Assistant Project Manager

About YouDo you want to work on meaningful projects that help protect the environment and make positive impacts to coalfield communities? Are you looking for the opportunity to build up your skill set and experience to delivery projects successfully? Are you interested in joining a dynamic, expanding and innovative team? If so, read on......We are looking for a proactive and passionate Assistant Project Manager to join our Inland Saline Mine Water Programme.As an Assistant Project Manager you will be expected to; be able to manage projects/programmes of low-medium levels of complexity, risk and budget.assist with larger scale, complex projects and support Project Managers.engage and communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders at every level.understand project and programme management principles, tools & techniques.communicate well with the team to help them deliver their work effectively.have a methodical and organised approach to work.always looking for ways to improve and take a proactive role in the solutions.be competent or willing to learn how to use MS Office, including MS Project, and project management systems to track all project delivery aspects.be passionate about working safety and setting high standards.About The RoleYou will be responsible for assisting the delivery and management of a variety of projects from small scale mine water pumping tests and borehole drilling, to planning ahead for delivering large water treatment schemes.As part of the role, you will get to work across the team to support different workstreams, all feeding into the department objectives and sharing the collective goal of protecting the environment.  The project workload is diverse, ranging from operational projects on site, to supporting survey programmes and innovative research projects. These projects offer new challenges and opportunities for professional development. Support will be provided from the team to grow your experience and skill set in project delivery.As part of the newly established Inland Saline Mine Water Programme, we are looking for an agile and flexible Assistant Project Manager who can manage change effectively and support the team.For more information about the role please refer to the attached job description.We don’t expect candidates to meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you! Role location: Hybrid working (on average 2 days working out of our Mansfield office)Schedule: Application closing date: 9th March 2025Sifting date: 14th March 2025Interviews: w/c 24th March 2025(If you are unavailable on these interview dates, please make us aware and we will look at alternative dates)Security:Successful candidates must pass basic security checks and will be subject to UK Immigration requirements.About Mining Remediation AuthorityOur benefits: A cutting-edge pension scheme with an impressive employer contribution rate of approximately 28.97%.Experience our values-based recognition scheme that celebrates your contributions.Flexibility in working patterns, whether it's full-time, part-time, or compressed hours.Embrace flexible working arrangements tailored to your needs.Enjoy a generous holiday allowance of 27.5 days annually, plus the flexibility to add 6 extra days to that, alongside 8 public holidays.Benefit from a comprehensive parental leave policy with 26 weeks of full pay (subject to eligibility).Get support to further your professional qualifications and payment for one annual professional subscription.Access a free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme to support your well-being.Unlock exclusive employee discountsEnsure your well-being with an annual health check and receive £15 monthly towards well-being activities.Enjoy the convenience of on-site free parking, along with complimentary tea, coffee, and soft drinks at our Mansfield office.Working with us:We offer different ways to work flexibly, and the following types of flexibility are usually possible: job share, flexible hours, working from home for part of the week and compressed hours. Please feel free to talk about what flexibility means to you at your interview.With a genuine commitment to flexible working, we believe that work life balance is incredibly important.Who we are:Here at the Mining Remediation Authority, we really are a great team to work with. We’re united in our passion and commitment to make a better future for people and the environment in mining areas.We carry out a wide variety of essential services from responding to coal mining hazards, to keeping everyone and everything safe from mine water pollution.We are excited about what our future holds. Our work is helping to develop a new sustainable source of renewable energy for the UK. By harnessing the energy from mine water heat, we hope to play a key role towards helping the UK to meet net-zero emissions by 2050.We truly are a supportive organisation where we all live and breathe our values. We are inclusive, trusted and progressive in everything that we do.Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: As part of our commitment to increasing the diversity of our workforce, we provide a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the minimum selection criteria who are disabled or from a minority ethnic community.We want to recruit you based on your skills and experience, and not the colour of your skin, where you come from, or who you share your life with.  What’s important is that you can carry out your role effectively.  That’s why, when you submit your application to us, we remove all your personal data before the hiring manager reviews your details.  If you are successful and you join us, you can be confident that this is because we trust that you will be successful and can make a difference.By continuing to improve our diversity, we continue to improve our knowledge and innovation and live our values of being trusted, inclusive and progressive. If you have the skills and experience that we are looking for, but you require an alternative application form or other reasonable adjustments to apply, let us know.  You can get in touch by email at recruitment@coal.gov.uk or give us a call on 01623 637000 ....Read more...
Type: Permanent Location: Mansfield,England Start: 21/02/2025 Salary / Rate: £28,543 - £31,714 Posted: 2025-02-21 10:36:03