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: Wednesday 15th April 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, modernize, 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 Councils £2.5 million Public Initiatives Fund, these projects will include rejuvenation and improvements to the Councils playgrounds, parks & open spaces.

The role will involve:-

Initiating and producing procurement documents for the projects, ensuring projects will be completed on time and within budget, while also adhering to environmental regulations and promoting sustainable practices. This includes managing programme and project timelines, budgets, and resources, as well as collaborating with stakeholders, meeting governance requirements and ensuring project compliance.
Planning and Scheduling - Developing plans for the projects, timelines, and milestones, including identifying dependencies and potential risks and reporting these to senior management and through internal governance.
Looking at how the projects within our parks and open spaces can minimise anti-social behaviour and become safe spaces
Risk Management - Identifying managing and mitigating potential project risks, including environmental risks.
Stakeholder Management - Collaborating with stakeholders, including internal teams, external contractors, and community members, to ensure successful project delivery.
Maintaining accurate records and reports on project progress, including financial data, environmental compliance, and waste reduction efforts.
To work with the council communications team for the promotion of the various projects

Accountabilities

To establish separate programmes for each project
To assist with the production of specifications for each project
To liaise with the Councils procurement leads
To arrange meeting with stakeholders
To identify and risk with each project and ensure these risks are reduced
To ensure each project has driving down anti-social behaviour and making safe spaces at the centre of its outcome, particularly in our parks & open spaces

The Experience You Will Bring

Project management, particularly relating to rejuvenation of parks and open spaces
Good communication skills
Knowledge of rejuvenating parks & open spaces
Working in parks & open spaces
Play space procurement, developing open spaces and data management / building,
Lake management – desirable.

Castle Point Borough Council is proud to be a disability confident Leader. We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. We’re 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.

What to do Next

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the Working for Essex website. If you have any queries relating to this post please email Ashleigh.Drake@essex.gov.uk