Climate and Nature Investment Project Manager

Climate and Nature Investment Project Manager

Lead on the development and implementation of a nationally ground breaking approach to the evaluation and funding of climate and nature emergency projects. As the Climate and Nature Investment Project Manager, you will grow and evolve project development within South Gloucestershire, sourcing funding and providing operational oversight on a wide range of climate and nature related projects, with a value up to approximately £1m. We currently have six projects planned for open spaces, rivers, waterways, carbon mitigation and nature recovery.

What will you be doing?

• You will manage and deliver work priorities and projects for the councils Climate and Nature Emergency Action Plan, responsible for the project management log, project plans, risk registers, communications and engagement plans, and equalities impact assessment and plans.
• The main part of your role will be to source project funding, by reaching out to local businesses, the public, grant funders and organisations to gain commitment for current ICaN projects and develop future ICaN initiatives.
• To deliver on projects, you will work closely with specialist officers within the council, a wide range of external stakeholders and partners at local, regional and national levels, such as the Environment Agency, Natural England, Utility companies, West of England Nature Partnership, Town and Parish Councils.
• You will lead on the portfolio, achieving and tracking project milestones, targets and outputs, finance, grants and budgetary management, and also to monitor compliance and provide regular reports.
• The role offers a hybrid working arrangement with a mix of office and home-based work, to meet attendance to site and stakeholder visits and office meetings.

What we need from you

• You will hold a relevant professional or equivalent degree level qualification in an environmental discipline, or you will have equivalent relevant experience.
• We require you to have significant experience in delivering on climate and nature recovery initiatives, to include all scope carbon accounting and natural capital site valuations and feasibility business case preparation.
• You must be able to demonstrate your experience in networking to source funding, donations, grants and bids for projects and have strong budget management skills.
• We require you to have extensive knowledge and proven track record in environmental project development, planning and delivering projects within set timescales, requirements and to budget.
• It is key that you have well-developed interpersonal skills to persuade, influence and build relationships and communicate effectively with businesses, local communities and stakeholder partners to achieve mutual objectives.

How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different

• We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.
• We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.

Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.

• We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of.
• We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life.
• We're investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.

We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.

We're making a difference, be part of it!