Job Title: Principal Project Manager
Advertised Salary: £49,500 - £54,000 + car cash allowance (£5,400 p.a.) + benefits.
Location: Remote, with regular travel across our Midlands and London & South East network. See here: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/canals-and-rivers
Are you an experienced Project Manager interested in putting your project management expertise into practice to ultimately benefit millions of people? We are the Charity for waterways and wellbeing, who look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways across England and Wales, because we believe that life is better by water. Every role across the Trust plays its part in transforming our canals and rivers into spaces where local people want to spend time and enjoy the unique experiences offered by our historic infrastructure.
We are currently looking for a Principal Project Manager to join our team in the South of our network. With significant investment over the next decade in our amazing historical heritage waterways we are very pleased to offer these new opportunities nationally as we grow our team. As one of our Principal Project Managers within our Infrastructure and Programme Delivery (IPD) Team, you will play an important role in supporting our vision and delivering our Waterways and Wellbeing strategy across England & Wales, ensuring our national waterways, reservoirs and infrastructure are managed & maintained as well as new developments and improvements are in place for our visitors, customers & service users to benefit from.
Join us in the delivery of our £360m project delivery planned spend over the next 7 years. You don't need to have worked in a charity before, but must be open to engaging in exciting and impactful environmental projects that will test your project management skills. See how we make a difference (https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us/how-we-make-a-difference).
Location & coverage
Offered on a remote working basis, with a requirement to attend our main hub spaces as and when required for team working and collaborative meetings. Travel throughout the regional waterway network will also be expected to enable site visits and face to face meetings. Hubs include: Birmingham, Hatton, Newark, Milton Keynes, London Paddington.
The regularity & flexibility of travel will be discussed further at interview stage.
See our network map here: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/canal-and-river-network
In this leadership role within IPD you will be be leading a team of experienced project managers and be responsible for delivering a programme of projects. You will be allocating and assigning project management resource to enable the successful delivery of the team’s programme, collaborating with the Trust’s construction partners and stakeholders to ensure all projects are delivered to the highest standard.
Key accountabilities:
Knowledge, Experience & Skills
Technical experience:
Qualifications:
General skills:
To Apply: click on the "Apply for this job" button and follow the process - complete the application form & upload current CV
If you have any questions about the role please contact CRT.recruitment@canalrivertrust.org.uk
In addition to your salary of £49,500 - £54,000, you will benefit from a Car Cash Allowance of £450 per month, a competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, great holiday entitlement and numerous other employee benefits, including several salary sacrifice benefits, all of which can be found here (https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us/work-for-us/our-benefits).
Other benefits include:
At the Trust we care passionately for our waterways, and as importantly, for those who look after and use them. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce brings with it a diversity of ideas, thinking and ways of working which enhances what we do as a Trust. We are striving to represent the diverse communities that we are a part of and welcome applicants from across all sectors of the community.
All candidates will be treated on the basis of their merits, skills and abilities and solely by being assessed against the requirements for the job.
When you join the Canal & River Trust you become a member of an engaged team working to preserve our heritage for future generations. Come and share your passion and knowledge with a team that makes a difference to millions of people every day.
Find out more about us on our website: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us