Description
We are seeking a Project Manager (Environment) to join our team in Reading, Berkshire. As a Project Manager, you will play a crucial role in delivering multi-disciplinary environmental projects, working closely with Senior Project Managers and Technical Leads to ensure projects are safe, on track, and within budget.
Responsibilities:
- Support the development of project proposals, defining requirements, scope, resourcing, programme, and budget for successful delivery.
- Create and maintain clear project documentation, such as project plans, cost forecasts, risk registers, and schedules.
- Monitor progress and drive delivery against agreed timelines.
- Manage project costs, track time, budgets, forecasts, and spend.
- Ensure health and safety requirements are in place for site visits.
- Support contract management and administration activities.
- Proactively manage change and risk, working closely with technical teams.
- Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams, coordinating and developing colleagues, partners, and suppliers.
- Champion environmental outcomes, supporting the delivery of sustainability, future-ready, and net zero ambitions across projects.
Requirements:
- Experience working as an Assistant Project Manager or Project Manager within a project or PMO environment in environmental or sustainability sectors.
- Understanding of programme management principles, including work breakdown structures, dependencies, and critical path.
- Commercial awareness, with the ability to manage budgets and track performance.
- Confident communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Working towards or holding membership of a relevant professional body (e.g., PMI, APM, MIEnvSc, MIEMA, MRICS).
- An interest in the environment and/or sustainable land development, with a positive and proactive approach.