Electric Vehicle Project Manager in Bury

Bury Council is seeking an experienced Electric Vehicle Project Manager to lead the rollout of EV charging infrastructure across the borough. You’ll develop Bury’s EV strategy, manage procurement and contracts, identify and approve sites, and work with GMCA, TfGM, council teams, chargepoint providers and operators, utility providers, and community stakeholders to deliver high-quality chargepoint projects.

You’ll play a key role in supporting Bury’s climate change ambitions by delivering accessible, reliable EV charging that helps residents and businesses transition to cleaner transport. Working within the Environment Team, you’ll provide clear advice to senior leaders and ensure our EV programme reflects national policy, emerging technologies, and best practice.

You’ll need at least three years’ experience delivering significant EV charging infrastructure projects, strong project management and stakeholder skills, and a solid understanding of climate change, compliance, and health and safety. Excellent communication skills are essential. A driving licence is required. Some out-of-hours work may be needed. If you’re passionate about sustainability and confident delivering complex infrastructure projects, we’d like to hear from you.

Normal hours of work are 37 hours per week based around the usual business working week. Dependent on service requirements, you may be required to work on a rota basis.

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service. In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.

As a Corporate Parent, ensure that the work and services you deliver considers our care experienced young people, promotes their life chances, empowers them to influence the policies, services, and decisions that affect them, champions their rights, and ensures they grow up in the best possible way.

We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements. We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises, values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.