About the Borough This special place in South West London between the capital and the country has been a Royal borough longer than anywhere else - it is where the first kings of England were crowned. Today it is a vibrant and diverse borough, with a long history and strong cultural and community heritage. Kingston's riverside location, fantastic retail offer, historic market place and church, parks and gardens all make Kingston town centre the vibrant space it is, and each of our district town centres (Surbiton, New Malden, Tolworth and Chessington) have something unique to offer. Situated in Zone 6, Kingston is among the best-connected town centres in London – with direct train links from Kingston and Surbiton stations to Clapham Junction and London Waterloo, as well as Wimbledon for an interchange with the London Underground and Tramlink. Kingston’s people are innovative and entrepreneurial, and have a strong sense of community pride. The borough has been home to great industry and creativity for many years, reflected in assets such as the Rose Theatre, the International Youth Arts Festival and Kingston University, which boasts more new graduate business start-ups than any other. We have seen tremendous generosity and compassion within our communities, particularly in response to COVID-19, which is a demonstration of Kingston’s key strength. The council offers a strong level of support to vulnerable groups and those who need additional support, which has also increased significantly as a result of the pandemic. Like most places, the average age of our population is rising as more people are living longer, so we are working closely with residents to help them maintain their independence and further improve the cost effectiveness of our service to meet the ongoing rise in demand. Kingston is home to people from diverse and interesting cultures and backgrounds, which helps to create the rich sense of community shared across the borough. In particular, Kingston has a large Sri Lankan Tamil community and is home to more people from Korea than any other part of the UK. About the Role This role will join the team on an 8 month fixed term basis, until the end of March 2025. Working flexibly across the Facilities Management and Future Workplace teams on a number of high profile and complex projects as part of our corporate transformation programme. About Us The Facilities Management team is recruiting a Project Manager to work on projects across our corporate property portfolio. Key responsibilities will include, building strong relationships with our different teams and assessing how we best maximise use of our estate going forward. You will lead on projects that include relocation of services, reconfiguring spaces and procurement of furniture. This is a really exciting time to join Kingston Borough Council, as we have an ambitious Transformation agenda. Transformation at Kingston is at a genuinely exciting stage, with lots to do to ensure our residents achieve the best outcomes, transform how we deliver services and think creatively about how we continuously improve. About You We are looking for an experienced and flexible Project Manager with strong stakeholder management skills who is excited about tackling diverse challenges and producing better outcomes for our residents and communities. The successful candidate will be office based the majority of the time in central Kingston. If you are outcomes focused and like to work in a collaborative way to enable change then we would love to hear from you! If you are interested in this role and would like to find out more about the team, how we work and our workplace and property assets priorities then please contact Karen Corkery, Corporate Head of Property and Facilities Management