The Vacancy

Are you experienced in Energy project management? Why not join Aster Group and become a key stakeholder in our energy journey.

As the Project Manager for Energy, you will be responsible for the planning, management and delivery of a range of complex building and construction projects and programmes. You'll work with the wider Property Services team to ensure that you have access to all subject matter experts.

You'll take responsibility from concept design and feasibility studies to procurement and contract administration, right through to quality assurance and handover. So you'll really be on the journey end to end.

Key responsibilities in the role will include -

• Specification writing and procurement lead for all projects and programmes in scope
• Project management of internal and external resources, ensuring compliance with policies and procedures
• Ensuring Section 20 process are followed were relevant
• Financial reporting and budget management for all projects and programmes in scope
• Managing Contractor and\or Consultants delivering projects ranging from £50k to £2m value
• Contractor performance reviews and management, ensuring adherence to core material ranges and service standards
• Technical surveying and advice for all projects and programmes in scope

About you

You'll come to the role with demonstrable experience in managing building projects from inception to completion. You will also have a relevant qualification in building or a construction related discipline and memberships of RICS, CIOB or BEng, or equivalent.

You will understand PAS2035, retrofit solutions and delivering the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund.

You will have undertaken training in management skills including project management techniques. With experience of managing budgets in excess of £1m.

You'll consider your stakeholder management skills to be a great asset and will have experience of engaging Consultants, including setting out terms and conditions.

You will have a thorough understanding of current Health and Safety with reference to the building and construction sector including requirements of CDM.

Technically, you will have the ability to provide oral and written reports, and detailed specifications, schedules of work and tender documents. To do this you will use your commercial awareness with an understanding of financial and contractual considerations.

The role is considered a hybrid role, enabling you to base yourself from home if you wish. Travel will form part of the role, so you must be happy to travel within our operating region. You will require a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.

Our operating region includes Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, Somerset, Devon, Cornwall and London.

What's in it for me

We invest in our colleagues because we know if they have a better day at work, the service our customers receive will be better. The Aster Offer is our offer to our colleagues to ensure they have a great day at work and includes things like:

• Flexible working - whilst some roles need to be carried out in a specific place at a specific time, where possible we encourage our colleagues to work to their own schedule at a location that suits them, their team and our business' needs
• A focus on colleague wellbeing - workshops, an employee assistance programme offering counselling and support, mental health training and a health cash plan
• We invest in colleagues' careers and development through our leader and colleague development frameworks
• Defined Contribution Pension and attached life assurance
• Volunteering hours available to all colleagues to enable them to give back
• Savings at cinemas, gyms, holidays, days out, various shops and eateries and lots more
• Enhanced leave
• We celebrate colleagues who go above and beyond with a range of personalised recognition initiatives

Ready to apply?

To apply, please use information provided in the advert and role profile to let us know why you'd be good for the job. Please submit a copy of your up-to-date CV along with a supporting statement.

We create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and believe that creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work is the right thing to do.

Aster is not a sponsorship organisation and all candidates will be required to verify their right to work in the UK prior to commencement of employment with the Aster Group & it's subsidiary brands.

The Company

The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees, and provide support to clients from all over the country.