Resource Management Lead

About The Role

Working Hours: 35 Hours Per Week

Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Closing Date: 29 July 2026

Closing time: 11.59pm

Interview Method: Face to Face

Legal Right to Work: In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application. However, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.

The Capital Programme Division reports to the Deputy Chief Executive and is responsible for developing and delivering Major and Minor Capital Programmes across the City. The current value of the programme is £100m pa. The portfolio of work is varied and includes construction of new schools, large scale solar PV installations, building demolition, repair, maintenance & refurbishment of heritage buildings, galleries, leisure centres, and park buildings.

The Resource Management Lead role is based within the Project Management Office (PMO) team. The PMO is responsible for ensuring that effective governance of processes and procedures are in place within the service, to enable a clear and auditable workflow, and to allow visibility and reporting. The PMO consists of functions covering Finance, Programme Planning, Design, Business Support, Resource Management and Commercial, Compliance and Quality. This role will lead the initiatives for the Resource Management function and will manage the Business Support team.

The Resource Management Lead will take an active lead in the delivery of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) initiatives across the department, connecting with the management and delivery of social value across the Capital Programmes portfolio of work, enhancing the ability to report and manage social value and EDI initiatives by the PMO, and advising stakeholders on matters relating to their service areas as appropriate.

The role will be responsible for building the resource management strategy and linking this to the Council's Talent Strategy to proactively manage the technical resource across the department and ensure the most economical and efficient solutions are implemented.

About the Candidate

We require a suitably experienced Resource Management Lead to deliver and manage work across a diverse portfolio. The successful candidate will be qualified in people management, organisational theory or similar. You must be passionate about Talent management, competent in strategy development and proficient in resource management and Workforce Planning.

The candidate must possess a good working knowledge of Council procedures and working practices relating to:

• Procurement
• Recruitment
• Training and Development
• Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

You will be required to work with senior stakeholders across the Council to drive initiatives relating to the resource management function, and report confidently on the areas of focus - this includes but is not limited to EDI, external consultant spend and strategic skills development.

Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance - Enjoy up to 26 days annual leave per year plus bank holidays. Increasing to 31 days after five years of local government service. You can purchase up to two additional weeks during the annual leave purchase period.
• Buzzing pension - You'll be enrolled in the UK's largest local government pension scheme, with plenty of options to top up your benefits, including life cover of three-times your salary as a lump sum.
• Enhanced parental and carers leave - Take advantage of enhanced family leave options, designed to provide ample time for you to bond with your newborn or support your family during critical life events.
• Brilliant perks - Access a range of discounts, from saving on the weekly shop to holidays and days out with MCR+. Discounts on phone contracts, cycle to work scheme, free flu jabs and eye tests.
• Learn and grow - Dedicated to nurturing talent and providing learning opportunities, from workshops to apprenticeships and qualifications. Includes a comprehensive onboarding process.
• Good Employment Charter member - Commitment to offer secure, flexible work and embed fairness. Annual pay reviews, recognition of trade unions, and continuous health and wellbeing support.
• Up to 3 days volunteering leave - Pro rate paid volunteering leave in addition to existing benefits.

All applicants are considered under equal opportunity principles. The Council is a Disability Confident Employer and offers adjustments and support for disabled staff.