Senior Project Officer [Retrofit] NEW GMCA Posted today Manchester £39,153.00 - £42,839.00 Expi[...]

Senior Project Officer (Retrofit)

Permanent

36.25 hours per week

About the Role

Your role:

The GMCA has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Officer (Retrofit) to join its award‑winning Retrofit Team in the Environment Directorate.

The role will support a team delivering over £100m of housing retrofit measures to help meet the targets in the Greater Manchester 5‑year Environment Plan and Retrofit Action Plan, which are aiming to make Greater Manchester carbon neutral by 2038.

A key focus of the role will be to support the delivery of the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund. This includes assessment of grant applications from social housing providers and monitoring, advising, and guiding the successful applicants to ensure they deliver their projects on time and within budget, and supporting the Programme Manager.

The energy efficiency improvements and low‑carbon heating systems installed through these schemes will result in homes that are cheaper to heat, more comfortable to live in, and have less impact on the environment.

About you

The GMCA is seeking an individual with experience of delivering national housing retrofit schemes. This would ideally include the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF), but other retrofit programmes delivered in social housing would also be acceptable.

A commitment to partnership working is essential, as you will work closely with government departments, local authorities, registered providers of social housing, contractors, and a wide range of local partners. Most importantly, we are looking for an individual with a passion for tackling climate change and fuel poverty, as this retrofit‑focused role is an excellent opportunity to have a direct impact on these issues.

The role requires significant knowledge of low‑carbon housing retrofit, the delivery of complex grant programmes, and knowledge of the requirements of central government, local authorities, and social housing providers. As such, a project‑management qualification, such as PRINCE2, would be highly desirable.

About us

As an employer, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is made up of a number of key Greater Manchester strategic functions and service providers including Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS); Waste and Resources; Environment; Work and Skills; Research; Public Sector Reform; Police, Crime and Criminal Justice; Homelessness; the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub and the Commissioning Hub.

We value the diversity of our employees, and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across Greater Manchester. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, Trans status and Non‑binary identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

Hybrid Working

This role is part of GMCA’s hybrid working scheme. As part of our commitment to ‘Build Back Fairer’ in Greater Manchester following the Covid‑19 pandemic, we have evolved our management methods by trusting and empowering staff to deliver their work in the best way that suits the business and their individual needs, and supports health and wellbeing. Our hybrid working policy sets out a flexible approach, combining attendance at our Manchester city centre office / Fire and Rescue service HQ in Swinton / other location with remote working, typically from home; the location of work is primarily dictated by the needs of the business: ‘Do what is right for you and the business on that day’. If appointed to the role you will work with your manager to agree and regularly review the best working pattern for you, your team and your work.

In return for your hard work, we offer our employees a competitive package.

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