Project Manager - Sustainability

£50,147

Chelmsford

Permanent, Full Time

We are looking for a Project Manager (Sustainability) to manage and deliver retrofit capital projects funded by the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF). They will also oversee the implementation of energy efficiency measures across various locations, ensuring projects are completed cost-effectively and on time, while maintaining high standards of customer service and compliance.

What you'll be doing

• Deliver retrofit capital projects, after securing funding from the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF).

• Deliver the SHDF project across several locations, implementing a range of measures from cavity wall insulation, heating improvements to external wall insulation.

• Review or produce proposals and make recommendations for increasing energy efficiency and decarbonisation on relevant schemes, whilst ensuring value for money is achieved.

• Assist in the preparation and monitoring of budget for the SHDF project; raising orders and variations and agreeing interim/final accounts, maintaining/monitoring expenditure records, forecasting the budget spend to ensure cost-effectiveness and timely completion of projects.

• Ensure the appointed contractor and professional team are fully aware of the Trustmark procedure, taking the lead on receiving all documentation and test certificates as required.

What we are looking for

• Full driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes

• Experience of delivering asset transformation projects from inception to completion in a formal project management environment

• Experience of delivering housing maintenance and construction projects to time, budget, and quality

• Understand the principles and requirements of PAS 2030 and 2035 with clear knowledge of the Retrofit Assessor and Coordinator roles.

• Strong negotiation and communication skills to fully unlock contractor and supplier potential and achieve rapid delivery through others

• Innovation and problem solving to ensure that opportunities to deliver are maximised whenever possible

Benefits

• The salary for this post will be £50,147 Per Annum.

• Learning and development opportunities

• Healthcare cash plan

• Robust employee reward and recognition programme

• Free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme

• CHParticipate volunteering programme

• Competitive pension scheme

• 25 days annual leave per annum, plus bank holidays, 3 extra days between Christmas and New Year and 1 wellbeing day per annum.

• 37 hours per week - employees may be able to work flexibly by agreement with their line manager, taking account of business need. We operate a hybrid working policy at CHP.

The Company

We’re a local housing association that’s passionate about tackling the housing shortage in the East of England. We provide warm, safe and affordable homes. But we don’t stop there. We offer a wide range of support and services to help our customers and their communities to thrive.

We want to be an organisation that cares about our customers and communities and is determined to make a difference. We'll be bold and open-minded in our pursuit of solutions to help people transform their lives.