Project Manager - Decarbonisation
Posted Today by 1772548424
Negotiable
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Manchester, Lancashire
Summary: This role is for a Project Manager on a 6-month temporary contract focused on delivering carbon reduction schemes within a major public sector organization. The position involves leading capital works projects aimed at decarbonizing heating systems across multiple sites, ensuring compliance with sustainability objectives. The successful candidate will manage procurement, oversee construction, and engage with stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle. There is potential for the role to become permanent based on performance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage decarbonisation projects from design through construction and completion.
- Oversee procurement of contractors and design teams, ensuring compliance and value for money.
- Monitor project progress, budgets, and risks, producing regular reports.
- Facilitate workshops and stakeholder engagement to ensure operational and sustainability objectives are met.
- Ensure compliance with statutory, environmental, and health & safety standards.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience managing multi-site capital works programmes, ideally within the public sector.
- Strong understanding of RIBA Plan of Work stages and contract forms such as JCT and NEC.
- Expertise in carbon reduction or sustainability-focused projects.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
Salary (Rate): £400.00 Daily
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
6-month temporary contract for a Project Manager to deliver carbon reduction schemes
Are you an experienced Project Manager with a passion for sustainability and carbon reduction? We have an exciting opportunity to join a major public sector organisation delivering a strategic transformation programme focused on decarbonising heating systems across multiple sites.
Your new role
You will lead the design and delivery of capital works projects aimed at reducing carbon emissions and improving energy efficiency. Working from RIBA Stage 2 through to completion, you'll manage procurement, oversee construction, and ensure projects meet time, budget, and quality targets. A key aspect of the role involves stakeholder engagement and developing best practice templates for future schemes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage decarbonisation projects from design through construction and completion.
- Oversee procurement of contractors and design teams, ensuring compliance and value for money.
- Monitor project progress, budgets, and risks, producing regular reports.
- Facilitate workshops and stakeholder engagement to ensure operational and sustainability objectives are met.
- Ensure compliance with statutory, environmental, and health & safety standards.
- Proven experience managing multi-site capital works programmes, ideally within the public sector.
- Strong understanding of RIBA Plan of Work stages and contract forms such as JCT and NEC.
- Expertise in carbon reduction or sustainability-focused projects.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
This is a fantastic opportunity to make a tangible impact on sustainability goals while working on high-profile projects. You'll join a collaborative team and play a key role in shaping future carbon reduction strategies. The initial contract is for 6 months, with strong potential to become permanent for the right candidate.
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