Candidates who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity for this role must gain permission from their manager prior to applying.
As part of the Corporate Programme Office, this job role plays a key part in helping the council to deliver its corporate objectives by delivering complex, high profile and cross-cutting projects.
You will support the planning, direction, and coordination of project activities within assigned projects to ensure project goals or objectives are accomplished within approved timeframe, scope and budget. Your day will be varied and might include tasks such as holding monitoring meetings, providing guidance on the project feasibility or delivery, working with others to problem solve or escalate a project concern, creating content for reports, the website or newsletter, producing progress reports or supporting projects to develop their project briefs and business cases using the council project management system.
This is a great opportunity to develop your experience in a programme and project environment within a friendly team and would be an ideal role if you aspire to be a project manager in the future. This role will include working with project teams across the Council and externally to provide appropriate support and monitoring of the progress of projects.
Job purpose
The post holder will support the project management of multiple cross-cutting projects. Key activities include supporting the Corporate Programme Office and Project Managers on the implementation and managing of projects, organising resources, co-ordinating schedules, researching project briefs, estimating predicted budgets, and preparing project reports, and presenting project reports in a range of media including written reports and presentations.
Principal accountabilities and responsibilities
- To lead on small-scale projects or delivery of workstreams within large-scale projects.
- To develop collaborative working at all levels, co-ordinating and utilising the expertise of professional officers.
- Undertaking and presenting research to support the development of specified projects as required by a project team.
- Support the development of new projects by preparing Feasibility Studies, Project Briefs, Benefits Realisation audits and Business Cases.
- Work with project managers and project team members to coordinate and compile reports for various audiences and boards.
- To monitor and manage the project objectives and timescales, escalating concerns to Project Managers, and undertake exception reporting in line with agreed procedures.
- Provide administrative and project management support and advice to ensure that all relevant performance management systems (eg. Verto, project budget spreadsheets, risk logs, etc.) are kept up to date in relation to assigned projects and activities.
- Any other reasonable task, commensurate with your grade, as determined by your Line Manager or Head of Service.
Knowledge, skills, training and experience
- Significant project management experience of delivering high profile complex projects.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and excellent ICT skills.
- Ability to work as part of a team and without direct supervision.
- Accuracy and attention to detail; good organisational skills with the ability to manage workload efficiently.
- Time management.
- Extensive information management skills are essential.
- Procurement, legal, financial and asset management aspects of delivering projects.
- Ability to plan and organise own work and that of others.
- Full driving licence.
The role is based mainly at County Hall, Ruthin, with flexible working available. Some travel will be required. Welsh language skills desirable (Level 1).
Appointment subject to satisfactory references.
Important information
If you would like to discuss any aspect of the post, please call Kimberley Mason, Lead Project Manager on 01824 706116.
Interview date: 14/12/2026.