Project Manager

Job title: Project Manager 
Location: Merseyside
Salary: £26,500 per year
Closes: 12.00pm Friday 18 October 2024
Position: Project Manager
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week. Flexibility required (some evening & weekend work)
Contract: Fixed 12-month term with potential for extension, subject to funding

Background

The Mersey Rivers Trust (MRT) is an environmental charity focussing on the protection and enhancement of rivers and waterbodies in the Mersey Catchment. It operates in an area covering Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire. The Trust works with partners, local communities and volunteers to deliver a wide range of projects including river restoration, reduction of flood risk by Natural Flood Management techniques, river monitoring, volunteer events (e.g. river clean-ups/invasive species control and citizen science), community engagement and education events, farm advice/plans and biodiversity net gain.

We have secured funding for a variety of projects in the Merseyside area and are looking to recruit an experienced and self-motivated individual, with skills in project management and finance, to manage and help on the ground delivery of these projects. The ideal candidate will have a background in project management with some experience of planning and developing environmental water-based projects.

Role Overview

We are looking to recruit a competent, dynamic and enthusiastic person with experience in the delivery of river improvement and engagement projects. The role will include engagement activities with stakeholders, landowners and local communities, training and managing our volunteers, as well as delivery of physical improvement works such as river restoration and wetland creation projects. The role holder will report to our Merseyside Senior Project Manager.

The post holder will be home-based and will need to travel throughout Merseyside and occasionally the wider Mersey catchment.

Key Duties:

The main duties of the role will be to project manage a varied portfolio of projects and engagement activities in Merseyside, supervised by our Merseyside Senior Project Manager.

Specific duties will include: 

• Managing a range of environmental projects, ensuring milestones are met, budgets are adhered to, and successful delivery is achieved.
• Identifying the consents and permits required for projects and ensure these are obtained so work can commence as planned e.g. flood risk, planning permission, landowner permissions.
• Management of contractors and writing tenders
• Undertaking reporting activities, including financial reporting and preparation of funding claims.
• Working with volunteers to deliver site based projects.
• Review of all H&S requirements for projects and lead by example in prioritising H&S and wellbeing.
• Promoting projects to the public through presentations, displays, events, social media and general publicity.
• Monitoring and evaluating all projects in line with funding requirements.
• Attending regular internal and external meetings as required.
• Working in a flexible manner undertaking any other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time, which are commensurate with the grade of the job.
• Carrying out all of the above duties with full regard to the Trust’s Equal Opportunities, Non-Discrimination, Safeguarding, Environmental and Health and Safety policies.

Candidate Profile

• Relevant degree/qualification or experience in the environment sector.
• Valid driving licence and own vehicle, insured for business use is essential.
• Competent and confident in the use of email, Excel and Word. Experience in GIS and PowerPoint would be desirable, along with social media (Facebook, X, Instagram).
• Experience of successful environmental project management, ideally in the river environment and/or in catchment management.
• Experience in working with contractors and volunteers is desirable.
• Self-motivated and able to work effectively from home without supervision and to a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to work flexibly, including some early mornings, some evenings and some weekends/bank holidays. A time-off in lieu system is operated by the Trust.
• Ability to prioritise and plan activities to meet strict deadlines.
• Reliability, good attendance and work performance.
• Strong team working skills and able to work collaboratively with partners, contractors, volunteers and community groups.
• Good organisational / admin skills and attention to detail

General Notes

• Location: Home-Based. The work will include some home-based computer / planning activities, alongside working across the Mersey catchment area, both indoors (e.g. in community spaces) and outdoors
• Travel around the Mersey Catchment will be necessary and therefore a current driving licence and access to an appropriately insured vehicle is essential.
• This position will from time to time require work during some evenings, weekends and public holidays. A time-off in lieu system is operated by the Trust.

To apply: 

If you wish to apply, please send a CV (no more than two sides of A4) and covering letter (no more than two sides of A4), outlining how you meet the requirements of the person specification and job description and why you want to work for the Trust. Please email your application to the Senior Project Manager Merseyside, Andy Martin ([email protected]).

Applications must be received by email no later than 12 noon on Friday 18 October 2024

Interviews will be held week commencing 21 October 2024 either online or face-to-face depending on circumstances.

If you would like more information about the role before submitting an application, you may contact Andy Martin ([email protected]) or Paul Henbrey ([email protected]).