Senior Project Manager
- Salary range:£51,351
- Possalaryto£55,620
- Contract Type:Permanent
- Directorate:Corporate Services
- Closing Date:12 May 2026
- Pay Grade:G13
- Weekly Hours:37
All about the Role
As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead the delivery of complex, high‑profile projects that support the Council's strategic priorities and transformation ambitions. You will manage projects from initiation through to delivery, ensuring strong governance, clear plans and measurable outcomes.
Working closely with senior stakeholders, service leads and delivery partners, you will provide confident leadership, effective risk and budget management, and clear reporting to project and programme boards. You will play a key role in driving change, supporting Senior Responsible Officers, and ensuring projects deliver value for money.
This is a fast‑paced, high‑impact role requiring excellent communication skills, strong organisational awareness, and the ability to work collaboratively across teams and partners.
Interviews will be held on the 2nd and 3rd of June.
All about our Team
Digital & Customer Access brings together digital, data, technology and customer experience to improve how people access council services.
We work across the organisation to design and deliver services that are simple, accessible, secure and joined‑up. Our work includes digital service redesign, customer access transformation, data and analytics and modern infrastructure.
We are a collaborative, forward‑looking service that values learning, continuous improvement and practical delivery. Our focus is on outcomes — improving services for residents, businesses and staff.
All about You
You are an experienced delivery professional with a strong track record of leading complex change in large organisations.
You understand how to apply programme and project governance in a way that supports delivery. You are confident managing risk, budgets and benefits, and providing clear updates to senior stakeholders.
You build strong relationships, communicate clearly and can influence across teams and partners. You are comfortable working in fast‑paced environments and balancing strategic priorities with hands‑on delivery.
All about our Benefits
We value our colleagues and have developed a number of benefits in addition to our generous annual leave starting at 25 days + bank holidays, sick pay and local government pension scheme…
- Access to a range of benefits via our Employee Benefits Platform, including in-store and online discounts as well as our Cycle to Work and Home & Electronics schemes
- Buy up to 10 days additional annual leave (pro-rata)
- Access to car lease scheme
- Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
- Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared Cost AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
- Access to development opportunities including apprenticeships to support your personal and professional growth
- Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
- Access to our equality, diversity and inclusion network
- Opportunities to receive Employee Recognition Awards
All about our Commitments
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to fostering diversity, advancing equity, and building an inclusive workplace for everyone. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and particularly encourage those from underrepresented groups, including disabled people, care leavers, and individuals from minority ethnic communities. Your unique perspectives and experiences are encouraged and valued and will play a vital role in our success.
We are committed to making our recruitment process as accessible as possible. If you are disabled and require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please contact pccrecruitment@peterborough.gov.uk we will work with you to meet your needs.
If you've already applied and completed the recruitment process for this position within the last three months, there's no need to reapply. We really appreciate your interest and thank you for considering us.
Meet the recruiter
Jemma Tingey
Recruitment and Retention Officer
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Job benefits
Employee benefits platform
Access to a range of benefits, including in-store and online discounts as well as our Cycle to Work and Home & Electronics schemes.
Annual Leave Buying
Buy up to 10 days additional annual leave (pro-rata).
Car Lease Scheme
Access to car lease scheme.
Bank Holiday Flexibility
Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances.
Shared Cost AVCs
Make Additional Voluntarily Contributions to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings.
Learning & Development
Access to development opportunities including apprenticeships to support your personal and professional growth.
Volunteer Leave
Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day.
Employee Recognition Awards
Opportunities to receive Employee Recognition Awards.
Find out more about our benefits, ways of working and commitment to your wellbeing.
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