Overview
Our Benefits
You can also see our full list of employee benefits on our careers site here: Why you should work for us | West Northamptonshire Council.
About the role
At West Northamptonshire Council (WNC), our vision is simple: to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive.
To achieve that, we need people who think strategically, act decisively, and deliver impact that lasts.
We’re looking for an exceptional Strategic PFI Contracts Manager to take the lead in managing and shaping the future of some of our most significant PFI/PPP partnerships — major contracts spanning our schools and adult care portfolios, collectively worth over £1 billion.
This is your opportunity to play a pivotal role in ensuring these vital long-term partnerships continue to deliver value, performance, and quality for our communities
What will you be doing?
You’ll be the Council’s lead contractual representative — providing expert direction, building strong relationships, and ensuring high-performing, commercially sound delivery.
From ensuring contractors meet their obligations, to developing strategic plans and managing asset handovers at contract expiry, this role offers challenge, influence, and variety.
You’ll also lead a talented multi-disciplinary team — empowering, motivating, and guiding them to deliver exceptional outcomes across a portfolio that makes a real difference to local people.
About you
Proven experience managing PFI/PPP or large-scale public sector contracts, with an eye for both the strategic picture and the commercial detail.
Strong financial and governance skills — confident managing multi-million-pound budgets.
Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management abilities.
A background in building, surveying, construction project management, or contract management, supported by a degree or equivalent professional experience.
The drive to innovate, improve, and make things happen.
About us
We’re a new council, following one of the largest shake-ups in local government
reform in recent history. As a new authority, we’re embarking on an exciting journey
to deliver exceptional services for our residents, customers and
communities. Â
Our vision at West Northamptonshire Council is ‘to make West Northants a great
place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to
make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance,
Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver
services.Â
At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with
ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail,
and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A
place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-
minded people.
When potential is unlocked, talent thrives.
Choose a career that offers you a true sense of achievement, fills you with pride and
challenges you in a positive way, every day.
West Northants Council, where careers thrive.
