Project Manager - Building Retrofit

West Midlands Combined Authority; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension scheme

Healthcare plans

EV car benefit scheme

Gym membership

Eye Care Scheme

Job summary

West Midlands Combined Authority is seeking a Project Manager for the Retrofit Delivery team in Birmingham to lead building retrofit projects across the West Midlands, coordinating with local authorities, housing associations and contractors to mobilise and deliver to completion.

You will manage budgets, timelines and quality checks, ensuring compliance with PAS 2030, Building Control and other standards, while building strong partnerships and delivering value to communities through Energy

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting or managing Retrofit/Construction projects.
• Experience of stakeholder engagement and management.
• Experience of working with diverse stakeholders to achieve shared goals.
• Experience of developing systems to support project appraisals and delivery.
• Experience of achieving milestones and forecasting budgets.
• Excellent analytical skills for evaluating information and choosing approaches.
• Excellent communication to draft technical and non-technical documents.

Responsibilities

• Manage retrofit projects from mobilisation to completion and close-down, ensuring milestones and critical paths.
• Build strong relationships with local authorities, housing associations, contractors and stakeholders.
• Review performance data and KPIs, identify issues and provide recommendations to keep delivery on track.
• Develop and maintain project quality controls, plans, risk registers and governance records.
• Support budget management including cost verification, forecasting, profiling and governance.
• Represent Energy Capital and WMCA at meetings, communicating complex information clearly.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Financial forecasting

Quality controls

Budget management

Communication

Reporting

Interpersonal skills

Education

Degree in a relevant subject

APM/RICS or similar qualification

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

Would you like to manage projects that improve the quality and energy performance of buildings across the West Midlands?

As a Project Manager within our Retrofit Delivery team, you will support the successful delivery of the Devolved Buildings Retrofit Pilot and wider Energy Capital programmes across both Domestic and Public Buildings. You will work directly with local authorities, housing associations, contractors and other delivery partners, helping them take capital projects from mobilisation through to completion and close-down.

Through regular engagement, project monitoring and quality evaluation, you will help ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget and in accordance with relevant requirements, including PAS 2030, Local Planning, Conservation, Building Control compliance and quality health checks.

This is an opportunity to combine your project-management expertise, analytical skills and ability to build effective partnerships to support better buildings and communities across the West Midlands.

Note this is a fixed-term contract running up to 31.03.28.

What you will be doing

• Managing and monitoring building retrofit projects from mobilisation and implementation through to practical completion and close-down, ensuring agreed outcomes, milestones and critical paths are achieved.
• Building strong relationships with local authorities, housing associations, contractors, supply-chain partners and other stakeholders, providing regular support and monitoring throughout project delivery.
• Reviewing project performance, delivery data and key performance indicators, identifying areas of concern and providing clear recommendations and support to keep delivery on track.
• Developing and maintaining effective project quality controls, including project plans, risk registers, governance records, accessible documentation and internal and external reports.
• Supporting the management of project budgets through cost verification, forecasting, profiling, monitoring, reconciliation and appropriate financial and procurement governance.
• Representing Energy Capital and WMCA at meetings, boards, groups and forums, communicating technical and non-technical information clearly and promoting effective partnership working.

What’s essential

• Experience of supporting or managing Retrofit/Construction projects
• Experience of stakeholder engagement and management.
• Experience of working effectively with a variety of stakeholders to achieve and communicate shared goals.
• Experience of developing systems and processes to support project and programme appraisal, implementation and delivery.
• Experience of achieving set milestones and undertaking financial forecasting throughout the delivery cycle.
• Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to review information and determine the best approach.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to confidently obtain information, understand different perspectives and persuade and inform key stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to draft technical and non-technical documents for audiences with different levels of knowledge.
• Excellent knowledge of project-management processes across pre-delivery and post-delivery stages.
• A degree in a relevant subject and an APM, RICS or similar professional qualification.

For a full list of essential criteria, please review the JD.

Location

The location for this role is 16 Summer Lane, Birmingham, B19 3SD with at least 2 days a week spent in the office.

Salary and benefits

We advertise salary ranges, with new appointments typically starting at the lowest salary point. In exceptional cases, the salary point may be adjusted to secure the best candidate. This approach allows for potential year-on-year salary increases, offering progression and appropriate rewards to employees. Requests for salaries above the maximum advertised range will not be considered.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• one of the most generous pension schemes in the UK
• Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme where you can build an additional pot of money alongside your pension with contributions exempt from Income Tax and National Insurance contributions (NICs).
• 28 days paid annual leave (with an option to purchase more) + Statutory days.
• EV car benefit scheme
• Healthcare plans
• gym membership, will writing, and mortgage advice
• buy a bicycle, including e-bikes and adapted pedal cycles, at a discounted rate.
• 3 days of paid leave each year to volunteer.
• Interest‑free financing through SmartTech to buy the latest technology
• Discounted shopping with over 2,000 big-name retailers, and more.
• Costco membership through the WMCA.
• Boundless unlocks unlimited entry to top-rated UK attractions and loads of extra benefits and discounts.
• Eye Care Scheme, offering a free eye test and a financial contribution towards your glasses.

For more information, please visit the benefits page on our career site.

Why join WMCA?

WMCA is laser-focused on improving the West Midlands, bringing economic growth, jobs, homes, and better journeys to the region. We target local needs where it matters most, ensuring everyone has a job that pays well and has access to safe and affordable places they can call home.

We put people and place at the heart of everything we do, working hand in hand with our partners to direct funding where it’s needed most. What you do, really matters. Your expertise will help make a big difference, improving people’s lives, every day.

Our Values and Behaviours

• Collaborative – We work as one organisation. Together we build trust, connection and shared purpose across teams, partners and residents to create the biggest impact for our region.
• Driven – We are focused on outcomes. We perform at our best to unlock productivity and delivery, achieving the greatest regional impact.
• Inclusive – We value difference. Creating an environment where people belong, and feel psychologically safe, so we can all thrive and shape a West Midlands built for everyone.
• Innovative – We are courageous. We embrace new ideas and challenge the status quo to continuously improve and shape the future of the West Midlands.

Creating an inclusive workplace.

WMCA holds diversity accreditations, such as the RACE Code Quality Mark, Armed Forces Covenant (Gold status) and has been recognised as one of the Inclusive Top 50 Employers and The Times Top 50 Employers for Women. We’re a Disability Confident Employer with ‘Leader’ status, committed to interviewing applicants with disabilities who meet all the essential role criteria.

We are also proud to be a Ban the Box employer, which means we do not ask about criminal convictions at the initial application stage, and will only ask after an offer is made as part of our onboarding checks, which helps us remove barriers for people with past convictions and supporting fair opportunities for all.

We recognise that certain groups, such as women and people of colour, may be less likely to apply for roles if they feel they do not meet all the requirements. However, we encourage individuals who are passionate about the role and want to make a difference to still apply. We value potential and encourage applicants to highlight their skills, including transferable ones, even if they don't fit the traditional perfect candidate mould.

We gladly consider part-time, flexible, and job share arrangements, so please don’t let these factors deter you from applying.

Sponsorship / Right to work requirements

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, however, Skilled Worker visa sponsorship will only be considered for roles that meet our defined business-critical criteria and relevant sponsorship requirements. This role does not meet that threshold and we are therefore unable to offer sponsorship. Applicants must have the appropriate right to work in the UK before applying.

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