Senior Project Manager

Contract to start ASAP until 05-01-27 with a possible extension.

Senior Project Manager (Interim)

Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week

Contract: Temporary, from 19 October 2026 to 5 January 2027

Pay Rate: £500 per day - Umbrella

Lead the Delivery of Projects That Support Council Services

We're recruiting an experienced Senior Project Manager (Interim) to support Bradford Metropolitan District Council with the planning, coordination, and delivery of projects.

This role offers an opportunity for an organised and delivery-focused professional to lead project activity, work with a range of stakeholders, and help ensure agreed objectives are achieved within the required timescales and budgets.

You'll work closely with service leads, project teams, senior managers, and relevant delivery partners, providing clear direction, maintaining effective project controls, and supporting informed decision-making.

About the Role

As Senior Project Manager (Interim), you'll take responsibility for progressing assigned projects, coordinating resources, managing risks, and keeping stakeholders informed.

You'll bring a structured and practical approach to delivery, helping teams overcome challenges, manage competing priorities, and achieve agreed outcomes. As an interim professional, you'll be comfortable establishing priorities quickly and ensuring a clear handover at the end of the assignment.

What you'll be doing:

• Leading project planning and delivery, establishing clear objectives, scope, milestones, responsibilities, and delivery plans.
• Monitoring budgets, resources, and progress, identifying potential delays or overspends and coordinating corrective action.
• Managing risks, issues, and dependencies, maintaining accurate records and escalating matters requiring senior decisions.
• Working with senior managers, service leads, and delivery partners to agree priorities, resolve challenges, and maintain momentum.
• Coordinating project teams and contributors, ensuring responsibilities are understood and actions are completed within agreed deadlines.
• Preparing project reports and governance documentation, providing clear updates on progress, finances, risks, and decisions required.
• Managing changes to project scope and delivery plans, assessing their impact and securing the appropriate approvals.
• Supporting project completion and handover, documenting outcomes, outstanding actions, lessons learned, and arrangements for ongoing ownership.

Requirements

We're looking for a proactive, organised, and experienced project management professional with strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.

You'll be able to work independently, build effective relationships, and provide clear direction in a busy environment.

You'll ideally have:

• Experience managing complex projects, with a track record of delivering agreed outcomes against deadlines and budgets.
• Experience working within a local authority, public-sector organisation, or similarly complex environment.
• Strong knowledge of project management methods and controls, including planning, governance, risk management, change control, and reporting.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and influencing stakeholders with different priorities.
• Strong financial and analytical skills, including the ability to monitor budgets, assess delivery information, and recommend practical action.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to prepare clear reports and explain complex information to different audiences.
• A relevant project management qualification, such as PRINCE2 or an APM qualification, or equivalent practical experience.
• The ability to establish priorities quickly, manage competing demands, and maintain effective delivery throughout a short-term assignment.

Applicants should have the right to work in the UK, be available for the stated contract period, and be able to provide references and complete the relevant pre-employment checks.

Why Apply

This is an opportunity to take on a senior interim assignment with Bradford Metropolitan District Council, applying your project management expertise in a public-sector setting.

The role offers varied work across project delivery, stakeholder engagement, governance, and operational coordination, with the opportunity to contribute to improvements in Council services.

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Ongoing agency support throughout your assignment

Additional Information

Customer: Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Location: Britannia House, Hall Ings, Bradford, BD1 1HX. Bradford Council

Positions Available: 1

Hours: 37 hours per week

Start Date: Monday, 19 October 2026

End Date: Tuesday, 5 January 2027

Contract Type: Temporary

Pay Rate: £500 per day - Umbrella

Working Arrangement: To be confirmed

IR35 Status: To be confirmed

Job Types: Full-time, temporary

Pay: £500 per day - Umbrella

Application Questions

• Please outline your experience managing complex projects, including your responsibility for budgets, risks, governance, and delivery.
• Do you have experience working within a local authority or another public-sector organisation?
• Please confirm your current location and your ability to attend Britannia House, Bradford, as required.
• Are you available to start on 19 October 2026 and work for the duration of the assignment, ending 5 January 2027?

Experience

Project management: Demonstrable experience delivering complex projects.

Local authority or public-sector experience: Desirable.

Licence/Certification

Relevant project management qualification, such as PRINCE2 or an APM qualification: Desirable; equivalent practical experience considered.

Work Authorisation

United Kingdom: Required.

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