E&S Project Manager

Risk & Policy Analysts Limited (RPA) is an employee-owned, B Corp certified, independent consultancy with an established reputation and proven expertise in the fields of UK and EU sustainability, focusing on economics, the environment, social policy, and chemical management.

We provide multi-disciplinary, innovative, expert advice and strategic analysis, assisting both public and private sector decision makers in the development and implementation of sustainable policies. We offer a broad range of services and use a variety of skills to produce high quality, tailor-made outputs. The work we do places us directly at the centre of European and UK legislative processes, providing us with an opportunity to help ensure public and private sector entities achieve their sustainability goals.

Over the past 34 years, we have innovatively and proudly pushed forward the boundaries of how impact assessments and evaluations, as well as broader policy analyses, are carried out across a range of different fields. Our work has often been used as examples of best practice. Our clients come to us for innovative approaches, creative thinking, and critical analysis.

About the role:

We are seeking an experienced project manager to support the Environment & Society team in delivering and growing our portfolio of work. Our mission is to help clients create a better environment and society.  We are seeking a person who is:

• Dependable, pro-active and self-motivated.
• Flexible and adaptive/innovative.
• Collaborative, passionate, driven, a people person.

As an experienced Environment Project Manager, you will probably have:

• 5-10+ years of project management expertise, including management of multidisciplinary teams and contracts of varying sizes and leading relevant projects for UK public sector clients.
• Experience in use of project management software, project planning software and in monitoring time, quality and cost of projects.
• Experience in successfully managing multiple projects with competing deadlines simultaneously.
• Experience within natural resource management, socio-economic assessment or environmental consultancy.
• Experience of successful public tendering within the sector.
• Understand client requirements and apply a time, cost, quality model to ensure this is delivered.
• Interpersonal skills, problem solving, team management, resource management, leadership, decision making.
• Manage technical teams time, cost, quality, resource and risk.
• Manage workstreams as part of larger, more complex, contracts such as stakeholder engagement or data management.
• Working towards or qualification in the project management sector (noting that RPA train their staff in PRINCE2).

• Experience in PM in the environmental, economics, marine or water sectors.
• Finance and resource management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, organisational, analytical and time management skills.
• Experience in contract management.

Additional skills that are desirable include:

• Experience in managing impact assessments and/or evaluations according to UK and/or EU guidelines in areas such as flood and coastal erosion, marine environment, water quality and water resources.
• Awareness and experience of/exposure to quantitative and qualitative analysis, workshop facilitation, economics, funding.
• Leadership and people management experience, including recognised qualifications (such as PRINCE2).
• Mentoring and coaching of junior staff to upskill the wider team in project management processes and approaches.
• Support in the development and delivery of tenders.

• Awareness of evaluation methods, techniques and application.

Salary and benefits

RPA operates a transparent pay policy and pay is based on relevant experience. The project manager level starts at £35,500.

We offer up to 38 days holiday a year. After 6 months you will gain equity in the business via the Employee-Owned Trust which brings tax free profit share and a voice in the future of the company. We offer private health care to all employees from day one, 5% pension contribution, enhanced pay family policies, 20 days full sick pay, 5X salary death in service cover, paid volunteering leave and B Corp discounts.

We operate an agile working policy allowing flexible working hours and location meaning each employee can manage how often and when they are in the office.  We believe this helps our co-owners to have a good work life balance. When you want to be in the office, you will be based at either our head office in Norwich or one of our hubs (we have hubs in London, Cambridge, North West and the South West (Bristol area)).

The position is permanent and can be full time or part time. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. You must have the right to work in the UK.

If you want to be part of a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team with ample opportunity to help steer future direction of our UK work, whilst contributing to positive impact on the environment and society, please send your CV, and why you are looking to join RPA to  applications@rpaltd.co.uk (REF: RPA PM ENVIRONMENT), or use the form below and upload your CV directly.

The deadline for applications is Friday 31st May 2024 earlier applications are encouraged as interviews will be ongoing.