Senior Project Manager

Job Title: Senior Project Manager

Location: Bristol

Salary: £37,738 to £45,203

Job Type: Full time, Permanent

The Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) is a Bristol-based national charity that supports people and organisations across the UK to tackle the climate emergency and end the suffering caused by cold homes. We do this by sharing our knowledge, practical experience and policy insights.

The Role

The Research and Analysis (R&A) Team at CSE is currently looking to recruit a new member of staff to the role of Senior Project Manager. This role is likely to cut across several work areas normally associated with the R&A team including heat decarbonisation, building retrofit, affordable warmth, fairness in the energy transition, energy policy and local area energy planning. It will typically involve managing projects of a technical nature with work elements delivered by a supporting team of specialists using methods such as quantitative/qualitative research and analysis, data mapping and modelling, tool development (software), stakeholder engagement or policy analysis. Outlined below are the responsibilities and expectations for the role.

Responsibilities include

• To manage projects within the Research and Analysis portfolio and all aspects of their delivery including planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation, and in alignment with CSE’s Project Management Guidelines.
• To provide leadership and coordination of the work of others, including CSE staff and external partners or subcontractors within the context of project management.
• To develop relationships with, liaise with, and report to project partners and funders.
• To maintain effective financial control of projects.
• To participate in relevant meetings and processes to enable good internal communications and effective workload planning within the R&A team and across the organisation.
• To work with members of the CSE Development team and senior staff within other teams to identify and develop new project opportunities, and to make best use of your own specialist skills, knowledge and experience in the design and delivery of projects.
• To contribute to the R&A team’s strategic development, mentoring junior staff and building team skill and capacity.
• To take personal responsibility for decisions on your work, seeking assistance and input from others as appropriate, with the support of/in agreement with your line manager.
• To plan and prioritise your workload to achieve high standards and meet agreed deadlines, adjusting readily to suit changing circumstances, with the support of/in agreement with your line manager.
• To communicate clearly, confidently and persuasively using appropriate language and style for the target audience.

Ideal Candidate

• Degree level qualification or equivalent.
• Successful project management of relevant complex and large scale research or technical projects in a similar or related professional role, including responsibility for budgets and deadlines.
• Managing projects with tight timescales and budgets.
• Development, or contributing to the development of successful proposals for new work.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage a wide range of people in an appropriate manner.
• Evidence of producing clear, accurate, well-structured and well-written technical or research reports.

Benefits

• 33 days paid holiday per year including 8 bank holidays.
• Generous ethical company pension scheme (8% from employer, 6% from employee) to which the post-holder will be automatically enrolled
• Salary sacrifice childcare vouchers
• Subsidised bike purchase arrangements through the cycle to work scheme
• Training and study time is given to complete the NEA City & Guilds 6176 in Energy Awareness.

Please click on the APPLY button to complete the first stage of the application process by sending your CV and Cover Letter for this role.

Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Project Management, Project Administrator, Project Estimator, Project Planning, Project Coordinator, Project Director, Senior Project Lead, Senior Project Manager, Senior Project Coordinator, Project Manager, Project Lead, Lead Project Manager, Construction Project Manager may also be considered for this role.