Job Introduction
Due to an internal promotion we have an opportunity for a talented Senior Project Manager to join the South West Net Zero Hub.
The Senior Project Manager will lead a team focused on helping organisations to take action on the climate emergency by identifying and developing local energy projects across the South West. You will maximise the range of skills within the team to ensure high quality support is provided across the SW Net Zero Hub area.
You will also act as the first point of contact for local authorities and other stakeholders in a local area helping the to engage with our programmes and services, which are funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). Our current shortlist of projects has a combined value exceeding £385m.
Crucially, successful candidates will use their experience of managing people, project appraisal and development in the energy sector to offer high quality support throughout the development process including options assessment, feasibility, building the business case, initial design & planning to securing investment. The post holder will work with a wider team of project and technical colleagues to deliver support.
This is a great opportunity for a passionate individual to lead making a positive impact in the transition to a clean energy future, with the SW Net Zero Hub involved in a number of high value initiatives.
If you’d like to find out more please get in touch with Jon Rattenbury (SW Net Zero Hub Programme Manager) 07436 601947 Jon.Rattenbury@westofengland-ca.gov.uk. or Kieran Highman (Senior Project Manager) 07385 378 513 Kieran.Highman@westofengland-ca.gov.uk for an informal conversation about the role.
Location is flexible within the South West of England.
Package Description
The West of England Combined Authority is seeking to appoint a Senior Project Manager, to join the South West Net Zero Hub team.
This is an exciting time to join the West of England Combined Authority. In the last year nearly three quarters of a billion pounds of new investment has been secured for the region. New plans are in place to deliver on Mayoral priorities to improve transport, skills and housing for our residents, take decisive action to tackle the climate emergency, and to support communities facing the cost-of-living crisis. There is a relentless focus on delivery to put the West of England on the map for regional, national and global success.
Led by the regional Metro Mayor, the West of England Combined Authority brings together three local councils, the Local Enterprise Partnership and works with communities, other public services, and industry to deliver for the region.
You will be a key player in leading our response to tackle the climate and ecological emergency. You will be at the heart of developing net zero local energy projects across the wider south west of England.
About the Company
The West Of England Combined Authority is an equal opportunities employer, in line with the Equalities Act 2010, and invite applicants to contact us to identify any additional support they may need during the recruitment process.
The West Of England Combined Authority is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We ensure all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment and particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or citizenship status. We are also proud to have been accredited as a Living Wage Employer.
Flexible and Hybrid working.
The Combined Authority is adopting a Hybrid working approach, which enables employees to split their week between working in the workplace and working remotely.
Hybrid Working forms just part of the flexible working options that the Combined Authority is offering as the new way of working. Flexible working is an arrangement that enables employees to have a way of working that suits and employee’s and employer’s needs whilst maintain a work-life balance.
