Project Manager - Corporate Programme Office

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About You

• Are you confident taking projects from concept through closure, using a structured, methodical approach to hit milestones, manage risk, and realise benefits?
• Can you communicate clearly with stakeholders at every level and you enjoy championing good project practice across teams, helping others adopt tools, techniques and stage‑gates?
• Are you passionate about project management, continuously sharpening how you plan, report and solve problems — and you’re keen to help develop our Programme & Project Management capability?

If so, read on….

As a Project Manager in our Corporate Programme Office, you’ll deliver a portfolio of projects/programmes of varying complexity and budget, applying recognised lifecycle management, planning, issue/risk/change control, stakeholder engagement and stage review disciplines. You’ll produce clear highlight and status reports, use MS Office (including MS Project) and our project management systems to track progress, and you’ll actively contribute ideas to improve how we manage projects. You’ll be expected to lead multi‑disciplinary delivery teams, communicate progress and decisions at all levels, and help embed effective, professional Programme & Project Management so our business case benefits are realised.

What You Will Be Doing

• Lead and deliver projects across the full lifecycle — from mobilisation through to closure — ensuring objectives, timelines and budgets are met.
• Apply best practice project management principles including risk, issue and change control, stakeholder engagement, resource planning, and benefits realisation.
• Produce clear reporting such as highlight reports and ad hoc status updates for senior stakeholders, keeping everyone informed and aligned.
• Champion project management standards within the organisation, promoting continuous improvement and sharing lessons learned.
• Engage with stakeholders at all levels, building strong relationships and facilitating collaboration across teams and disciplines.
• Use project management tools and systems (including MS Project and MS Office) to plan, track and monitor delivery effectively.
• Contribute to developing departmental practices, helping shape how we manage programmes and projects for greater success.

We don’t expect candidates to meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!

To find out more about the role, take a look at the job description.

Role location: Hybrid working (on average 2 days working out of our Mansfield office)

Schedule: Application closing date: 12th January 2026 • Sifting date: 13th January 2026 • Interviews: w/c 19th, 20th and 21st January 2026

Security: Successful candidates must pass basic security checks and will be subject to UK Immigration requirements.

About Mining Remediation Authority

Our benefits:

• A cutting-edge pension scheme with an employer contribution rate of approximately 28.97%.
• Recognition scheme that celebrates your contributions.
• Flexibility in working patterns: full-time, part-time, or compressed hours.
• Flexible working arrangements tailored to your needs.
• Generous holiday allowance of 27.5 days annually, plus 6 extra days, plus 8 public holidays.
• Parental leave policy with 26 weeks of full pay (subject to eligibility).
• Support to develop professional qualifications and payment for one annual professional subscription.
• Access to a free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme.
• Exclusive employee discounts and wellbeing benefits, including an annual health check and £15 monthly toward wellbeing activities.
• On-site free parking and complimentary beverages at our Mansfield office.

Working with us: We offer flexible working options such as job share, flexible hours, remote work for part of the week, and compressed hours. Discuss what flexibility means to you at your interview.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We’re proud to be an inclusive employer and aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and identities, and we promote equality of opportunity throughout our recruitment process. We offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the minimum selection criteria and identify as disabled or from a minority ethnic background.

We recruit based on skills, experience and potential, not ethnicity, background, gender identity, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristics. We anonymise applications to reduce bias and focus on the ability to succeed in the role.

If you require reasonable adjustments or an alternative format to apply, please contact Recruitment@MiningRemediation.gov.uk or call 01623 637000. We will support you through the process.

Role Details

• Seniority level: Not Applicable
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Project Management
• Industries: Environmental Quality Programs

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