About the role
We are looking to recruit an individual who will:
- Provide specialist oversight and input on the current suite of environmental projects and decarbonisation measures to be implemented on the Rural Estate
These include:
- Organising tenant workshops Carry out discussions with the 40 top emitters on the Estate Identify standard/generic lease terms Identify and apply for sources of funding Activate processes to enable more ‘open door’ tenant engagement, social media/online tenant-tenant support etc on the decarbonisation policy being implemented.
- Contribute to regular Biodiversity and Green space forums to ensure join up and shared understanding across council service teams (membership: Biodiversity & Greenspaces Manager Rural Estate Manager and H&T Green Infrastructure Manager)
- Lead the day-to-day management of the decarbonisation measures and environmental project(s) including the management of milestones, plans, progress against cost and quality.
- Support the wider team in the identification and management of dependencies, risks and issues within the project(s), and any potential impact on the overall programme or wider system, ensuring an appropriate level of oversight is maintained and escalated when necessary.
- Establish and lead appropriate project team(s) to deliver the required outcomes of the projects plan providing advice to and acting as a centre of expertise within the service on Project Management.
- Report regularly, including analysis and evaluation of progress on the project(s) into the respective governance in a timely and efficient manner ensuring at all times clarity, engagement with stakeholders, and clear requirements of project details, timings and delivery requirements.
- Devise, implement and manage systems for the delivery of projects which engage directly and appropriately with colleagues, tenants, partners and customers and where integration and co-ordination with other services and organisations is required to achieve the desired outcomes.
- Initiate extra activities and other management interventions wherever gaps in the project(s) are identified or issues arise.
- Act as ‘change manager’ and gain buy-in and support from those individuals who will be impacted throughout the project lifecycle.
- Work with key stakeholders, the wider Rural Team, other council service areas and organisational support functions (Finance, IT, HR, L&D, Legal, Procurement, Communications etc) to ensure accurate scoping of work and associated resource requirements for the project(s).
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Rebecca Roper/John Macmillan - john.macmilan@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
What will you be doing?
The success candidate will be undertaking:
- Financial and Risk Issue Management by taking active responsibility for the control and monitoring of projects. Ensure monthly progress reports on expenditure for boards are prepared and submitted in a timely way.
- Identify financial pressures and take action, agreed with Head of Service to manage and mitigate those pressures.
- Implement risk and issue monitoring and management processes in accordance with project management standards.
- Communication to develop communications plans to support the project(s) and wider programme, utilising the most relevant methods for stakeholders, partners and suppliers.
More information is provided in the job specification
About you
We would expect the successful candidate's skill to include:
- Project management
- Data and Information management
- Operational Delivery
- Working together
- Strategic thinking
- Leadership
- Communication
- Project Management
- Public sector experience is desirable
- Experience in agriculture/natural capital/climate crisis areas
More information is available in the job specification.
Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…
- A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
- Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
- Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
- Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
- Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
- Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
- Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
- An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes
Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don’t meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don’t be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Some examples of adjustments could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
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