Project Manager (Public Facing EV Charging) in Lewes

We are Forestry England. We live and breathe forests.

Salary: £40,388 per annum

Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment

Hours: 37 hours per week

Vacancy closes: 7th September, 23:58

Join us. We're foresters, professionals and experts. We are a passionate team who love to share our enthusiasm and want to make a positive difference for you and the environment. Together, we’re using our scale and expertise to grow the nation’s forests for everyone. We’re already adapting our landscapes for tomorrow, and getting stuff done today, like creating amazing places and experiences for you to enjoy. We're providing vital homes for wildlife, making our air cleaner to breathe and producing sustainable timber.

What you’ll do:

Forestry England is part of the Forestry Commission. We look after more land and more trees than any other organisation in the country, shaping landscapes for people, wildlife and timber. It's a job that never stops growing. We are the biggest provider of outdoor recreation in the UK. Forestry England is committed to supporting the transition to net zero and enhancing sustainable visitor access across the nation’s forests. This role will lead the delivery of public-facing electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure across Forestry England sites. The postholder will manage projects through feasibility, commercial sourcing, and implementation, working with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to ensure projects deliver value for money, meet governance requirements, and align with Forestry England’s environmental and visitor objectives. The Project Manager will report to the Lead Parking Programme Manager.

Please note this is a two year contract and is offered on the basis of blended working, a combination of office based and virtual working. This is a full-time role for 37 hours per week, which will normally be worked from Monday to Friday each week. However, the post responsibilities cover the whole of England and the post holder may need to travel (including some overnight stays) to sites across England as required by the role.

Where you’ll work:

This role is offered on the basis of hybrid working, with a base in any Forestry England District Office with good travel and IT connections, or our National Office in Bristol.

Benefits:

• Alongside your salary, Forestry England contributes an average of 28.97% towards your pension.
• You will become a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.
• 25 days holiday a year, raising by one day every year’s service, up to 30 days (pro-rated for part time employees) plus additional days off such as bank holidays.
• STaR is our employee benefits scheme offering discounts on everyday supermarket shopping, as well as other things such as hotel stays, clothes, mobile phones, other electrical items, medical and car insurance, holidays, gym discounts, household bills, Headspace wellbeing app.
• Free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to our National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury.
• A commitment to lifelong learning through career development.
• Forestry England will support your career development in a variety of ways, including continual professional development, support for individual learning plans and sponsored membership of professional bodies.

Behaviours being assessed at interview:

• Communicating and influencing
• Delivering at pace
• Changing and improving
• Making effective decisions

You will also be assessed on experience-based questions and the Technical Success Profile at the interview.

Technical element:

• A feasibility assessment
• Stakeholder engagement
• Risk management
• Procurement of the solution/system
• Delivery of EV charging installations

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be asked to prepare a 15-minute presentation to deliver to the interview panel. You should also be aware there are tight deadlines and budget constraints you must consider, as this project aligns with other sustainability projects which are ongoing.

Successful candidates will undergo a criminal record check and the government baseline personnel security standard check.

If you require any reasonable adjustments, please email fcrecruitmentteam@forestryengland.uk.

Nationality requirements:

Working for the Civil Service. Forestry England is part of the Civil Service. The Civil Service has a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). This means candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria during the application process will be guaranteed an interview. We also offer a Redeployment Interview Scheme to current civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the role. This role is also part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans and Prison Leaver Recruitment initiative.

Within Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, it is essential that applicants should have the ability to provide conversation in accurate spoken English. Our recruitment process makes appointments based on fair and open competition and merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in line with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email: englandhr.services@forestryengland.uk.