Are you passionate about access to Staffordshire’s great outdoors?
Staffordshire’s 4,500 km network of public paths links people and communities to every corner of the county’s beautiful countryside, providing access to the many health and wellbeing benefits of spending time in the great outdoors.
By joining our passionate and driven team, you’ll play a vital role in helping us become a leading authority in rural access and path management and driving forward our exciting plans for the path network.
We’re looking for an enthusiastic project manager to deliver a programme of service improvement that will involve researching, gathering data, and collaborating with both internal teams and external partners to identify best practice.
Using your highways knowledge, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, you’ll review, challenge and develop the important documents that underpin what we do including policies, processes, procedures, and guidance and you’ll integrate these into day-to-day operations using modern tools and technology.
The work is fast-paced and will require you to prioritise tasks effectively to meet service needs.
This is a two-year fixed term appointment working 37 hours per week Monday to Friday and the role is hybrid with the main base at Stafford.
Main Responsibilities
In this role you'll: Deliver a prioritised programme of improvement involving research, gathering data and working with internal teams and external partners to identify best practice. Review and develop clear, high-quality documents for both internal use and the public, such as policies, procedures and guidance. Contribute to the development of software tools and applications that support our business needs to account for new business process workflows. Ensure highway asset management principles including high quality and consistent highway data is factored into solutions. Assist with procurement, contract management and funding applications. Support team members to help them implement solutions. The Ideal Candidate
You will have: A relevant degree or similar experience in agile project management and business improvement. Experience in improving services including drafting policies, business processes, procedures and operational systems. Knowledge of managing highways including relevant laws and regulations. Ability to challenge current working practices, promote creativity and solve problems using innovative methods. Experience of successfully implementing change and embedding new ways of working. Able to work independently with strong planning and organisational skills and the ability to quickly adjust to changing priorities. Enthusiastic, driven, self-motivated and focused on making effective solutions work. Proven skills in collaboration, networking and communication. Interviews will be held on Friday 7 February 2025 and will involve a presentation. Don’t feel you meet all the requirements? We value transferable skills, experiences, and qualifications so consider applying anyway. For an informal chat about the role please contact Becky Fuller, Rights of Way Manager at:
becky.fuller@staffordshire.gov.uk Our Recruitment Process:
We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role. About Staffordshire County Council
We are no ordinary county council: Our Values: The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively. Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy: We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future. We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. Our benefits: We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to
Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire Our recruitment process: As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities. As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
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In this role you'll: Deliver a prioritised programme of improvement involving research, gathering data and working with internal teams and external partners to identify best practice. Review and develop clear, high-quality documents for both internal use and the public, such as policies, procedures and guidance. Contribute to the development of software tools and applications that support our business needs to account for new business process workflows. Ensure highway asset management principles including high quality and consistent highway data is factored into solutions. Assist with procurement, contract management and funding applications. Support team members to help them implement solutions. The Ideal Candidate
You will have: A relevant degree or similar experience in agile project management and business improvement. Experience in improving services including drafting policies, business processes, procedures and operational systems. Knowledge of managing highways including relevant laws and regulations. Ability to challenge current working practices, promote creativity and solve problems using innovative methods. Experience of successfully implementing change and embedding new ways of working. Able to work independently with strong planning and organisational skills and the ability to quickly adjust to changing priorities. Enthusiastic, driven, self-motivated and focused on making effective solutions work. Proven skills in collaboration, networking and communication. Interviews will be held on Friday 7 February 2025 and will involve a presentation. Don’t feel you meet all the requirements? We value transferable skills, experiences, and qualifications so consider applying anyway. For an informal chat about the role please contact Becky Fuller, Rights of Way Manager at:
becky.fuller@staffordshire.gov.uk Our Recruitment Process:
We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role. About Staffordshire County Council
We are no ordinary county council: Our Values: The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively. Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy: We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future. We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too. Our benefits: We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to
Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire Our recruitment process: As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities. As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
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