Decarbonisation and Sustainability Project Manager - 24 Month FTC at The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | GB | Rezi

Decarbonisation and Sustainability Project Manager - 24 Month FTC at The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Decarbonisation and Sustainability Project Manager - 24 Month FTC

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea · GB

2 days ago

Decarbonisation and Sustainability Project Manager - 24 Month FTC

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea · GB

3 days ago
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About the Role

Work on the transformation of the Lancaster West Estate to create carbon-neutral social housing by 2030, delivering greener, warmer homes and driving meaningful environmental change.

Responsibilities

  • Take full ownership of scoping and managing high-impact decarbonisation projects across the estate.
  • Drive forward major sustainability initiatives, including supporting the delivery of the Notting Dale Heat Network, the estate-wide net-zero retrofit programme, and taking homes off gas.
  • Maintain control over timelines, budgets, and governance.
  • Develop business cases, project plans, risk logs, and exception reports.
  • Ensure projects align with environmental objectives.
  • Secure funding for projects.
  • Use smart technology and data to track carbon reduction and build performance dashboards.
  • Champion resident voices by embedding co-design, surveys, and interviews into every stage of delivery.

Requirements

  • Strong track record of managing complex projects to completion on time, on budget, and to a high standard.
  • Highly analytical with proven skill in working with figures, statistics, and datasets.
  • Excellent communicator skilled in translating complex technical topics into clear reports.
  • Ability to present with confidence to diverse stakeholders.
  • Facilitate collaborative workshops.
  • Proactive, adaptable problem solver with a genuine commitment to resident co-design.
  • Collaborative approach to working with colleagues, contractors, and partners.
  • Requires a standard DBS check.

Skills

  • Project management
  • Data analysis
  • Report writing
  • Presentation
  • Workshop facilitation
  • Co-design
  • Risk management
  • Budget management
  • Stakeholder engagement

Location

  • Borough (3 days a week)

Work Type

  • Hybrid

Experience Level

  • Not specified

Education Level

  • Degree or comparable hands-on experience
  • Recognised project management qualification (e.g., PRINCE2 or Agile)

Salary/Compensations

  • New hires will start at the minimum of the advertised salary range.
  • Employees receive annual salary increases until they reach the top of the pay scale.
  • Employees will receive any agreed cost of living pay rises.

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits package
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Structured learning and training opportunities for professional development

About the Company

  • Kensington and Chelsea is home to diverse communities, thriving businesses, and unique local places.
  • Everything we do is focused on supporting our residents, strengthening our approach, and creating a fairer borough.
  • A competent and caring Council that takes pride in its work every day, ensuring services are delivered with care and competence.
  • We listen to our residents, act with integrity, and work together to build a borough that is greener, safer, and fairer for all.
  • This role is a vital champion for sustainability.
  • Retrofitting an active neighbourhood and taking social housing off gas is complex, hands-on work that requires resilience when challenges arise.

Equal Opportunity

  • Committed to promoting equality and respecting diversity.
  • Welcome applications from all sections of the community.
  • A Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.