Join the Sheffield Role Review Programme (SRRP) Team

Are you a skilled Project Manager with a track record of delivering complex initiatives, driving organisational improvement, and ensuring effective governance? Sheffield City Council is seeking a committed and innovative individual to join the Sheffield Role Review Programme (SRRP) Team as a Project Manager, focusing on providing PMO support and promoting programme-wide governance and assurance.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a vital role in a high-profile, transformational initiative that ensures equality of pay and across the council and maintained schools. You will contribute to the successful delivery of the SRRP through robust project management and oversight, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives alongside a range of stakeholders including staff, managers and Trade Unions.

About the Role

In this role, you will lead and oversee key projects within the SRRP, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will provide PMO support and drive effective governance and assurance processes across the programme. Your responsibilities will include managing dependencies, risks, and interfaces between projects while fostering collaboration with a range of stakeholders to achieve programme goals.

Key responsibilities include:

Providing PMO support to ensure alignment with programme objectives and strategic priorities.
Defining programme governance arrangements and ensuring integrity across projects.
Effectively managing risks and issues, and presenting timely updates to governance boards.
Building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders to facilitate cooperation and shared vision.
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Ensuring compliance with Council policies and procedures, including IT governance structures.
Contributing to innovation, embedding change and service improvement through benchmarking and best practice research.

What You Bring

We are looking for a detail-oriented and resilient individual with exceptional project management skills. The ideal candidate will have:

A proven track record of managing large-scale projects within complex organisations.
Experience in building and maintaining relationships with diverse stakeholders, including senior leaders.
Advanced knowledge of industry best practices, governance approaches, and emerging technologies.
The ability to manage risks, dependencies, and priorities within a dynamic programme environment.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to present proposals and updates effectively.
A commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion in service delivery and team collaboration.

What We Offer

A welcoming and supportive culture where your skills and ideas are valued.
Training and professional development to help you excel in your role.
The chance to work on a programme that makes a tangible impact on people’s lives and organisational efficiency.
An environment that encourages collaboration and fosters innovation.

Join Us

This role is Sheffield-based, with regular work in our Sheffield offices and workspaces, plus travel to different sites as needed.

For an informal discussion, contact Elyse Senior-Wadsworth

Mobile: 07814661734

Email: Elyse.Senior-Wadsworth@sheffield.gov.uk

Closing date for applications Friday 13th March 2026

Assessment and Interview Date:Thursday 2nd April 2026

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If appointed, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, payslip evidence will allow consideration for starting you at the minimum advantage point within the grade.

Equality of pay is important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process that may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.