Job Title: Project Manager
Location: Bristol
Salary: £31,406 – £37,618
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
We’re seeking a Project Manager to join our Local & Community Empowerment team (LACE). This role will manage and contribute to a range of projects to help the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) to empower communities, local authorities and other local actors to deliver sustainable energy goals.
Responsibilities include
- To project manage a range of projects in the LACE team, with responsibility for planning, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation
- To contribute expertise in local and community empowerment to other CSE projects
- To liaise with and report to project partners and funders on a timely basis
- To maintain effective financial controls of projects
- To lead and coordinate wider project teams as appropriate to achieve successful project delivery
- To oversee the promotion and marketing of projects to ensure effective engagement with the target audience (in conjunction with Communications team)
- To represent CSE at external events and conferences as required
Ideal Candidate
- Experience of managing projects and project teams, including all financial processes, funder liaison, adaptive management, learning, communication, and reporting.
- Experience of working closely with or within a UK local authority or local community focused organisation(s).
- Experience of working as part of a matrix management system, across teams on several different projects at the same time.
- Understanding of opportunities and current approaches to community-led action on energy across the UK (including community energy).
- Understanding of renewable energy, fuel poverty and smart energy system technologies.
- Excellent budget management and donor reporting skills.
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.
