Are you passionate about climate change Braintree District Council have an exciting opportunity for a Climate Change Project Manager to play a key role in implementing our Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan. Location: Braintree, Essex, CM7 9HB Salary: Up to £45,498 per annum pro rata Job Type: Part time, Fixed term for 1 year Closing date: Sunday 5th October Why choose Braintree District Council Braintree is an ambitious forward-thinking Council and is becoming one of the fastest growing Districts in the East of England with three growing towns, London just 45 minutes away and the district located directly between the international transport centres of Stansted Airport and Harwich and Felixstowe International Ports. We have a deserved track record for delivering and a strong reputation within the business community. Braintree District Council is a great place to work. We pride ourselves on our creative and innovative approach which is led by our staff. We are committed to having an engaged workforce who understand our strategy and how they can help deliver it. Climate Change Project Manager - The Role: Managing the delivery of a variety of projects to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from our buildings and fleet, tackle the challenges of climate change mitigation and adaptation, develop the green economy and improve the conservation of natural capital. Working with colleagues and external partners, you will be joining an organisation that has a track record in delivering green energy and biodiversity projects and will play a key part in building on this to help the Council achieve its environmental targets and achieve our goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2030, supporting with actions and projects to tackle Climate Change districtwide. As our Climate Change Project Manager, you will monitor, collate and analyse data, report on performance against environmental targets and help communicate progress and success on climate change to internal and external stakeholders. Climate Change Project Manager - Key Responsibilities: - Oversee the management of the Council's climate change projects for delivery within agreed time-frame and targets to meet the Council's ambition to become carbon neutral by 2030 - Manage Climate Change Action Plan projects from inception, co-ordination execution, monitoring, reporting and closure of projects - Direct multi-disciplinary professional teams to co-ordinate, implement and deliver allocated projects and ensure key project milestones are met in accordance with agreed approvals - Assist in the development of project processes and ensure that schemes are delivered within approved carbon reduction or environmental parameters - Engage with key stakeholders and partners to deliver schemes successfully, e.g. relevant Council teams, Members, appropriate neighbour and community groups and end users Climate Change Project Manager - You: - Educated to degree level or equivalent in a project management, data analysis or environmental-related subject - You will have an analytical background with good working knowledge of project management, data management and performance monitoring and an understanding of a range of climate change and environmental sustainability issues - Good communication skills, both oral and written, are also essential for this role, as you will be required to present complex and sometimes technical information to a wide range of internal and external audiences - This is a unique and challenging opportunity for the right candidate to make a real difference and play a key part in creating a sustainable future for the District Climate Change Project Manager - Benefits: - Competitive pay and benefits - Local government pension scheme - Learning and development for all staff - Staff discounts at local businesses - Staff recognition schemes - Extensive health and wellbeing programme including discounted gym membership What next Closing date for receipt of applications is midnight on Sunday 5th October. Interviews will be held during the w/c 13th October To submit your application for this exciting Climate Change Project Manager opportunity, please click ‘Apply' now!