Solar PV and Battery Storage Programme Officer

Civic Recruitment Limited; Chichester; Hybrid; GBP 41,512 - 42,435; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid: 2-3 days in office

Job summary

Civic Recruitment Limited is recruiting for a 4-month contract role with a local authority in Chichester. The position focuses on project, stakeholder engagement, and communications support for the Solar PV and Battery Storage Energy Services Programme, delivering ~60 renewable energy projects.

The role requires managing stakeholder engagement, ensuring statutory compliance, and contributing to time, cost, quality, and governance objectives across the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering public sector projects or programmes.
• Experience managing stakeholder engagement and communications activities.
• Experience coordinating multiple workstreams and competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Act as a key point of contact for contractors, schools, planning authorities, DNOs, and council departments.
• Support stakeholder consultations and engagement activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Facilitate effective communication between project teams and stakeholders to identify and resolve issues.
• Promote collaborative working to support programme delivery.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Communications

Project coordination

Education

A-Level or equivalent

Job description

4-month contract role with a local authority

Summary

• This is a 4-month contract role with a local authority, focused on providing project, stakeholder engagement, and communications support for the Solar PV and Battery Storage Energy Services Programme. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in the delivery of approximately 60 renewable energy projects, ensuring effective communication, stakeholder coordination, compliance with statutory requirements, and achievement of project objectives related to time, cost, quality, and governance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Act as a key point of contact for contractors, schools, planning authorities, DNOs, and council departments.
• Support stakeholder consultations and engagement activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Facilitate effective communication between project teams and stakeholders to ensure issues are identified and resolved promptly.
• Promote collaborative working to support successful programme delivery.

Requirements:

Essential Experience Required

• Experience supporting the delivery of projects or programmes within a public sector, energy, construction, infrastructure, or related environment.
• Experience managing stakeholder engagement and communications activities.
• Experience coordinating multiple workstreams and competing priorities.

Essential Qualifications Required

• Educated to A-Level standard or equivalent qualification or relevant experience.
• Qualification in Project Management, Business Administration, Communications, Sustainability, Energy Management, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Additional Information

• Working hours: 37 hours per week.
• PAYE:Pay- £225 - £230/DAY (Please specify on admission)
• UMB: £284.54 to £316.15/DAY UMB
• Office location: County Hall Chichester.
• Working arrangements: 30 or 37 hours (please specify on submission).
• Hybrid: 2-3 days required to be present in the office.
• We work on a bi-weekly schedule.