Senior Project Manager - Portfolio & Projects

Be Bold, Make a Difference, Show you Care

This is a great opportunity to join a successful, high performing Team, in an ambitious Council that is always striving to move forward. Our Digital Services Team are changing in the way we deliver our service and are reflecting the new ways of working with the use of Digital, Data and Technology.

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Senior Project Manager that wants to make a difference and can provide support to the team through a period of development and change, with an aim of operating slick and efficient processes and projects whilst providing the best service to our customers, residents and businesses.

With exciting times ahead, we are reshaping the Digital Services Team and have created roles, to add value and to provide the best service to our citizens.

The Role:

The Senior Project Manager will report to the Head of Strategic Portfolio and Projects within Digital Services and have accountability for managing IT enabled projects both directly and through a team of Project Managers throughout the Council.

Permanent, Full Time contract

MM2 £48,078 - £61,497 pa

Key Accountabilities:

The successful applicant will be expected to:

• Deliver the Council's technology enabled innovation and strategic development projects

• Ensure all projects are managed and delivered according to prevailing governance with particular emphasis on financial management

• To be responsible for developing and managing key stakeholder relationships required to deliver projects

• To continually develop systems, processes and governance to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the department and project delivery

• Lead and Manage a team of Project Managers

• Develop a team of Project Managers to be the centre of excellence for project management

About you: We are passionate about placing our customer at the heart of everything we do, and our residents deserve exceptional customer experience from the Council. We would like you to hold that principle, be bold and enthusiastic. You will be someone who has a good understanding of change in a complex organisation, and has excellent communication skills.

Why it's great to work for Enfield Council

• An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Up to 31 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
• A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
• Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
• Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
• Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
• Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.

Our culture: We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working.

For more information please visit www.DiscoverDigitalEnfield.co.uk

Closing Date - Midnight on Thursday 4th February 2021

Interviews w/c 15th February 2021

To apply please click on the apply button below

This role requires that you upload 2 documents.

• A supporting statement addressing how you meet the requirements of the job description and person specification.

• Your CV.

Your supporting statement should be around 2 pages in A4 format.

If you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact Claire Turner, Senior Recruitment Consultant on 0208 132 1024 or claire.turner@enfield.gov.uk