Project Manager, Project & Program Management

Reporting to:

Head of Whole Home Retrofit

National Energy Foundation

Hybrid - a mix of home working and office (with occasional travel to external meetings and events).

Full time fixed term 24 months with potential for extension

£33,400 per annum

The National Energy Foundation is an independent charity based in Milton Keynes, which has been at the forefront of improving the use of energy in buildings since 1988. We aim to give people, organisations and government the knowledge, support and inspiration they need to understand, manage and reduce the use of energy in buildings.

Our Project Managers are fundamental to the successful leadership and delivery of NEF's programmes and projects. You will be responsible for the oversight of one or more projects, which could include leading a NEF team to deliver excellent results to funders, customers and important stakeholders. This vacancy sits under our Super Homes work stream and focuses on supporting customers wishing to improve the energy efficiency of their home as a part of whole home retrofit approach through a one stop shop service.

You could also be leading projects in our core work stream related to fuel poverty.

Our Project Managers need to be highly organised, proactive and comfortable managing people. You'll also be representing NEF in a leadership capacity externally. This could include contract review meetings, funder events, conferences and other stakeholder engagement events. Whilst this role is very much about communication and people, you'll also need exemplary organisational skills and understand how to implement and lead projects from inception to successful completion.

This job could be suitable for a candidate without previous formal experience of project and people management provided they have the right level of experience in our industry and have an excellent 'can do' attitude and willingness to take responsibility for delivering good project outcomes and satisfied clients.

• Lead project delivery, potentially managing a team of internal staff, overseeing day-to-day project requirements, reporting on KPIs and inputting into future project strategy
• Accountable for delivering successful projects, potentially across any one of NEF’s core strands, including comprehensive recording of costs, allocated resources, time spent and income obtained. Maintain accurate financial records (and process invoices) where required and ensure that your projects are delivered within budget and on time
• Provide inspirational leadership to the delivery team and staff under your line management, ensuring team members have clear objectives, regular reviews, personal development plans and day-to-day guidance and support
• Feed into the development (and improvement) and manage a range of systems and processes, including relevant CRM systems and/or databases
• Provide overall project oversight to senior members or staff and/or external stakeholders, through regular reports and analysis
• Champion the NEF Quality Management Systems (QMS) and ensure good operating practice is embedded into your team
• Lead project steering groups, driving the direction of projects and ensuring projects are delivered successfully, ensuring everyone on your team is cognisant of the aims of the project
• Be actively engaged in recruitment exercises and provide training, mentoring and support to delivery staff, both at the commencement of their role and ongoing
• Act as a key representative of NEF, in a leadership role, at external events and/or meetings as required
• Contribute fully to NEF’s business development direction, as well as delivering existing projects
• Support, assist and deputise…