Project Manager

This is a fixed term contract to 31/03/2028

About the Role

Are you an experienced Project Manager with a track record of delivering Capital projects? Do you want to make a positive impact on the lives of residents across the City Region through innovative projects that generate economic growth, social and wellbeing benefits while also contributing to climate action and net zero targets? 

We are recruiting for Project Managers to join the Housing Partnership team working on multi-year projects delivering retrofit decarbonisation to homes across the City Region. The role will contribute to the development, embedding, and delivery of best practice project management, procurement and contract management, collaborating with partners and stakeholders including funders, local authorities, housing associations, supply chain, community and resident groups. 

The role will work alongside the North West Net Zero Hub and wider project team, using a standardised project management framework based on recognised project management methodologies, tools and templates to ensure projects are delivered consistently and to a high standard. However, you will have the autonomy to determine the best way forward for your project, motivating and leading the project team throughout the project lifecycle and undertaking all aspects of planning, monitoring, reporting and control.

If you have proven experience of delivering successful Capital projects, this is a great role for you. 

About the person

Essential skills and knowledge for this role:

• Degree or considerable experience leading complex projects.
• Well established project manager with leadership experience on complex projects.
• Project management methodology and tools including tracking programme plans, risks, issues, change control, lesson learned, monitoring and evaluation.
• Managing high value project budgets, contracts, grant funding agreements.
• Good interpersonal skills, leading stakeholder engagement.
• Good communication skills and experience drafting business cases, briefing papers and reports.
• Organising and chairing project-related meetings, workshops, engagement and events. 
• IT skills including Microsoft Office products and collaboration (eg SharePoint, Teams) 
• Pro-active, a self-starter working with minimum supervision, working to deadlines.
• Commitment to continuous personal and professional development.
• Demonstrate the organisation’s behaviours; Liverpool City Region First, Respect and Action Focused

If you think you match the job description and our values then click on the link to apply, indicating how you meet the person specification.

About the organisation

The Liverpool City Region is world-famous for its history, culture and creativity. A place of firsts, it is the birthplace of modern railways, public health and international trade. Now, our economy is being transformed once again, changing the world through world-leading innovation in health and life sciences, digital and creative, and advanced manufacturing - growing an economy already worth £35 billion a year.

The Combined Authority plays a central role in catalysing this innovation -led economy. We are seizing the unique opportunity to use our devolved powers and funding to create wealth and prosperity for all our 1.6 million residents and the whole UK - investing in our economy, people, place, transport and digital infrastructure. Our vision is for the Liverpool City Region to be: The best place to grow up, grow a family, and grow a business - where no-one is left behind.

Staff benefits 
• Local Government Pension Scheme contributions between 5.5% and 12.5%
• Generous holiday entitlement of 29 days rising to 34 days after 5 years service, as well as bank holidays and the option to buy 10 additional days
• Free travel around Liverpool City Region with an All-Zone Metro card worth £1,450 per year plus All Zones Off Peak Trio ticket for your spouse or partner
• Flexible and hybrid working
• Automatic enrolment to Westfield Healthplan programme
• 24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family and Free counselling service
• Corporate discounts at council-owned gyms
• Bike to Work Scheme
• Coaching, mentoring, apprenticeships, and professional qualifications including paid membership fees and even a £1k interest free learning loan for any non -job-related learning

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion 

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for all candidates who met the essential criteria in the job description and who have declared that they: have a disability, are from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background, are a member of a reservist or have close family links to a member of the Armed Forces as we are under-represented by people from these communities.

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.