both Councils still retain sovereignty and have separate strategies and corporate plans.

Additional information

Applicants are advised to apply early. We reserve the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date. 

Equal Opportunities

We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We are committed to the elimination of unfair and unlawful discrimination and prejudice in all our policies, procedures, and practices.

We’re committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and accessible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process, please contact us via the "Contact Us" page on our website.

If you are disabled or your last employer was the armed forces, and you meet all the essential criteria of a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.