Project Manager

at  Heriot Watt University

Role: Project Manager
Grade and Salary: Grade 8, £45,585 - £56,081 per annum
FTE and working pattern: 1 FTE, 35hrs per week, Monday - Friday
Holiday Entitlement: 33 days annual leave plus 9 buildings closed days (and Christmas Eve when it falls on a weekday)

DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT

The Global Environmental Sustainability team are currently based across Estates, Planning, Research and Public Engagement and are responsible for the delivery of one of the key Strategic Performance Indicators for the university. This includes activities to meet the sustainability commitments and delivery of statutory environmental requirements as well as enhancing sustainability outcomes across the full breadth of the University’s activities, including embedding the objectives of the UN Sustainability Development Goals in our learning, research and institutional operations. The team are developing globally relevant targets for our emissions; our organisation practises and behaviours; and co-developing a sustainability engagement programme with our global communities.

• Responsible for the overall day-to-day management of core projects within the GES programme as well as prepare the overall reporting for the programme, including timelines, action logs, minutes, identifying key milestones and project work plans, and ensuring that deadlines and deliverables are achieved.
• Work closely with the Strategic Programme Lead to ensure deadlines work with key internal and external reporting requirements.
• Proactively manage close working links with key internal and external stakeholders
• Identify and resolve a wide variety of complex issues using specialist knowledge and a high degree of initiative
• Monitor and produce collated reports, anticipating and documenting project risks and delays to minimise adverse impacts
• Prepare reports on project status for the Global Head of Project Management Office and Director of Strategic Planning, Performance & Projects
• Develop and be responsible for the management of risk and issue management,
• Prepare and deliver written and oral reports on finances and project outcomes for the Sponsor, Project Board and other stakeholders as required
• Assess critical situations accurately and use judgement to quickly make decisions.Liaise with the University
• ‘s internal administration units.
• Process invoices, payments and provide some general logistics support for key meetings or events.