Project Manager

Are you seeking an opportunity to enhance and deepen your delivery experience and project management skills?  If so, the Single Scottish Estate programme is for you! We are a high-profile multi-stakeholder national programme, supporting Public Service Reform through delivering property efficiencies across the Scottish public sector.  

The Property and Construction Division (PCD) within Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate (SPPD) plays a key role in transforming property management across the public sector estate. The division leads on the Single Scottish Estate (SSE) programme, which supports a more efficient approach to public sector property management, optimising costs and estate footprint, enabling the delivery of excellent public services and providing staff with great places to work. This role sits within the PMO of the SSE team within the division, which supports the delivery of the programme. 

This role will maintain the standards for programme and project management within the SSE Programme, with particular emphasis on project management of Location Based Reviews (LBRs) across Scotland.  It will provide programme support to the SSE Programme Manager and Programme Director, as well as the SSE SRO as required, to assist them successfully deliver on their responsibilities. This role includes the implementation and sharing of best practice as well as the development and application of procedures, tools and techniques in order to ensure consistency and the effective running of projects within programme.

Responsibilities

• Ensure delivery of the SSE workstreams and projects through clear and effective PMO standards and processes and support SSE Project and Workstream Leads to deliver on respective plans.
• Delivery of the overarching SSE Programme Plan for areas of responsibility.
• Provide quality Project Management to Location Based Reviews (LBRs) and the projects that flow from them, including ensure timescales and budgets are managed appropriately.
• Ensure projects within the SSE programme develop and maintain appropriate project documentation e.g. Business Cases, Project Plans, Risks and Issues Logs, Lessons Learned reports in line with PMO quality standards and ensure ongoing management of them.
• Ensure projects follow a governance framework in accordance with SSE Programme standards and established practice, including assurance of the development of stage gate documentation.
• Monitor and analyse project information, reporting progress, slippage and highlighting areas of risk and opportunity to the Programme Manager and via programme/project governance routes.
• Work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders across the public sector, including Scottish Ministers estate bodies and local authorities, and always promote the objectives, vision and benefits of SSE.
• Line managing and providing guidance to the Project Officer.

Qualifications Project Managers should have or be working towards a specialist qualification. Generally, this will mean APM’s Project Management Qualification (PMQ), PRINCE2 or Axelos’s Managing Successful Programmes (MSP), Practitioner Level (or equivalent specialist qualification).Success profile Success profiles are specific to each job and they include the mix of skills, experience and behaviours candidates will be assessed on. Technical / Professional Skills:

• Programme and Project Management - Expert.
• Governance - Practitioner.

You can find out more about the skills required here Behaviours:

• Leadership - Level 4.
• Communicating and influencing - Level 4.
• Delivering at pace - Level 4.

You can find out more about Success Profiles here
 How to apply Apply online, providing a CV and Supporting Statement (of no more than 1000 words) which provides evidence of how you meet the skills and behaviours listed in the Success Profile above. Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can be used to support your application, but all statements and examples 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, and presented as your own) applications will be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.   Please see our candidate guidance for more information on acceptable and unacceptable uses of AI in recruitment. If invited for further assessment, this will consist of an interview and presentation. Assessments are scheduled for w/c 10 November 2025 however this may be subject to change. About us The Scottish Government is the devolved government for Scotland. We have responsibility for a wide range of key policy areas including: education, health, the economy, justice, housing and transport. We offer rewarding careers and employ people across Scotland in a wide range of professions and roles.Our staff are part of the UK Civil Service, working for Ministers and senior stakeholders to deliver vital public services which improve the lives of the people of Scotland.We offer a supportive and inclusive working environment along with a wide range of employee benefits. Find out more about what we offer.As part of the UK Civil Service, we uphold the Civil Service Nationality Rules. Working pattern Our standard hours are 35 hours per week and we offer a range of flexible working options depending on the needs of the role. From October 2025, the Scottish Government will require staff in hybrid-compatible roles to work in-person 40% of the time, either in an office or other agreed work location. If you have specific questions about the role you are applying for, please contact us. Security checks Successful candidates must complete the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), before they can be appointed. BPSS is comprised of four main pre-employment checks – Identity, Right to work, Employment History and a Criminal Record check (unspent convictions).You can find out more about BPSS on the UK Government website, or read about the different levels of security checks in our Candidate Guide.  Equality statement We are committed to equality and inclusion and we aim to recruit a diverse workforce that reflects the population of our nation. Find out more about our commitment to diversity and how we offer and support recruitment adjustments for anyone who needs them. Further information Find out more about our organisation, what we offer staff members and how to apply on our Careers Website.Read our Candidate Guide for further information on our recruitment and application processes. Apply before: 26 October 2025 (23:59) This role is open to internal candidates and Common Citizenship organisations only.