Project Manager

About You
Do you want to be part of a growing programme to prevent and reverse environmental impacts from historic mining operations?
Can you help us deliver exciting new water treatment projects, taking them from concept through to construction completion?
Do you want the opportunity to progress in a friendly motivated team delivering exciting projects that protect the water environment across the UK?
You’ll have

  • Experience of project management
  • Experience of managing consultants and contractors (preferably through the NEC suite of contracts).
  • Excellent budget, programme & risk management skills
  • Highly developed communication, interpersonal skills and self-motivation
  • The ability to work with other teams to deliver projects
  • Liaison, negotiation and presentation skills
We are particularly interested in hearing from people with some or all of the following:
  • Experience of working in the water and waste water treatment or environmental sectors
  • Experience of identifying and developing solutions for constrained and complex water remediation projects
  • Experience of developing and delivering refurbishment of existing assets
  

About The Role
About The Role:
At the Mining Remediation Authority the Environment Department is responsible for addressing the issues of water pollution from abandoned coal and metal mines across Britain by developing new schemes and supporting the operation of over 75 existing mine water treatment schemes.  There are three main delivery programmes covering sites spread across the former coal and metal mining areas in England, Wales and Scotland.
We are recruiting to fill a permanent, full-time Project Manager position on our Water and Abandoned Mental Mines (WAMM) programme.   Each role is responsible for day to day delivery of projects which may include new water treatment schemes and refurbishments of our existing schemes. 
You’ll be:
  • Joining the Projects team and helping to manage a portfolio of varied projects to remediate contaminated water from historic metal mines through the development of new schemes as well as the refurbishment of existing assets.
  • Typically leading and managing a number of projects, being responsible for delivering to agreed budgets and milestones.
  • Working closely with our technical, operations, innovations and R&D teams to find the best solutions and maximise commercial opportunities for each scheme.
  • Preparing project investment papers to obtain funding.
  • Managing stakeholders and statutory bodies to obtain consents & permissions.
 
We don’t expect candidates to meet every single desired qualification or attribute.

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!
To find out more about the role, take a look at the job description.
 
Role location: Hybrid working (on average 2 days working out of our Mansfield office)
 
Schedule:

Application closing date: 2nd February 2026
Sifting date: 4th February 2026
Interviews: w/c 16th February 2026
(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 Authority
Our 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 discounts
  • Ensure 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:
We’re proud to be an inclusive employer and are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve.

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities, and we actively promote equality of opportunity throughout our recruitment process.
As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the minimum selection criteria and identify as disabled or from a minority ethnic background, this aligns with our values.
We recruit based on your skills, experience and potential not your ethnicity, background, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.

To help ensure fairness, we anonymise applications by asking you to remove personally identifiable information before they are reviewed by hiring managers.

This helps us reduce unconscious bias and focus solely on what matters, your ability to succeed in the role.
If you’re successful in joining us, it’s because we believe in your ability to make a meaningful contribution.

By continuing to improve the diversity of our organisation, we strengthen our collective knowledge, creativity, innovation and living our values of being trusted, inclusive, and progressive every day.
If you require reasonable adjustments or an alternative format to apply, please contact us at Recruitment@MiningRemediation.gov.uk or call us on 01623 637000.

We are happy to support you through the process.
 


  • Start: 09/01/2026
  • Rate: £45,000 to £46,500
  • Location: Mansfield,England
  • Type: Permanent
  • Industry: Public_Sector
  • Recruiter: The Coal Authority
  • Contact: Admin The Coal Authority
  • Tel: 01623 637149
  • Email: to view click here
  • Reference: 0587
  • Posted: 2026-01-09 16:49:04 -

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