Project Manager

Project Manager
£35,638 – £38,819 per annum plus 8% employer pension contribution
35 hours per week. Full time, permanent
Hybrid Inverness (Hybrid of home and office working)

About The Role

Are you looking for a role where you can really make a difference? Changeworks, Scotland’s
leading environmental charity, is looking for a Project Manager to join our dedicated team. Our
goal is to improve the energy efficiency of homes for householders across Scotland, we deliver
schemes to install various insulation and renewable technology measures in people’s homes.
Helping them feel warmer, and lower their carbon impact.

We are looking for a dynamic Project Manager who can lead clients and contractors to meet their
goals within ambitious deadlines. You will be an excellent communicator with the ability to
build common approaches, effective working practices and ensuring everyone understands what is
required. You’ll have your eye on the day-to-day details while ensuring you horizon scan for
emerging issues and work with colleagues to create solutions. You will have a natural approach
to fostering working relationships and the ability to effectively challenge to keep progress at
the forefront. Collaborative working is key and engaging colleagues to work with you is our
core approach.

This role will focus on projects being delivered in the North East of Scotland including Moray.
Your nearest office will be in Inverness, the team are encouraged/required to meet with
colleagues in-person regularly and will need to visit project sites throughout the North East.
We also offer flexible working arrangements that support your life outside work.

Ideally you’ll have experience of working in retrofit, renewables or with local authorities or
registered social landlords (RSLs). Most importantly we are looking with someone with the right
project management skills, experience and approach. We can support you to grow your knowledge
of the sector if you bring the enthusiasm and curiosity.

About Us

Changeworks is a great place to work. We hold Investors in People Platinum accreditation
(something only a few organisations in Scotland have), and we were nominated for employer of
the year by the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce this year. Our staff overwhelmingly would
recommend us as an employer too.

The Climate Emergency has resulted in ambitious national targets to reduce carbon emissions
from the built environment and reduce rates of fuel poverty. This has driven a significant
increase in the number of pilot and large-scale interventions delivered by Changeworks and
external organisations in this area. These include area-based domestic energy efficiency
retrofit and decarbonisation projects and programmes.

We are a growing organisation, and this role is crucial to the delivery of our ambitious
objectives. We want to decarbonise homes in Scotland on a massive scale, and that needs
talented individuals like you to help us deliver on our objectives. You’ll receive full
training plus coaching and mentoring.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits including flexible working, bike to work scheme, an
excellent pension scheme and 26 days paid holiday plus 9 public holidays per year.

At Changeworks, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone.

Closing date for applications: 11am, Tuesday 22 October 2024

Interviews: To be held online via Microsoft Teams on 24, 25 and 28 October
2024

For further information about this post please contact Fiona Boyd at [email protected] 

Changeworks ~ delivering positive low carbon living.