Senior Biodiversity Net Gain Advisor

Hybrid working - Falmer office (2 days a week)/Site visits

Salary: up to £60,000 depending on experience

Job Summary:

As a Senior Biodiversity Net Gain Advisor you will be leading and managing large-scale business change projects within our organisation, ensuring their successful delivery to time, cost and quality. You will play a key role in supporting the implementation of our organisational transformation programmes by providing expert guidance on all aspects of project management methodology, tools and techniques.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading and managing multiple complex change initiatives simultaneously, working collaboratively with stakeholders across the organisation to ensure they are delivered effectively and efficiently.
• Developing detailed project plans, schedules and budgets for each initiative, monitoring progress against these and taking corrective action as required to ensure milestones are met.
• Identifying and mitigating risks associated with each project, developing contingency plans where necessary to minimise impacts.
• Managing and motivating teams throughout the life cycle of each initiative, utilising effective communication, interpersonal and influencing skills to build commitment and drive through positive outcomes.
• Ensuring appropriate governance structures are established and maintained for each project, facilitating regular steering group meetings and obtaining buy-in from senior leaders to support decision making processes.
• Providing specialist advice and guidance to other project managers within the team and across the wider organisation, sharing best practice and promoting high standards of project management.

Qualifications:

Essential:

• Experience in managing complex business change projects.
• Proven ability to deliver multiple initiatives to a consistently high standard.
• Excellent knowledge of project management methodologies, tools and techniques.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills.
• A track record of successfully delivering business change projects within a corporate environment.

Desirable:

• Experience in the water industry or similar regulated utility sector.
• Project management qualification (e.g. APM, PRINCE2).
• Knowledge of IT systems and applications used in project management.
• Experience of using Microsoft Project and Visio.

This role will be full time Monday to Friday with a hybrid approach to working between home and office.

• Company and performance-related bonus
• Generous pension with up to 11% company contribution
• Life assurance payment equal to four times your annual salary
• Health benefits through a Cash Plan
• Two paid community volunteering days a year
• 25 days annual holiday
• Occupational health service
• Perkbox benefits offering discounts and savings on several products and experiences
• Study support may be available for job-related qualifications
• We offer competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options

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