Delivery Project Manager

How you’ll make a difference

As Delivery Project Manager you will deliver a new 3-year project for the restoration and
enhancement of Kingswood Park, forming the green ‘heart’ of Kingswood. In the role the focus
will be on providing a green space where people can come together to enjoy high quality
facilities and participate in events, in a relaxing and welcoming environment. This role will
include project managing the delivery of improvements, including a new accessible/Changing
Places toilet facility, a new refreshment area, restoration of the heritage features within the
park and a landscape improvement plan including making space more accessible.

South Gloucestershire Council has secured delivery phase funding from The National Lottery
Heritage Fund (the Heritage Fund) to progress our plans for the restoration and enhancement
Kingswood Park in South Gloucestershire. The Heritage Fund grant awarded is £2,671,735, with a
total project delivery cost of £3,360,857 over 3 years. 

What will you be doing?

• On a daily basis you will be responsible for managing the delivery of all projects
  identified in our 3-year Heritage Fund delivery work programme for Kingswood Park, within
  timeframes and to budget.
• You will have direct line management for the Park Activities Delivery Officer and Health
  & Wellbeing Activities Officer, and also have oversight of the park apprentice role.
• In the role you will be working closely with a wide variety of design consultants,
  contractors, partner organisations, community representatives, residents and local businesses,
  in the delivery of the Kingswood Park delivery programme.
• It will be your responsibility to manage all associated project budget control,
  communications, and reporting to the Heritage Fund, throughout the delivery phase of the
  project.
• A focus of the project will be that delivery is environmentally sustainable, with the aim
  for the future management of the park to be carbon neutral. 
• You will work closely with the Friends of Kingswood Park and wider Kingswood community and
  be accountable to the project delivery steering group, to ensure relationships and efficient
  and effective delivery.
• You will appoint and oversee an Evaluation Consultant to work alongside the wider project
  delivery team, who will monitor and record outputs against identified participant targets,
  ensuring positive and lasting change.

What we need from you

• It is essential that you are educated to degree level, or have equivalent relevant
  experience in Project Management, Heritage, Landscape Architecture, and also have
  post-qualification experience of delivering construction, landscape and environmental projects.
• You will have experience in a multidiscipline project-based role that has involved working
  with architects, structural engineers, landscape architects, design consultants, contractors
  and community groups, covering a variety of design disciplines.
• We require you to demonstrate experience of co-ordinating and delivering programmes,
  projects and budgets, procurement and contract management within set timescales, whilst
  ensuring clearly defined outcomes are met.
• You must have experience of financial reporting, evaluation, maintaining records and
  budgets, and have experience of grant monitoring and submitting funding claims.
• You will be able to present technical information at meetings and consultations, to
  potentially non-technical audiences, including a wide range of community groups, volunteers,
  staff and organisations.

How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different

• 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. 
• We trust our team to work in the way which allows them to make the biggest difference and
  we continue to invest in technology to help staff do their jobs to the best of their ability
  and celebrate innovation. 
• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young
  people and vulnerable adults. Ensuring all our staff are given right skills, knowledge and
  support to recognise and respond effectively to potential abuse or neglect.
• 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.

Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people
who live, work and learn here.

• We’re building and shaping communities which people are proud of.
• We’re planning for the future; building and improving the roads, railways, schools, green
  spaces, and houses. 
• We’re providing essential services across our communities to ensure they are safe and well
  maintained. 

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! 

This 3 year full time role is funded by the Heritage Fund grant awarded for Kingswood Park. We are open to a discussion for the suitability of a job share / flexible working. 

The role is suitable for office/home working and will require regular delivery on site in Kingswood. 

A driving licence and transport is essential. Interviews will take place on the weeks of 11th and 18th March 2024. 

For an informal discussion regarding this role please contact Richard Aston on 01454 863725 or
email [email protected]