Senior Performance and Contracts Manager (Retrofit)

Job Title: Senior Performance and Contracts Manager (Retrofit)

Salary: £46,464 - £50,512

Hours: 36.25 hours per week

Contract: Temporary (2-year Fixed Term Contract)

Location: Tootal Buildings, 56 Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 6EU

Advert closing date: 19 May 2024

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Your role:

The GMCA has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Performance and Contracts Manager to join its Low Carbon Team in the Environment Directorate.

The role will support a team delivering over £100m of low carbon and retrofit measures to help meet the targets in the Greater Manchester 5-year Environment Plan and Retrofit Action Plan.

A key focus of the role will be to support the delivery of government funded projects, such as the Energy Company Obligation (ECO), Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF), and Local Energy Advice Demonstrator (LEAD) which are tackling carbon emissions and the cost-of-living crisis by retrofitting thousands of the region’s homes. 

The energy efficiency improvements and low carbon heating systems installed through these programmes will result in homes that are cheaper to heat, more comfortable to live in, and have less impact on the environment.

About you:

The GMCA is seeking an individual with experience of working as part of a project delivery team who can take on responsibility for all aspects of performance and contract management to ensure that projects are successfully commissioned, implemented, and delivered on time and within budget.

A commitment to partnership working is essential, as you will work closely with government departments, local authorities, registered providers of social housing, contractors, and a wide range of local partners. Most importantly, we are looking for an individual with a passion for tackling climate change and fuel poverty, as this retrofit-focussed role is an excellent opportunity to have a direct impact on these issues.

The role requires significant knowledge of ECO funding, including the requirements of the energy companies and installers. It also requires extensive experience of housing retrofit, including the technical requirements of PAS2035, PAS2030, MCS, and TrustMark. Therefore, the post is ideal for an individual with considerable experience of checking on compliance and confidently challenging contractors in meetings and at regular site visits to ensure best practice is followed and high standards are maintained.

About us:

As an employer, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is made up of a number of key Greater Manchester strategic functions and service providers including; Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS); Waste and Resources; Environment; Work and Skills; Research; Public Sector Reform; Police, Crime and Criminal Justice; Homelessness; the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub and the Commissioning Hub.

We value the diversity of our employees, and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across Greater Manchester. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, Trans status and Non-binary identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

To find out more about working for us please click here: https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/

Our offer:

In return for your hard work, we offer our employees a competitive package as part of our offer that you can find out more about here: GMCA offer - Green book.docx

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Hybrid working

This role is part of GMCA’s hybrid working scheme. As part of our commitment to ‘Build Back Fairer’ in Greater Manchester following the Covid-19 pandemic, we have evolved our management methods by trusting and empowering staff to deliver their work in the best way that suits the business and their individual needs, and supports health and wellbeing. Our hybrid working policy sets out a flexible approach, combining attendance at our Manchester city centre office with remote working, typically from home; the location of work is primarily dictated by the needs of the business: ‘Do what is right for you and the business on that day’. If appointed to the role you will work with your manager to agree and regularly review the best working pattern for you, your team and your work.