Assistant Project Manager (LHEES) – Waverley Court

Assistant Project Manager (LHEES) – Waverley Court

Salary: £40,501 – £47,639 | Hours: 36 per week, 52 weeks

You’ll play a vital role in helping the City of Edinburgh Council achieve its net zero targets by supporting the delivery of the Edinburgh Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategy (LHEES). Working with the LHEES Project Manager, you’ll help design and implement projects to decarbonise the heating of buildings in Edinburgh and improve their energy efficiency. This will be a varied role in a rapidly evolving landscape.

Key Activities

1. Supporting the Council’s heat network delivery programme, including
   1. Development of delivery models, e.g. via business cases
   2. Progressing technical work, e.g. feasibility studies
   3. Regulatory compliance, e.g. OFGEM duties
2. Supporting the roll‑out of heat pumps in Edinburgh, including coordinating and monitoring retrofit pilot projects.
3. Working on various other projects stemming from the LHEES, helping ensure these are delivered on time and on budget.
4. Responding to funding opportunities.
5. Working with external stakeholders, including the community.
6. Helping run the LHEES Office, including responding to enquiries, preparing reports and briefing notes, and representing the Office at events.

Requirements

• An undergraduate degree in a relevant subject or equivalent experience from work and/or volunteering.
• Strong working knowledge of the policy/regulatory landscape for heat and energy efficiency.
• Experience of working on projects involving heat and energy efficiency.
• Bringing a creative and “can do” approach to project delivery.
• Engaging effectively and with a range of stakeholders to facilitate delivery.
• Providing advice and guidance to other officers, elected members, and community groups, and working with other local authorities on key matters.
• Ability to interpret complex information, identify key issues, demonstrate confidence in judgement, and respond constructively to alternative ideas.
• Excellent time‑management and ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Managing conflicting priorities and working from home and in Council offices, with occasional site visits that may require PPE and navigating uneven ground or poorly lit areas.
• Occasional evening work and short overnight travel, approximately one or two times per year.

Responsibility & Scope

• Supervising the delivery of work by external contractors.
• Monitoring contracts and financial transactions to ensure compliance with Council protocols.
• Ensuring external funding contractual arrangements are maintained.
• Maintaining office equipment and updating datasets.

Health & Safety

All employees are expected to take care of their own health and safety and the welfare of others, cooperate with management, follow instructions, safe systems and procedures, and report hazards, injuries, and incidents promptly. Employees must comply with Council health and safety policies and procedures.

Equality and Diversity

The City of Edinburgh Council is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from women, people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care‑experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care‑experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Interview Process

An assessment of how candidates would bring the City’s Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into their ways of working will be part of the interview process.

Benefits

Our salary range reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range. Flexible working is available.

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