Energy Capital Project Manager

Our Client is seeking an Energy Capital Project Manager for an initial 3-month contract with the possibility of an extension.

Start Date: ASAP

Pay Rate: 239.54 Per Day PAYE

Location: N7 8TP

Working Hours: 37 Hours Per Week, Mon - Fri, 09:00 - 17:00

Job Purpose:

The Energy Capital Projects Manager leads the delivery of the council's major capital energy projects, including decentralized energy, renewables, and energy efficiency measures, from procurement and planning to construction and delivery. They manage a team of project managers and oversee external consultants.

Key tasks and responsibilities:

• Leading the council's decentralized energy work, including identifying heat network opportunities, and developing strategies and new projects.
• Overseeing the development of other projects to reduce energy consumption, costs, and carbon emissions in both domestic and non-domestic buildings and the wider public realm.
• Overseeing the effective project management of projects delivered by the team and external consultants, through all stages from conception to implementation and monitoring, ensuring that the project is delivered on time, on budget and quality, and in line with council policies
• Ensuring good project management practice is followed, including project documentation, project planning, risk identification, change controls, health and safety, financial management, legal compliance, regular project reviews, and lessons learned.
• Securing project funding, including writing funding bids.
• Overseeing procurement processes, including OJEU-level procurement, ensuring all legal and internal procurement requirements are met.
• Overseeing the negotiation, agreement,nt and management of complex and varied contracts.
• Overseeing the management of capital budgets of up to 50m, ensuring value for money and continuously seeking additional sources of funding to maximize the best value for the council.
• Developing, negotiating, and supporting team members to devise solutions to project-related issues.
• Keeping project and delivery boards updated on projects delivered by the team and ensuring issues or potential overspends are raised as soon as they arise.
• Producing written reports and delivering presentations to provide updates on projects to a range of audiences.
• Communicating effectively with project stakeholders in and outside the council to ensure everyone is aware of their responsibilities, timescale,s, and project status.
• Ensuring the team develops and maintains good relationships with project stakeholders.
• Ensuring that the team has the capacity, knowledge,e, get, and skills required to deliver.
• Ensuring projects comply with statutory and council Health and Safety regulations and policies, as well as other council policies, including equalities and sustainability.
• Keeping up-to-date with developments in the energy sphere, including new technologies, legislation, regulations, and funding streams.
• Representing the Energy Services team at a wide range of forums, including attendance at committees and public meetings.
• Representing the council in meetings with residents, consultants, and other parties and ensuring any action points agreed are delivered.
• Deputising for the Head of Energy Services as required.
• Managing the Energy Capital Projects team in a fair, inclusive, and ethical way.

Skills and Experience:

• Degree in construction, engineering,g or energy-related field, or substantial proven experience in a similar role.
• Professional qualification in project management.
• Experience in managing a team of project managers and consultants and overseeing their work, including carrying out recruitment, inductions, and appraisals, supporting career and personal development, and managing staff workloads
• Project management experience through all stages from conception through to implementation and handover to operations, preferably in the public sector.
• EExperience inprocurement and contract management for both capital projects and consultants, preferably in the public sector.

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