Trainee Project Manager

The Coal Authority; Mansfield; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to public safety and environmental sustainability. In this role, you'll become an integral part of a passionate team, assisting in the management of coal mining subsidence damage claims and surface hazard projects. Your expertise in engineering and strong communication skills will help ensure effective stakeholder management and project delivery. With a commitment to flexible working arrangements, a generous holiday allowance, and a supportive work environment, this position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a sustainable future while advancing your professional qualifications. If you're eager to make a difference, this could be the perfect role for you.

Benefits

Generous Holiday Allowance

Flexible Working Patterns

Comprehensive Parental Leave Policy

Employee Assistance Programme

Professional Development Support

On-site Free Parking

Employee Discounts

Annual Health Check

Monthly Well-being Contribution

Free Tea, Coffee, and Soft Drinks

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Engineering or relevant discipline preferred.
• Experience in engineering or mining background is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing coal mining subsidence damage claims.
• Conduct field-related tasks including inspections and monitoring.

Skills

Engineering

Communication Techniques

Teamwork

Stakeholder Management

Problem Solving

Education

Undergraduate Degree in Engineering

Relevant Discipline

Job description

Would you like to be recognised as a leading expert in the Public Safety and Subsidence sector?

Can you use your communication techniques to help us deliver our objectives?

If so, read on......

Ideally, you will have an undergraduate degree or be working towards one in Engineering or an appropriate discipline, or be able to demonstrate suitability for the role.

Some experience with engineering or managing legacies of mining background would be advantageous, but the desire to learn about this subject is also important.

Experience of working with contractors and consultants in some capacity, ideally in an engineering discipline, is required.

A strong teamwork ethic and a positive attitude towards collaborative working will enable effective stakeholder management to help deliver objectives.

Are you a strong problem solver?

About The Role

You will be assisting in the management of coal mining subsidence damage claims and coal mining surface hazard projects within defined statutory and internal frameworks, ensuring that adequate investigations are carried out to determine the Authority’s liability.

You will also assist and undertake field-related tasks as required, which may include inspections of properties, liability sites, and undertaking monitoring and sampling.

At our very core, you will be undertaking desktop assessments of claims/incidents and assisting regional project managers in the delivery of projects to time and budget.

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 initially, but as training progresses the job will be more field-based).

Schedule:

Application closing date: 12 January 2025

Sifting date: 13-15 January 2025

Interviews: w/c 20 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.

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.