Capital Projects Officer, at Wigan Council Wigan
Job description
Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance Wigan Town Hall Salary: Grade 10, £40,478 - £44,539 per annum. 37 hours per week Your role: You will oversee the delivery of capital projects within the Haigh Hall Masterplan. The work will range from the development of concepts through all RIBA Plan of Work stages, procurement of s and delivery of projects. Giving direction to the Haigh Hall development team to ensure the council is achieving the best value for money across all s, initiating close coordination of all the elements of project development and working with stakeholders and partners to ensure the Councils ambitions for Haigh Hall are achieved. You will be supporting the wider Team in the delivery of educational and capital projects across the council stock as necessary. About you: You will have a relevant building / construction qualification along with management experience. You will have the ability to make decisions based on an evaluation of all relevant factors and risks/benefits and will be able to present these in report format. You will have a logical, solution focused approach and a proven track record of successful implementation and delivery of construction projects. You will be able to collaborate with stakeholders and internal customers to develop deliverable objectives that ensure the success of the Haigh Hall masterplan and will be supportive of colleagues to assist with the delivery of council projects as required. About us: Wigan Council has been voted ‘Council of the Year’ at the iESE Public Sector Transformation Awards and has recently published , our ambitious plan for our borough. We are signed up to the ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations. The Haigh Hall development team are managing multiple projects both within Haigh Hall and across the wider Haigh Hall Woodland Park, to a budget of £35m+. The Council have secured both National Lottery Heritage Funding and Levelling Up Funding to secure the future of the estate as a visitor destination. The projects within the masterplan are varied, interesting and offer development opportunity for the right candidate. The wider Capital Projects Team are responsible for capital and maintenance projects across Council stock including educational and corporate buildings. The council offers an outstanding pension scheme, generous holiday entitlement and flexible working policy. Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home (My Place), the office (Our Place) or the community (Your Place). We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits to find out more about working for #TeamWigan. Wigan Council prides itself on equality, inclusion and promoting diversity within the borough and aims to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse communities. We invest in training and developing our staff, in a positive learning environment, and aim to be a consciously inclusive employer. We welcome applications from everybody in the community and would particularly encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups to apply. At Wigan, it is really important to us that applicants demonstrate our Team Wigan behaviours, and we do all we can to make sure that everyone feels like they belong. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process. For further information, please contact Shelley Fryer, Development Manager (Capital Projects) at To view the details relating to this position, please click the links below: Interview date: Week commencing Monday 7th August salary from £40,478 working hours full time application deadline 11 59 pm 30th Jul 2023 greater jobs
