Project Delivery Manager (Street Lighting)

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Job Description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Mountsorrel. Hawcliffe Road, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire LE12 7AH.

Worker Category: Hybrid Worker,

Salary: £46,404 - £50,865 per annum

Working Hours: Full Time, 37 Hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: Sunday 22nd September 2024

Interview Date(s): TBC. Please note: Interviews will be held in person

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Project Delivery Manager as we are currently seeking a highly motivated and skilled individual to join our Structures & Street Lighting Team at Leicestershire County Council.
As a Project Delivery Manager within the street lighting design team, you'll be responsible for (But not limited to):

• Taking a lead role in the delivery of street lighting maintenance, inspection and Capital renewal programmes and other projects, including design, estimating, consultation, contract management and supervision, to ensure that these meet current standards and that schemes are delivered to time, quality and cost.
• Commissioning and managing providers through new and existing contracts and to help identify and develop supply markets.
• Identifying and developing new commercial opportunities to generate income and manage costs effectively.
• Managing the technical approval of third party highway-related street lighting and external works designs to ensure they meet current standards whilst facilitating development and encouraging economic growth.
• performance management of services and teams through the departmental business planning process to drive continuous improvement in the delivery of Departmental and Service outcomes; monitoring and reporting on progress as required.
• Adopting asset management principles as part of project delivery, including lifecycle planning and whole life costing as part of estimating.
• Deputising for the Team Manager as appropriate
The nature of the work may involve you carrying out work outside of normal working hours and at different locations than your designated base.

About You

To apply for this post, you must hold/have experience in:

• A degree in an appropriate subject or equivalent qualification (e.g. BTEC Higher in Electrical Engineering or similar) together with evidence of continued learning and development.
• Working at a senior level in a street lighting or contract management setting.
• Developing and project-managing strategic street lighting projects and works programmes, including feasibility studies, preliminary and detailed design, preparing estimates/target prices, undertaking consultations, contract administration, technical site supervision and financial monitoring and payments.
• Leading the delivery of vital street lighting maintenance, inspection and structural testing programmes, including street lighting design and technical approval.
• Supervising and managing members of a team, both in technical aspects and performance management. Substantial practical and technical knowledge to support the team in street lighting design and maintenance techniques, and good knowledge of health and safety legislation.
• Interpreting and writing technical and non-technical reports and providing technical advice on street lighting related matters.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills including the ability to shape and influence to achieve successful outcomes and to continue to build on the credibility of the Council and its services. You can connect with communities and localities through listening, dialogue and understanding community needs.

You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Richard Newing, Team Manager, Structures & Street Lighting

Telephone: 0116 305 2212

Email: richard.newing@leics.gov.uk

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, please click on 'Apply Now'. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.freshdesk.com/support/home.

By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.

About Us

About Leicestershire County Council

Leicestershire County Council is a Stonewall Top 100, Disability Confident, Menopause Friendly, Mindful Employer, Fostering Friendly, Forces Friendly, and Cycle Friendly organisation. In August 2021, we also signed up to the Race at Work Charter. We are strongly committed to promoting equality and opportunity, championing employee wellbeing and investing in staff training and development.

Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone. Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire.

For further information on what it's like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:

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