We're looking for a Project Manager (District Heating) to join our team and take the lead on a high-profile programme focused on heat regulation. This is a unique opportunity to manage complex, cross-functional change in response to emerging legislation and regulatory requirements.
A key focus of this role will be project managing our heat regulation work, ensuring readiness, compliance, and effective delivery across teams.
You'll work collaboratively with internal departments and external partners, applying your expertise in service design, stakeholder engagement, and benefits realisation to deliver meaningful outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.
Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form.
Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.
f you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.
Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more here New job evaluation process to be introduced at Sheffield City Council | Sheffield City Council
A key focus of this role will be project managing our heat regulation work, ensuring readiness, compliance, and effective delivery across teams.
You'll work collaboratively with internal departments and external partners, applying your expertise in service design, stakeholder engagement, and benefits realisation to deliver meaningful outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end project management of heat regulation workstreams.
- Develop and maintain project plans, manage risks, and coordinate delivery across teams.
- Liaise with regulatory bodies and ensure compliance with new legislation.
- Support the development of policies and systems to meet regulatory obligations.
- Deliver broader business change initiatives aligned with Council priorities.
- Proven experience in leading complex change programmes.
- Strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Knowledge of regulatory environments and service transformation.
- A collaborative, user-centred approach to change delivery.
It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.
Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form.
Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.
f you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.
Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more here New job evaluation process to be introduced at Sheffield City Council | Sheffield City Council