Heat Network Programme Manager: Regulatory Delivery Lead

Carrington Blake Recruitment; London Borough of Harrow; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrington Blake Recruitment is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the Heat Network Registration Programme for the council’s Housing Investment team in London. You will coordinate internal teams and external consultants, ensure data submission to Ofgem and the Energy Ombudsman, and manage timelines and budgets.

The role requires strong governance, risk management, and reporting capabilities, plus the ability to communicate progress to senior management and coordinate three

Qualifications

• Significant experience in project or programme management.
• Proven experience delivering regulatory compliance or statutory programmes.
• Experience managing stakeholders, external consultants and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong organisational, planning and reporting skills.
• Experience managing project risks, issues, milestones and resources.
• Ability to coordinate multiple workstreams and deliver against strict deadlines.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to report progress and risks to senior management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, mobilisation and delivery of the Heat Network Registration Programme.
• Develop and maintain programme plans, milestones, timelines and reporting frameworks.
• Oversee the collection, validation and submission of accurate heat network registration data to Ofgem.
• Coordinate and oversee registration with the Energy Ombudsman.
• Manage external specialist consultants, contractors and advisers, ensuring agreed deliverables, deadlines and value for money.
• Work closely with specialist heat network consultants to oversee technical assessments, regulatory submissions and programme delivery.
• Coordinate three key workstreams: Asset Identification and Technical Data; Finance, Billing and Service Charges; and Residents, Complaints and Vulnerabilities.
• Establish and maintain effective governance, risk management and issue resolution processes.
• Monitor programme budgets, resources, progress and compliance requirements.
• Prepare progress reports, briefings and updates for senior management.
• Identify potential delays and risks, implementing appropriate actions to keep delivery on track.
• Ensure all required registrations are completed within the relevant regulatory timescales.
• Produce programme closure, handover and completion documentation.

Skills

Programme management

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Governance

Reporting

Job description

Carrington Blake Recruitment is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the Heat Network Registration Programme for the council’s Housing Investment team in London. You will coordinate internal teams and external consultants, ensure data submission to Ofgem and the Energy Ombudsman, and manage timelines and budgets.

The role requires strong governance, risk management, and reporting capabilities, plus the ability to communicate progress to senior management and coordinate three