Transformation Project Manager - Cambridge Road Estate Community Hub

About the Borough

Found in zone 6 with good transport links in and out of London, Kingston is a vibrant and diverse university town which creates the rich sense of community shared across the borough and its Residents. Kingston boasts an idyllic riverside location, good shopping and great restaurants, as well as a mix of modern and historic town centre. Kingston has lots of open parklands and cycle routes that help connect the district town centres into an enjoyable place to live and work.

We are passionate about working closely with our residents and vulnerable groups to help them maintain their independence and create a balance between support and independent living.

About the Service and Team

About the Service

This role will sit within the Residents and Communities Directorate as part of the Transforming Communities Programme, but works across a wide range of council services and with external partners. Kingston has developed a very ambitious transformation agenda, which includes a number of large strategic programmes that will transform the way services are delivered and improve outcomes for residents.

The regeneration of the Cambridge Road Estate (CRE) is a once in a generation opportunity to provide new housing and community facilities for residents in an area of inequality in the borough. The impact of the regeneration will be felt widely across the Norbiton neighbourhood, so the new community spaces on the estate need to be relevant and accessible for a wide range of audiences.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the council and this programme, as it moves from planning into delivery, with an ambition to deliver the best outcomes for residents.

About the Role and Our Ideal Candidate

About the role

This is an 18 month fixed term contract project management role working in the Community Hubs team and is directly responsible for the project management of the development and delivery of the new community facility on the Cambridge Road Estate (CRE). This role will report directly to the Transforming Communities Programme Director and have the opportunity to work across the council and with partners, stakeholders and residents.

This role will lead the project management of some key transformation projects; and will lead on stakeholder engagement working with officers at all levels of the organisation to support project delivery, provide project assurance and ensure we are delivering our transformation benefits in line with our critical path for transformation.

This role is not only a supportive one but there will be opportunities to lead on key pieces of work and to support the overall development and delivery of the new community hub.

We are looking for an experienced and flexible Project Manager with strong leadership skills who is excited about tackling diverse challenges.If you are solutions focused and like to work in a collaborative way to enable change and drive delivery then we would love to hear from you!

About you

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a proven track record of managing complex change and transformation projects in a public sector setting and delivery of positive outcomes
• Have experience of working on capital programmes and understand the complexity of a large scale regeneration programme
• Need to have strong leadership skills to lead and direct specific pieces of work
• Be able to manage effective relationships across the organisation in a complex stakeholder environment. This includes evidencing stakeholder engagement and management skills, at all levels of an organisation, including political stakeholders
• Have a collaborative approach to delivering change, positive outcomes and benefits
• Be competent with PPM delivery models and core practices including; risk management, business case development, organisational skills, influencing and problem solving
• Be competent in budget management
• Successful track record of delivering benefits - financial and non financial
• Be an excellent communicator, problem solver and influencer

Our Offer to You

As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.

Employees have access to a wide range of benefits to enable staff to achieve a work life balance, some of which include:

• A generous annual leave entitlement of 25-32 days, plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply) depending on service and grade.
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, shared parental, adoption and dependents leave
• Three volunteering days per year in Kingston
• Hybrid working (dependent on the role)
• Flexible and agile working arrangements using Google Chromebooks
• Learning and development portal offering a range of courses
• Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
• Zip car scheme
• Confidential health & wellbeing and counselling support

Application Process

Apply online outlining what skills, abilities and experience you can bring which makes you an ideal candidate for this role. Please refer to the requirements outlined in the job profile when completing your application and check your CV details have been uploaded correctly in the relevant sections.

We understand and recognise the benefits of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the workplace and are embracing AI where appropriate, to boost our productivity and streamline how we deliver our Council services efficiently; to provide the best possible outcomes for our residents and communities.
However, we reserve the right to reject applications where it is apparent that AI-generated content has been used in isolation and without personalised responses. At Kingston we value authenticity and are looking for individuals who can clearly demonstrate their own skills, experience and motivation for the role that they are applying for and embrace and demonstrate our STAR values.
Here at Kingston we have core values of Transparency and this is to be demonstrated during the application process and completion of the supporting statement and will be further tested at interview and selection stage for those who progress forward.

The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received, it is strongly advised that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

As part of our award winning Diversity Programme we anonymise all applications received to reduce conscious and unconscious bias enabling every application to be reviewed on the knowledge, skills and experience shown in your application. We encourage our interview panels to be as diverse as possible (age, cultural, neurodiverse etc.) to reduce bias where possible. We are fully committed to removing barriers and enhancing the diversity of our workforce.

Additional Information

We are in the process of updating our payscales in line with the pay award for NJC, Chief Officers and Chief Executives for April 2025 therefore please take this into account when viewing the salary on this position.

We are proud to be a diverse and welcoming Borough and we strive to create a workforce which reflects the community we serve, and instil a sense of belonging in our staff. We celebrate and respect differences and appreciate the value of having a diverse workforce, therefore we welcome applications from under represented groups.

To support our workers and their families we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums and inclusive staff networks who help drive our diversity agenda.

We are also proud to be a disability confident employer and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for a role. As an accredited London Living Wage Employer all our employees are guaranteed the London Living Wage regardless of their length or type of contract.

The UK has a points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the GOV.UK website for right to work guidance. Sponsorship availability varies and is subject to eligibility requirements and budget limitations. As a result, we cannot guarantee sponsorship for all roles and will evaluate sponsorship requests on a case-by-case basis.