Project Manager

The Coal Authority; Mansfield; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative team dedicated to environmental protection and community impact. As a Project Manager, you'll oversee a range of projects, from small-scale tests to large infrastructure initiatives. This role offers the chance to engage with various stakeholders, improve project processes, and contribute to a sustainable future. With a commitment to flexible working and professional development, this position is perfect for those who are proactive and passionate about making a difference. Be part of a supportive organization that values your contributions and promotes a better future for coalfield communities.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development support

Employee Assistance Programme

Health check and well-being activities

On-site free parking

Complimentary beverages

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing complex projects and programmes.
• Strong communication skills for effective stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Manage diverse projects from small tests to large infrastructure.
• Engage with stakeholders and ensure project delivery.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Engagement

MS Office

Communication

Organizational Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Relevant Degree

Project Management Certification

Tools

MS Project

Project Management Systems

Job description

Do you want to work on meaningful projects that help protect the environment and make positive impacts to coalfield communities?

Are you looking for the opportunity to shape the delivery of a large complex programme?

Are you interested in joining a dynamic, expanding and innovative team?

If so, read on......

We are looking for a proactive and passionate Project Manager to join our growing Inland Salinity team.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects/programmes of varying levels of complexity and budget.
• Engage and communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders at every level.
• Understand project and programme management principles, tools & techniques.
• Communicate well with the team to help them deliver their work effectively.
• Have a methodical and organised approach to work.
• Continuously seek ways to improve and take a proactive role in solutions.
• Be competent using MS Office, including MS Project, and project management systems to track all project delivery aspects.
• Be passionate about working safely and setting high standards.

About The Role

You will be responsible for the delivery and management of a variety of projects from small scale pumping tests and borehole drilling, to planning ahead for delivering large infrastructure projects where forward thinking and working with external stakeholders will be crucial.

Our Project Managers work across the team to support each workstream, feeding into the department objectives and sharing the collective goal of protecting the environment. The project workload is diverse, ranging from one or two operational projects to supporting survey programmes and research projects. These projects offer new challenges and opportunities for professional development.

As part of the newly established Inland Salinity team, we are looking for an agile and flexible Project Manager who can manage change effectively and support the team. You will have the opportunity to work alongside the Corporate Programme Office and take part in regular community of practice meetings where current processes, templates, and best practices are discussed to ensure continuous improvement.

We don’t expect candidates to meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!

Role location: Hybrid working (on average 2 days working out of our Mansfield office)

Schedule

Application closing date: 12th January 2025

Sifting date: 14th January 2025

Interviews: w/c 20th January 2025

(If you are unavailable on these interview dates, please make us aware and we will look at alternative dates)

Security

Successful candidates must pass basic security checks and will be subject to UK Immigration requirements.

About Mining Remediation Authority

A cutting-edge pension scheme with an impressive employer contribution rate of approximately 28.97%.

Experience our values-based recognition scheme that celebrates your contributions.

Flexibility in working patterns, whether it's full-time, part-time, or compressed hours.

Embrace flexible working arrangements tailored to your needs.

Enjoy a generous holiday allowance of 27.5 days annually, plus the flexibility to add 6 extra days to that, alongside 8 public holidays.

Benefit from a comprehensive parental leave policy with 26 weeks of full pay (subject to eligibility).

Get support to further your professional qualifications and payment for one annual professional subscription.

Access a free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme to support your well-being.

Unlock exclusive employee discounts.

Ensure your well-being with an annual health check and receive £15 monthly towards well-being activities.

Enjoy the convenience of on-site free parking, along with complimentary tea, coffee, and soft drinks at our Mansfield office.

Working with us

We offer different ways to work flexibly, and the following types of flexibility are usually possible: job share, flexible hours, working from home for part of the week, and compressed hours. Please feel free to talk about what flexibility means to you at your interview.

With a genuine commitment to flexible working, we believe that work-life balance is incredibly important.

Who we are

Here at the Mining Remediation Authority, we really are a great team to work with. We’re united in our passion and commitment to make a better future for people and the environment in mining areas.

We carry out a wide variety of essential services from responding to coal mining hazards to keeping everyone and everything safe from mine water pollution.

We are excited about what our future holds. Our work is helping to develop a new sustainable source of renewable energy for the UK. By harnessing the energy from mine water heat, we hope to play a key role towards helping the UK to meet net-zero emissions by 2050.

We truly are a supportive organisation where we all live and breathe our values. We are inclusive, trusted, and progressive in everything that we do.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As part of our commitment to increasing the diversity of our workforce, we provide a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the minimum selection criteria who are disabled or from a minority ethnic community.

We want to recruit you based on your skills and experience, and not the colour of your skin, where you come from, or who you share your life with. What’s important is that you can carry out your role effectively. That’s why, when you submit your application to us, we remove all your personal data before the hiring manager reviews your details. If you are successful and you join us, you can be confident that this is because we trust that you will be successful and can make a difference. By continuing to improve our diversity, we continue to improve our knowledge and innovation and live our values of being trusted, inclusive, and progressive.

If you have the skills and experience that we are looking for, but you require an alternative application form or other reasonable adjustments to apply, let us know. You can get in touch by email at [e-mail] or give us a call on 01623 637000.