Project Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Serve as the primary authority on governance and process enforcement for all projects within your region, ensuring compliance with Environment Bank’s project management framework, standards, and gateway requirements.

• Take full responsibility for managing the entire project lifecycle, which includes gateway approvals, assurance activities, and necessary documentation.

• Develop and uphold robust project controls, focusing on risk, schedule, cost, change, and quality management.

• Spearhead the creation, maintenance, and enhancement of project processes to improve visibility, traceability, and organizational control.

• Oversee multiple concurrent projects to guarantee they are well-governed, compliant, and progressing according to established methodologies.

• Act as the primary point of contact for all projects in your region, providing top-level oversight to the national programme manager and Ops Director.

• Create and manage an integrated, end-to-end project plan, coordinating contributions from ecologists, habitat creation specialists, consents managers, and contractors.

• Oversee the setup and ongoing management of complex habitat bank sites, ensuring thorough planning, sequencing, and operational readiness.

• Lead project meetings, facilitate decision-making, and ensure effective communication across multidisciplinary teams.

• Administer the project risk register, programme, and assurance schedule, ensuring proactive mitigation and escalation when necessary.

• Promote a safe working environment by ensuring the safe delivery of all tasks, fostering a positive safety culture, and complying with relevant legislation and internal standards.

• Establish, manage, and oversee project budgets throughout the entire lifecycle, ensuring accurate forecasting, cost control, and financial governance.

• Monitor contractor performance, KPIs, and quality of delivery to ensure that work meets specifications, timelines, and budgetary constraints.

• Provide timely and clear reporting on project status, risks, issues, and performance to internal stakeholders.

• Keep accurate and current project information across relevant systems and tools.

• Lead lessons-learned initiatives, ensuring that insights are captured, shared, and integrated into future practices with the programme manager.

• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to refine processes, enhance governance, and improve project delivery capabilities across the organization.

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to lead and govern multidisciplinary project teams, ensuring strong project control and adherence to established processes.

• Experience in managing project control functions, including planning, estimating, financial control, and commercial management.

• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the capability to influence, challenge, and drive action among diverse stakeholders.

• Strong project management skills, with a comprehensive understanding of both the technical and behavioral aspects of programme delivery.

• Experience in delivering projects with consent/permit restrictions and/or seasonal limitations.

• Proven experience in risk management and structured project governance.

• Valid UK clean driving license and willingness to travel for regional site visits and events.

• APM accredited or equivalent qualification.

• Degree-level education in a relevant field, or equivalent professional experience.

• Experience in habitat creation, restoration, or nature recovery projects, preferably in a project management role.

🏝️ Benefits

• Performance-based annual bonus of up to 10% of salary.

• Pension scheme with employer-matched contributions of 6% of salary.

• 30 days of annual leave, in addition to paid bank holidays, a birthday leave, and a wellbeing day.

• Option to purchase an additional 5 days of annual leave after completing the probation period.

• Flexible hybrid working options available.

• Regional and departmental team co-working days.

• Company-wide meetings held twice a year, with expenses covered.

• Opportunities for team fundraising and charity events.

• Continuous career development through training and mentoring.

• Medical cash back scheme to assist with everyday healthcare expenses.

• Employee assistance program for mental wellbeing support.

• Enhanced sickness pay allowance.