Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager
GBP36,000 - GBP44,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Full-time (see 'Flexible working')
Location: Flexible within the UK. Home-based, blended or fully office based (from our offices in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh or London).
Closing Date: 8 April 2024
Position Ref: JW 1201
An exciting opportunity to use your project management skills and join us as a Senior Project Manager - a new role created to support the energy team, which is growing rapidly.
Who we are
Energy Saving Trust is a leading and trusted organisation, dedicated to promoting energy efficiency, low carbon transport and sustainable energy use. We aim to address the climate emergency and deliver the wider benefits of clean energy as we transition to net zero. At Energy Saving Trust we don't just offer jobs - we offer careers. For our people, being part of the effort to address the climate emergency makes working for us truly meaningful and rewarding. Here are some of the benefits we offer:
• We offer an outstanding pension scheme including employer contributions of up to 9%, 11% or 13% (age-linked). • Enhanced parental leave. • Private BUPA insurance. • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with service-linked increases as well as three goodwill days over the Christmas period. • Staff wellbeing allowance of up to GBP25 per month / GBP300 per year. Please see our careers page for the full list of benefits we have to offer and why Energy Saving Trust is a great place to work.
The team
The energy team's purpose is to enable households, small businesses, and communities to have affordable energy costs and reduce carbon emissions that contribute to climate change. We provide energy advice services, renewable energy expertise and manage and administer loans and grants for energy saving and low or zero-carbon improvements to homes and businesses on behalf of governments, local authorities, and businesses. We manage programmes across the UK with more being added as we grow in response to demand. We collaborate and support each other, sharing expertise and best practice and innovating to deliver world-class customer experience. Our work is service-focused and seeing the impact we have on the lives of people we support is what brings us to work each day. The role
The role will provide project management capability and expertise to the design, set up and mobilisation of both commercial and government funded projects, supporting a range of projects across the full spectrum of energy team activity (energy advice, renewables and loans and grants management and administration). The role will liaise with the project management office to ensure project management methodology in the energy team aligns with agreed organisational approach. What you'll do
You will play a crucial role in managing and overseeing various projects within our organisation. With a strong background in advice service or contract management and a proven track record of delivering results, you will be responsible for leading project teams, ensuring timely and successful project completion, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
What you'll bring
• Project management skills, experience and/or relevant recognised qualification. • Excellent customer service skills. • Highly organised with good attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities and projects. • Flexible and able to efficiently and effectively learn and apply project specific knowledge. • Ability to work well as part of a team, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, having the ability to work with colleagues and project partners across dispersed geographical locations. To apply
Please click 'apply online' to visit our recruitment portal. We will ask for your personal details, work history and a supporting statement. Applications submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered. Applications submitted via email will not be considered. In your supporting statement please explain how you meet the essential areas in the job description. Applications close 23.59, 8 April 2024. Interviews are intended to be held week commencing 22 April 2024. Reasonable adjustments: We are a Disability Confident Committed employer. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive of and accessible for, everyone. If you think you may need additional support or reasonable adjustments made to any part of the recruitment process, please get in touch. We will do our very best to support you. Flexible working: We offer a range of flexible working arrangements, including working from home, compressed or part-time hours, job shares and other arrangements. There is no need to justify your preferred working pattern and we encourage our people to work in whichever way helps them to perform at their best. We will be happy to discuss this and our blended working model at the interview stage with you. Please note, that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this post. To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK. Diversity and inclusion
Energy Saving Trust is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone can be themselves, with support to be their best.
We strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and with different identities and experiences to apply for roles with Energy Saving Trust. We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and offer guaranteed interviews for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a role.