Project Manager - food waste or cleanliness of public spaces

3 Month Contract

Southwark, London

£32.29 PH inside IR35 - 36 hrs PW

I am currently working for a client who is seeking 2 project managers. The idea candidates would have worked on similar projects as the ones below:

The primary purpose of this role is to project manage the roll out of separate food waste collections. The candidate must have experience in the local government waste management service delivery sector

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The focus of work for this role will be on working with internal and external partners to deliver improvements in the cleanliness of public spaces, in particular reduction in the level of graffiti and fly-tipping, better cleanliness in town centre locations, and resolution of waste issues on the Housing Estates.

The post holder will ensure that projects are delivered within the relevant scope, constraints and budget, supporting the head of the service with project reporting and the production of all project-related artefacts.

They will manage all aspects of project delivery from the initial stage, through to handing over to the business teams, through the effective management of assigned resources, approved suppliers and allocated budgets and set standards in how programmes and projects are managed across the service.

Knowledge, including educational qualifications:

Essential

• Agile methodology, scrum master or PRINCE2 certified or equivalent by experience.

• A good understanding of project delivery in a modern local government organisation(s) - including change management.

• A good understanding of organisational redesign and the issues facing directorates in local government, going through change.

• Knowledge of a variety of project management tools, methodologies and best practice. eg Agile or Prince 2

• A good understanding of working on change management projects and how to maintain appropriate documentation including process maps and change requests.

Experience:

• Experience of working through the full project life cycle from inception to completion, including transition to a new Operating Model for affected staff.

• Experience of producing project management protocols, initiating documents, reports and managing risk and finances for a variety of audiences.

• An experienced people leader, able to inspire, unite and motivate a diverse team.

• Experience in building strong and sustaining relationships with stakeholders.

• Experience of working in a front line, operational service environment.

Due to high demand we are only able to respond to applications that meet the required criteria