Net Zero Project Specialist

1 month ago

Lancaster, United Kingdom Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Full time

Salary - £36,245 to £38,463 Depending on experience

Hybrid working (50/50)

Permanent
- UKCEH is looking for an experienced Net Zero Project Specialist to join our 600-strong team, contributing to scientific discovery and generating the data, insights and solutions that researchers, businesses and governments need to solve complex environmental challenges.

Working at UKCEH is rewarding. Our science makes a real difference, enabling people and the environment to prosper, and enriching society. We are the custodians of a wealth of environmental data, collected by UKCEH and its predecessors over the course of more than 60 years.

As a valued member of our team, you’ll get:
- 27 days annual leave, rising to 29 days after five years-
- 10% employer pension contribution-
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave-
- 24 hour, 365-day access to support with physical, mental, social, health or financial issues plus access to our trained Welfare Officers-
- Flexible working opportunities..

You’ll be joining our growing
- Soils and Land Use
Science Area, delivering Net Zero research and demonstration projects in collaboration with academic, industry and policy partners.

You’ll be supporting the delivery of exciting projects and proposals funded by UKRI, UK government and industry, assisting project leads and managers to help coordinate and deliver complex, multi-organisation science projects.

Initially you will support projects in the Plant-Soil Interactions group, which focuses on the role of soils, land and sustainable agriculture in delivering climate mitigation and greenhouse gas removals. In addition, you’ll also support funding proposals across the team.

You’ll be joining a leading independent, not-for-profit research institute that’s committed to recruiting talented people like you, progressing your career and giving you the support you need to thrive at UKCEH.

Your main responsibilities will include:
- Assisting with the delivery of large multi-partner Net Zero projects, including managing your own projects.-
- Planning, reviewing, and monitoring of project schedules, resource allocations, spending, deliverables and dependencies.-
- Conducting project finance activities for UKCEH and sub-contractors, such as budget revisions, extracting & analysing financial and activity data.-
- Managing project risks and issues, working collaboratively to mitigate and resolve them.-
- Organising and running conferences, workshops and meetings, working with project teams, funders and stakeholders. This will include event design, managing participants; and disseminating outputs.- The main project you’ll be working on is Biomass Connect, follow the links to find out more
For the role of Net Zero Project Specialist, we’re looking for somebody who has/is:
- Knowledge of project management methodologies and techniques-
- Effective management skills of self and team, managing activities and priorities to meet project deadlines, and can work independently with the confidence to escalate issues where appropriate-
- Resilient under pressure, with a flexible approach to work in a changing environment, and an ability to remain positive and find pragmatic solutionsAble to travel with occasional overnight staysIf we’ve just described you, we’d love to meet. To apply, please send us your CV, accompanied by a covering letter which highlights any relevant skills and experience you feel would be well suited for this particular role.

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