Public initiatives Project Manager – Castle Point Borough Council
Castle Point, Essex
Full-Time, Temporary
6-12 Months Contract, 37 Hours per Week
£428.85 PAYE / £550 Umbrella per day.
Closing Date: Monday 1st June 2026
Essex County Council (ECC) are delighted to be supporting Castle Point Borough Council to recruit a Public Initiatives Project Manager on a full-time, temporary basis.
Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate will be required to work on-site 3 days per week.
Why Castle Point?
Castle Point Borough Council is a statutory body responsible for employing nearly 350 staff, and delivering over 150 council services, both statutory and for the community’s well‑being and benefit. Castle Point Borough Council aims to provide high-quality and financially sustainable services while prioritising outstanding customer service, transparency in decision‑making, and promoting local democracy. Additionally, the council seeks to transform, modernise, and improve its performance, as well as support and enable the communities within its jurisdiction to be strong, healthy, and thriving.
Our values: Trust, Respect, Improving and Learning, and Customer Focus
The Opportunity
To support the Assistant Director Environment and working with the Environment Team on a number of projects related to the Council’s £2.5 million Public Initiatives Fund, these projects will include rejuvenation and improvements to the Council’s playgrounds, parks & open spaces.
Role Responsibilities
- Initiate and produce procurement documents for projects, ensuring timely completion and budget compliance while adhering to environmental regulations and promoting sustainable practices. Manage programme and project timelines, budgets, and resources, and collaborate with stakeholders to meet governance requirements.
- Plan and schedule projects, identifying dependencies and potential risks, and report these to senior management and through internal governance.
- Ensure that projects within parks and open spaces minimise anti‑social behaviour and provide safe spaces.
- Identify, manage, and mitigate potential project risks, including environmental risks.
- Collate and maintain accurate records and reports on project progress, financial data, environmental compliance, and waste reduction efforts.
- Work with the council communications team to promote the various projects.
Accountabilities
- Establish separate programmes for each project.
- Assist with the production of specifications for each project.
- Liaise with the Council’s procurement leads.
- Arrange meetings with stakeholders.
- Identify and mitigate risks for each project.
- Ensure each project drives down anti‑social behaviour and creates safe spaces, particularly in parks & open spaces.
The Experience You Will Bring
- Project management experience, particularly related to rejuvenation of parks and open spaces.
- Strong communication skills.
- Knowledge of rejuvenating parks & open spaces.
- Experience working in parks & open spaces.
- Experience in play space procurement, developing open spaces, and data management / building.
- Desirable: experience in lake management.
Castle Point Borough Council is proud to be a disability confident leader. We are committed to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum requirements of the job. We are also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying. Please speak to our recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.
Castle Point Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
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