Local Government Reorganisation Project Manager

If you thrive on challenge and meaningful change, this is an opportunity to help shape the future of local government in Norfolk as our LGR Project Manager.

You’ll coordinate and oversee a range of Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) projects and workstreams, ensuring they are well planned, well governed and delivered to agreed standards. Working across the Council, you’ll keep activity on track, maintain clear documentation and ensure progress is clearly communicated in a complex and evolving environment.

What you’ll do

• Oversee LGR projects and workstreams, working confidently with the Senior Leadership Team and senior managers to maintain clear governance and momentum.
• Lead and monitor delivery, ensuring alignment with agreed objectives and work plans.
• Produce and maintain clear, accurate project documentation and highlight reports.
• Manage risks, issues, dependencies and change control in a structured and proportionate way.
• Work collaboratively with officers and managers to deliver agreed actions.
• Support internal communication by gathering and preparing timely, clear project information.
• Stay aware of the wider strategic and national context shaping the LGR programme.

The role is predominantly office‑based, with some travel within and occasionally outside the Borough. There are no direct line management responsibilities.

 Closing date for applications: midnight on Monday 20th April 2026

 Interviews will be held on: Wednesday 29th April 2026

If you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact James Dunne ([email protected]) or Simon Best ([email protected]).

You’ll bring solid project management experience, strong organisation skills and confidence working with colleagues at all levels. You’re comfortable managing multiple priorities, maintaining robust governance and communicating clearly in a fast‑moving and sometimes uncertain environment.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has the goal to achieve excellence for the Borough. We don’t just say we are ambitious; we mean it. We are always looking at the ways in which we can improve and be the best that we can, providing the best for the people who live, work, visit and operate businesses in the Borough.

We have big plans for the future and massive opportunities ahead. We are one of the most successful enterprise zones in the country, Great Yarmouth is England’s offshore energy hub and Norfolk’s biggest seaside resort at the edge of the Broads National Park. The challenges we face in the borough are wide, but our commitment to achieving more has never been so focused.

We know that our team members are our most valuable asset, working hard to achieve our short and long term goals. Find out more about the people who work with us, and if you are as ambitious as we are, apply now and be part of our team.

We offer a range of exciting benefits as an employer and are committed to a policy of equal opportunity in employment and the services we provide.

There is more information on the Jobs page of the Great Yarmouth Borough Website, with details of how to apply and the recruitment process. You will also be able to find more details regarding DBS checks (if relevant for the job role), Right to Work checks, along with details of our values and behaviours, agile working and our Privacy Notice.