Project Manager - Transformation

How you'll make a difference As a Project Manager working within the Transformation team, you will oversee and lead key projects, managing the scope and delivery of a range of change initiatives. Supporting the development and implementation of ambitious, complex and multi-faceted transformation projects, you will be responsible for elements of system redesign and implementation, organisational improvement, behaviour change and delivery of savings. What you will be doing As an experienced project manager, you will use a flexible approach to develop, lead, manage and implement a range of complex and innovative projects across the council. It will be your responsibly to drive change that improves outcomes for our service users and delivers a value for money service. Using your experience and knowledge, you will provide expertise and advice to a range of customers, analyse opportunities for innovation, establish effective ways of working and ensure council activity is lawful. You will adopt a matrix management approach, ensuring team members are motivated and highly competent, while maintaining a creative and participative culture. It will be key for you to manage, review and resolve any issues relating to budgets and financial information, ensuring targets are met, reports are delivered and council resources are used efficiently to achieve value for money. What we need from you We require you to hold a relevant professional qualification, degree or equivalent specialist qualification such as It is essential that you have technical skills and experience that demonstrate your ability to project manage project delivery, including risk management and public and stakeholder engagement. You must be able to think strategically and creatively, demonstrate strong innovation and problem-solving skills and show adaptably when delivering projects. It will be key for you to have the ability to collaborate and communicate with colleagues from across the organisation, including senior officers, elected members and a range of external stakeholders. What you need to know This is a limited term contract until May 2027. This role is hybrid, with a mixture of working at our office in Badminton Road and working from home. Interviews will be held on the 20th May 2026 How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities. We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities. We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives, and we offer genuine flexibility to help them achieve that work/life balance. We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work. Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here. We’re providing essential services across our internal network to ensure we can fully support our community. We’re positive and forward thinking, always looking for new and innovative ways of working work and we’re ambitious about the future. We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference. We’re making a difference, be part of it! To view the full job description, please click this link: Project Manager - Job Description As an experienced project manager, you will use a flexible approach to develop, lead, manage and implement a range of complex and innovative projects across the council. It will be your responsibly to drive change that improves outcomes for our service users and delivers a value for money service. Using your experience and knowledge, you will provide expertise and advice to a range of customers, analyse opportunities for innovation, establish effective ways of working and ensure council activity is lawful. You will adopt a matrix management approach, ensuring team members are motivated and highly competent, while maintaining a creative and participative culture. It will be key for you to manage, review and resolve any issues relating to budgets and financial information, ensuring targets are met, reports are delivered and council resources are used efficiently to achieve value for money. We require you to hold a relevant professional qualification, degree or equivalent specialist qualification such as It is essential that you have technical skills and experience that demonstrate your ability to project manage project delivery, including risk management and public and stakeholder engagement. You must be able to think strategically and creatively, demonstrate strong innovation and problem-solving skills and show adaptably when delivering projects. It will be key for you to have the ability to collaborate and communicate with colleagues from across the organisation, including senior officers, elected members and a range of external stakeholders.