Ginger Energy
Lead Project Manager / Programme Manager
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Lead Project Manager / Programme Manager
Heat Network Compliance Programme
The Opportunity
Ginger Energy is looking for an experienced Lead Project Manager / Programme Manager to lead a major heat network compliance and operational readiness programme on a minimum six-month contract, with the potential to extend.
This is a senior delivery role, suited to someone who is highly organised, confident managing multiple stakeholders, and able to bring structure, pace and accountability to the project.
The programme will run to a tight six-month deadline and will involve coordinating Ginger Energy, clients, and suppliers to ensure key actions, evidence, reporting and operational processes are delivered on time.
You do not need to be a heat network expert, but you will need strong project discipline, excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to turn multiple requirements into clear plans, actions and outcomes.
The Role
You will be responsible for leading and coordinating the delivery of a structured compliance and operational readiness programme across a heat network portfolio.
You will manage the programme plan, track milestones and actions, coordinate meetings, monitor risks and issues, and provide clear progress reporting to senior stakeholders and clients.
The role will also involve coordinating a small project team and working closely with suppliers, managing agents, property managers, technical providers and internal teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the delivery of a six-month compliance and operational readiness programme.
- Build and maintain the programme plan, action tracker, risk log and reporting pack.
- Coordinate multiple workstreams, suppliers and stakeholders.
- Track progress against milestones, deadlines and deliverables.
- Identify delays, blockers and risks early and escalate where needed.
- Chair or coordinate meetings, workshops and progress reviews.
- Ensure actions, decisions and responsibilities are clearly recorded and followed up.
- Support the recruitment, coordination and management of a small project team.
- Produce clear, concise updates for senior stakeholders.
- Help transition project outputs into ongoing business-as-usual processes.
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About You
You will be a confident and delivery-focused project professional who enjoys bringing order to situations.
You will be comfortable working at pace, managing multiple parties, chasing progress and challenging delays constructively. You will be able to keep control of the detail while maintaining focus on the overall programme objectives.
You will also be practical, resilient and comfortable working in a growing business where processes are developing and a hands-on approach is needed.
Essential Experience
- Experienced as a senior project manager, or lead programme manager.
- Experience managing projects or programmes involving multiple stakeholders.
- Strong planning, tracking, reporting and governance skills.
- Experience managing suppliers, actions, risks, issues and dependencies.
- Experience producing clear reports and updates for senior stakeholders.
- Experience coordinating project managers, coordinators or workstream leads.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail and record keeping.
- Confidence escalating risks, delays and blockers.
Qualifications
PRINCE2 Practitioner, APM PMQ, PMP or equivalent recognised project management qualification.
Desirable Experience
Experience in one or more of the following would be helpful, but is not essential:
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- Energy, utilities, heat networks or regulated infrastructure.
- Property management, housing, residential services or managing agents.
- Compliance, governance, audit readiness or regulatory change.
- Operational readiness, business change or transformation projects.
- Transitioning project outputs into business-as-usual operations.
- MSP, AgilePM or another programme management qualification.
Key Skills
- Highly organised and methodical.
- Strong stakeholder and supplier management.
- Clear and confident communicator.
- Delivery-focused and proactive.
- Comfortable working under pressure.
- Able to create structure in a fast-moving environment.
- Confident challenging delays or unclear ownership.
- Practical, resilient and solutions-focused.
Success in the Role
Success will mean:
- The programme is well planned, controlled and delivered to deadline.
- Stakeholders and suppliers understand what is required of them.
- Actions, risks, issues and dependencies are actively managed.
- Senior stakeholders receive clear and timely reporting.
- Project records and evidence are complete and well organised.
- A small project team is effectively coordinated.
- Outputs are successfully transitioned into ongoing operations.
About Ginger Energy
Ginger Energy Limited is an energy consultancy based in Birmingham. We support clients with energy related consultancy services.
Ginger Energy has grown significantly in recent years and is now supporting clients in a more regulated and fast-developing energy market.
Ginger Energy is an equal opportunities employer. Applicants must be able to provide proof of eligibility to work in the UK. This role is hybrid but initially the successful candidate will need to be at the office in Birmingham.
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