At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead projects to improve energy efficiency and tackle fuel poverty in our community.
- Company: Join Barnsley Council, an award-winning employer making a real difference.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working, competitive salary, and excellent training opportunities.
- Other info: Inclusive workplace valuing diversity and second chances.
- Why this job: Make a positive impact on people's lives while developing your career.
- Qualifications: Experience in managing housing improvement projects and strong interpersonal skills required.
The predicted salary is between 47181 - 50269 £ per year.
Position reference: 50136625
Directorate: Place | Service: Housing & Climate Change
Salary: 47,181 - 50,269
Working Arrangements: Mon-Thurs 9-5 Fri 9-4.30, inc. Agile Working
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Permanent
We are happy to talk flexible working arrangements with you, please get in touch.
Closing date: 14/08/2026 at 23:59
This post requires a Basic Criminal Record Check. Prospective employees will be required to give a reasonable account of any significant periods (6 months or more in the past 3 years) of time living abroad.
When applying, please ensure you are prepared to start work with all the necessary legal documents, such as a valid visa, relevant to the type of work you will be undertaking. Please be aware that our organisation does not possess a Home Office license and, as a result, is unable to provide sponsorship for anyone seeking a visa as a skilled or temporary migrant worker.
Pensions Regulations have provisions to reduce pension payments in certain circumstances of those who return to work within local government service. If you are in receipt of a pension upon commencing employment with the authority, this may affect your pension entitlements and you should therefore seek advice from the relevant Pensions Authority.
At Barnsley Council you can start a career that makes a real difference to people’s lives, helping our council and residents to be the best they can be. We’re an award-winning council and one of the biggest employers in the borough, supporting around 243,000 people. We put people at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our employees.
As part of the team, we offer lots of benefits and rewards to support you to thrive and grow, like flexible working, employee discounts, support for your health and wellbeing, and opportunities for training and development to grow your career and develop your skills.
There’s so much happening in our thriving borough, and now’s the perfect time to join our excellent Housing & Climate Change team as we work to make Barnsley the place of possibilities.
Key to our success is working with our residents, partners, businesses and organisations and building these partnerships to bring about change in Barnsley.
About the Post:
Come join the Team! We have a vacancy for a Project Manager within the Warm Homes Team in our Strategic Housing service. We are working hard to ensure that everyone in the Borough has a safe, warm and energy efficient home, developing affordable warmth programmes and tackling fuel poverty.
As a Project Manager, you will lead on the delivery of existing and future fuel poverty initiatives aimed at improving the energy efficiency of homes and providing support and assistance to residents to help them save money on their energy bills.
We’re looking for someone with a commitment to tackling fuel poverty and health inequalities who has significant experience of delivering multi-million pound retrofit or housing improvement projects. Experience of managing external contractors to agreed outputs and targets is essential. It would be advantageous if you have experience of delivering Government-funded projects.
You will need strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to work with, and influence, a range of stakeholders to achieve outcomes. You should have excellent IT skills including MS Excel, and the ability to use various software packages to manage project delivery, including budgets, and produce regular reports in specified formats.
Please ensure you view the job profile for this role, as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria.
We welcome the opportunity to have a chat about the role and are happy to address any questions you may have about flexible working arrangements, including as a result of caring responsibilities.
We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued and everyone truly feels able to be themselves. If you have any support needs during the recruitment process, please let us know.
CV's are not accepted for this role. At Barnsley Council, we believe in second chances and value diversity. Our recruitment process is inclusive, and we welcome applicants with past convictions. We're committed to fairness and do not discriminate. Join us in building a future where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.
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