Project Development Officer
Riada Resourcing
Phone Number: 02870326600Email: info@riadaresourcing.com
Web: www.riadaresourcing.com
Job description
About the role: £23.37 per hour Location: Ballymena Monday to Friday 37 hours a week Temporary for 12 months
Responsibilities
- Implement the Council’s capital works projects programme, to monitor progress and liaise with mangers and the project team.
- Act as lead project manager for nominated schemes.
- Develop action plans including costs and clear work programmes for a wide range of capital projects.
- Responsible for ensuring contractors, consultants and other Council departments involved in contracts co-operate efficiently and effectively.
- Efficiently and effectively manage capital works projects expenditure in line with Councils tendering process.
- Assist with drawing up specifications, obtaining competitive tenders and evaluating proposals to ensure both value for money and quality are achieved.
- Attend meetings and undertake work related to the development and operation of the department as required.
- Maintain good working relationships with other officers and to regularly liaise with other managers in the department and in the Council to ensure effective co-ordination of activities.
Skills and Qualifications
Essential Skills
- Applicants must have a degree or equivalent qualification in a Building related subject.
- Applicants must be in possession of a NEBOSH Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent.
- Be able to demonstrate, by providing personal and specific examples, that they have 3 years’ (5 years if they do not possess the academic qualification in criteria 1) of managing capital projects from design to client handover.
- Demonstrate experience and competence in the following areas:
- Successful delivery of commercial/public capital and minor works projects.
- Successful management of budgets.
- Experience in dealing with a range of stakeholders.
- Membership of a recognised professional body relevant to the post.
- A full current UK driving licence and access to a vehicle, or access to a form of transport that enables you to carry out the duties of the post (this applies only to applicants who have a disability under the Disability Discrimination Act).
- Vacancy ID
- 1772579
- Job ref.
- 36863
- Job Sector
- Business, Policy and Projects
- Area
- Co Antrim
- Location
- Ballymena
- Salary
- £23.37 per hour
- No. vacancies
- 1
- Contract Type
- Temporary
- Weekly hours
- 37
- Published date
- 26/05/2026
- Closing date
- 25/06/2026
- Worktime
- Monday - Friday (hours TBC)