Project Manager - Natural Environment
Contract: Permanent
Location: GMCA, Tootal Building, 54 Oxford Road, Manchester with remote working (within a reasonable commutable distance from Greater Manchester)
Salary: £44,075 - £48,226 (Subject to Job Evaluation)
Interviews: Scheduled to take place w/c 10th August
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Natural Environment Team at the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) as Project Manager Natural Environment. This is a key delivery role, responsible for translating GMCA’s ambitious environmental strategies into practical, on-the-ground delivery. The role will lead high-profile programmes that support nature recovery, biodiversity net gain (BNG) and integrated water management across Greater Manchester.
About the role
You will play a pivotal role in developing and delivering complex, multi-partner projects across their full lifecycle from scope and design through to implementation and ongoing operation. A central focus of the role will be leading the mobilisation and delivery of the Greater Manchester Offsite Biodiversity Net Gain Responsible Body Service. This includes taking the service from inception through to full implementation, establishing governance, operating models, and ensuring effective performance, monitoring, and continuous improvement.
Alongside this, you will lead the development and delivery of a wider portfolio of programmes that support nature recovery and integrated water management, helping to deliver GMCA’s strategic priorities, including the Local Nature Recovery Strategy and wider environmental ambitions. The role requires a proactive, delivery-focused individual who can manage multiple workstreams, navigate complexity and work collaboratively across a wide network of local authorities, partners, and stakeholders.
About you:
You will be an experienced project or programme manager with a strong track record of delivering complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives. Knowledge or experience of biodiversity, planning, natural capital or environmental delivery would be advantageous.
About the team:
You will join a collaborative and ambitious team working to support support nature recovery, integrated water management and the wider enhancement of Greater Manchester’s natural environment delivering multiple benefits for residents, communities and the economy. The team works closely with local authorities, government bodies, and delivery partners to deliver innovative, large-scale environmental programmes.
If this is of interest and would like to find out more get in touch with Krista Patrick, Natural Capital Coordinator ([email protected])
About us:
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) brings together the cityregion’s ten councils and key partners including Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) and Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) - to deliver the Greater Manchester Strategy. Our shared vision is to create a thriving city region where everyone can live a good life. We work to grow an inclusive economy and ensure people have what they need to live happy, healthy lives, tackling inequalities. Our policy department include Digital, Economy, Education, Work & Skills, Environment, Place Making, Public Service Reform, and Safer & Stronger Communities - who are supported by our essential corporate functions like Finance, Legal & Governance, People Services, Procurement and Communications.
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.
To find out more about working for us please click here: https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/
Our offer:
In return for your hard work, we offer our employees a competitive package as part of our offer that you can find out more about here:
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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, allocated GM Local Authority office(s), or on site in the community, with remote working, typically from home (within a reasonable commutable distance from Greater Manchester); 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.
