- Suffolk County Council
- Address: Endeavour House, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2BX, hybrid working
- Salary: £48,163 per annum(part time for pro rata)
- Hours: 37 hours per week - Flexible working options available
- Contract: Fixed term or secondment to 31 March 2028 (funding)
This advert is open to current Suffolk County Council staff only
At Suffolk County Council, we’re reimagining what local government can achieve. As a Senior Project Manager for Devolution, your work will be at the core of local government transformation, offering you exciting and rewarding opportunities. This is a fixed term role supporting the creation of a new mayoral strategic authority for Norfolk and Suffolk. You’ll help shape Suffolk’s future through innovation, collaboration, and community impact. That’s why, when you join us as an experienced Senior Project Manager, you’ll be encouraged to share your fresh thinking and empowered to explore new ideas that will shape and improve our services as well as your career.
Reimagine the possibilities.
Your role and responsibilities
The role brings the unique opportunity to be involved in delivering important and challenging transformation relating to devolving powers from central Government to the region and setting up a mayoral county combined authority. This includes the complex disaggregation and transfer of key county council services, including Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service.
In this role, you will take a lead role on high-profile projects within the devolution programme. You may also be involved in wider project and programme activity across the directorate as required.
You will work with the Head of Programmes, the Norfolk and Suffolk Devolution Programme Management Office (PMO) and service specialists to deliver effective change management. You will apply your substantial experience in project management by supporting service areas towards the delivery of project benefits, managing performance data, producing project and council reports and coordinating timescales and activities. Stakeholder management will be important, and you will liaising with a range of service areas, staff, the general public, councillors and other stakeholders.
You will need
- a passion for making a positive difference for Suffolk
- strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- an enthusiastic and adaptable approach to managing and implementing change.
- significant experience in project management, and ideally should have, or be working towards, a recognised project management qualification.
You can view a full list of requirements in theJob and Person Profile (JPP) which you can find in the ‘How to apply’ section towards the bottom of this advert.
The team
You will be part of the small and very supportive team of the Growth, Highways and Infrastructure (GHI) Programme Management Office (PMO) consisting of project and programme specialists, responsible for overseeing, delivering and supporting projects and programmes across the GHI directorate. You will be working in a matrix management environment, being based in the GHI PMO but having strong reporting lines to the relevant service areas, as well as to the Norfolk and Suffolk Devolution PMO.
You will work with a wide group of professionals and stakeholders both internally and externally – this may include Norfolk County Council, District and Borough Council officers, other county councils, Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service, transport and environmental specialists, and customers.
Empowering Everyone
We’re big believers in potential, possibility and the power of different ideas. We’re always searching for ways to encourage, respect and enable everyone to be the best they can be. We want to represent the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals, especially those from groups that are currently underrepresented in the organisation, as shown in our Workforce Equality Report.
For more information
Please contact Michael Moll (he/him) or Georgina Button (she/her) for a casual conversation. You can reach them by calling Michael Moll on , Georgina Button on , or emailing
Closing date: 11.30pm 9 August 2026.
Interview date: 14 August 2026.
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.
As a modern and effective council, we offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of skills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options that flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to understand and support your individual needs. We’re driven to make a positive difference to the world around us and encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities.
In return, you’ll enjoy:
- up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
- membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
- performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
- training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
- a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation
- diverse and active staff networks
- flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day
- Plus lots more!
If you want to know more about our benefits, values and equality commitments please visit our Suffolk County Council careers website (careers.Suffolk.gov.uk).
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