29.6 hours per week

Fixed Term up to 31 March 2027 that will require availability across four working days.

Are you a skilled and passionate project manager, with broad experience of capital programmes, small and large with a good understanding of the childcare sector, including delivery of capital grant schemes?

Would you like to play a crucial role in working on large and small childcare capital schemes supporting the sufficiency of the sector and in accessing grant opportunities available to enhance the quality and sufficiency of childcare provision across the county borough?

This could be the role for you!

We wish to recruit an experienced, knowledgeable and pro-active project manager, with successful experience of supporting capital programmes.

As the Early Years Capital Project Manager, you will support and inform the strategic planning of new childcare facilities to meet local expansion requirements and take the lead role in ensuring the efficient and effective planning, project management and delivery of new childcare capital schemes.

You will lead on the promotion, administration and monitoring of the small projects capital grant, with the aim of improving the quality of existing childcare facilities.

An informal discussion with the Sustainable Communities for Learning Team Manager, Gaynor Thomas, is warmly encouraged and easily arranged. Please contact #removed# to ask any questions you have or to organise an appointment for an informal conversation.

The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.

Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.

An Enhanced with Childrens Barred list criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.

A valid driving licence is requirement for this post.

The council's Hybrid Working Policy applies to this post. This provides a framework for establishing how you will undertake working hours between your home and the office.

Closing Date: 29 April 2026.

Shortlisting Date: 1 May 2026.

Interview Date: 12 May 2026.

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