Project Manager (M&E)

Project Manager (M&E) - PO6

The Royal Borough of Greenwich is looking to recruit a highly motivated and proactive M&E Project Manager as part of our Housing Energy and Sustainability team.

The Royal Borough of Greenwich declared a climate emergency in 2019 and we have set an ambitious target to reach to net zero carbon by 2030. Within the Directorate of Housing and Safer Communities, we recognise that in order to meet this target it is crucial that we dramatically improve the energy efficiency of our homes. We are passionate about ensuring that homes in the Borough are comfortable, energy efficient, low-carbon, and safe.

Our team is responsible for developing and delivering a housing decarbonisation strategy. The new M&E Project Manager will manage the delivery of large energy efficiency and retrofit projects, such as the installation of low-carbon communal heating systems or building fabric retrofit programmes.

This is an exciting time to join the team, as we have a number of new retrofit and energy efficiency projects underway, including:

• a £21M project part funded by the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero to retrofit 665 social housing homes across the borough


• the installation of large water- and air-source heat pumps in communal heating schemes/heat networks


• innovative technology pilots testing the impact of nudges from smart home energy monitors, and solar energy sharing between residents of tower blocks

In this exciting new role, you will:

• Manage internal and external project teams for specific energy and sustainability projects: consultants, contractors, building surveyors, quantity surveyors, resident liaison officers, clerks of work, administrative officers


• Assist with the identification of new energy and sustainability projects through looking at stock condition data, liaising with maintenance staff and site visits


• Monitor performance of our communal heat networks, and define and manage projects for installation of low-carbon heating technologies such as ground- and air-source heat pumps


• Monitor the renewable energy assets across our housing stock and manage projects to improve efficiency


• Liaise with the income team to value from renewable energy assets to RBG and residents


• Liaise with the Data Manager to improve the energy efficiency and sustainability data for our housing assets


• Build relationships with teams across the council and housing sector


• Work with the Council's Innovation Company to implement pilots for new technologies (current projects include solar sharing and sensor installation)


• Assist with the preparation of bids for funding for energy efficiency/sustainability projects


• Work alongside our Resident Engagement team to implement engagement and monitoring/evaluation strategies on energy efficiency projects

What you'll need:

• Project management skills, with ability to manage multiple work-streams, clients and budgets


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills


• Data analysis and interpretation skills


• To be educated to degree level or equivalent through relevant training/experience in areas such as engineering, building services, sustainability, construction, housing, architecture, project management, or other relevant field


• Strong understanding of principles of housing retrofit


• Strong understanding of low-carbon heating system best practice design


• Understanding of the design and construction process in the built environment


• Ability to build effective, positive relationships with stakeholders (internal and external) including Members and be an active member of different teams

Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.