Regeneration Project Manager

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Job description Full Time, Fixed Term until February 2026
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic Project Manager with a passion for placemaking to join our progressive, multi-disciplinary Regeneration Team to work on the Bedminster Green regeneration programme that will deliver transformational change in the city.
Join us and support the delivery of new homes, jobs, local employment opportunities and strategic infrastructure projects that will support delivery of Bristol City Council's strategy to make Bristol a carbon neutral city by 2030.
What will I be doing?
This role will be focussed on supporting Bristol City Council deliver inclusive, sustainable growth and harness the benefits of growth to achieve local objectives and improve quality of life for residents.
You will work with councillors, cross-departmentally with council officers, external funders, developers, communities, landowners and partners on a number of high-profile and complex regeneration projects to co-ordinate and drive forward their delivery.
You will be collaborating with a range of stakeholders to oversee the regeneration of five brownfield sites to deliver over 2,000 new homes (including student accommodation and affordable homes), alongside strategic infrastructure projects to improve sustainable transport connections and public realm, deliver flood mitigation measures and install a district heat network. Alongside this, you will be working to deliver on social value objectives and ensuring the local community are benefitting from the regeneration.
You can find out more information about the Bedminster Green project on East Bedminster Regeneration - East Bedminster Regeneration .
What do I need?
A passion for placemaking and creating great places people aspire to live, work and visit.
A commitment to partnership working with the local community to deliver priority projects and ensure the existing community sees and feels the benefits of regeneration.
Experience in a relevant field such as housing, regeneration or capital/infrastructure.
Exceptional stakeholder management skills and a proven track record of successful partnership working to deliver projects, with excellent communication skills and the ability to convey complex information concisely and to a variety of audiences.
Along with good budget and people management skills and experience, you'll be fluent in programme management tools and methodologies, with the ability to understand and manage interdependencies between projects and support the overall governance of the regeneration programme.
Experience of procurement and managing consultant teams.
Experience of writing funding bids and reporting to grant funders.
Why Bristol City Council?
At Bristol City Council, we work together to make Bristol a better place - now and for future generations. We're a high-profile, fast-moving organisation that goes the extra mile for our own people, too.
Join us, and you'll thrive in our supportive environment, with every opportunity to build on your existing skills and develop new ones. We also offer a generous rewards package including flexible working and flexi-time, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and generous annual leave allowance.
How do I apply?
If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.
To be shortlisted for interview you'll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.
For permanent Bristol City Council employees, this post will be a secondment.
For employees who are currently on a fixed term contract with Bristol City Council, the secondment must not extend beyond the end of the fixed term period to ensure there is a substantive post to return to.
If you are currently a casual worker or a member of an employment agency (currently working with Bristol City Council) this post will be a fixed term contract.
If you would like a confidential chat about the role, please get in touch with ##### , Regeneration Manager.
At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.
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