Senior Projects Officer Airport Client
Senior Projects Officer Airport Client
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Job Description
The Service & Team:
The Senior Projects Officer (Airport Client) will be a key member of a small team that supports the development and delivery of a diverse range of projects within the Economy & Skills Service and which deliver against the aims and objectives of the Cornwall Good Growth Plan Cornwall Local Plan and the Councils Place Shaping and Regeneration policies. You will be working alongside colleagues that are involved in projects that range from multimillion pound town centre regeneration projects to supporting the development of Cornwalls distinctive sectors such as Floating Offshore Wind Creative and Digital Space and Data and Critical Minerals.
Specifically the role holder will act as the Economy & Skills client representative for Cornwall Airport Newquay (CAN) and the wider Cornwall Council owned Airport/Enterprise Zone (EZ) estate. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the future of the airport which is a vital part of Cornwalls transport and economic infrastructure providing regional and international connectivity and generating more than 97m of economic benefits to Cornwalls economy.
The Role:
Responsibilities of the role holder will include:
- Day to day coordination of a range of planning financial operational and risk management activities to ensure the performance of one of Cornwalls most important strategic assets is optimised in line with agreed commercial and economic growth targets.
- Working with key personnel within CAN and across Cornwall Council service areas on aspects of capital project/programme delivery preparation of business cases and securing funding for a range of aviation/aerospace transport and real estate interventions.
- Providing clientside input into the preparation delivery and performance management of the annual business plans for Cornwall Airport Newquay Ltd.
- Procurement and contract management of a Public Service Obligation (PSO) between CAN and London.
- Strategic lead for delivery of the c.2m Enterprise Zone Growth Fund. This will include liaising with potential project applicants from across the public and private sectors on the Airport Estate supporting the appraisal of applications development and delivery of funding contracts and reporting activities.
Working Pattern:
This is a fulltime 37 hours per week role that has flexible working options available. The successful candidate will be expected to attend office days to work collaboratively with the wider team each month.
What youll need to succeed:
The successful applicant will bring a range of skills knowledge and experience to the role including:
- An understanding of aviation / airport operations property infrastructure and planning policies.
- Experience of successful delivery of property and infrastructure projects and schemes.
- Experience in commissioning and overseeing capital and revenue projects.
- Knowledge of procurement processes contracts and risk management on projects.
- A track record of successfully working with partners and external bodies to achieve project specific aims and objectives.
Most importantly we are looking for someone that is committed to delivering our vision for Cornwall Airport Newquay as a high performing and commercial operation that drives economic growth and delivers maximum value to the Cornish taxpayer by providing international connectivity and opportunities for investment.
Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert
What youll get in return:
Cornwall Councils ambition is to be an employer of choice a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.
Our core employee rewards and benefits include:
a competitive salary.
a defined benefit pension scheme based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions
a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.
A national awardwinning employee health and wellbeing programme
Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.
Additional Information:
Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role
The full role profile is attached here
We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview.
For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact
Application Process
Please attach a supporting statement to your application you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstratewhy you are suitable against each of the points marked as Application on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here The application process.
Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted please contact if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
