Electrical Vehicles Infrastructure Project Manager

About the Role

Contract Type: Fixed Term 2 years

Reference Number: DPT509

Secondment Opportunity: Permanent employees are encouraged to apply and will be supported as part of our workforce development commitment

Salary: £44,711 - £46,731

Hours Per Week: 36 hours

Location: Tameside One, Ashton-under-Lyne

The Role

Tameside Council is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Electric Vehicle (EV) Project Manager to lead and manage the rollout of electric vehicle infrastructure across the borough. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the development and implementation of EV projects that will contribute to the region's sustainability and climate change goals.

As an EV Project Manager, you will oversee the successful implementation of a substantial programme of electric vehicle infrastructure in collaboration with external stakeholders, including Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and other local authorities. Your expertise will shape the strategy and execution of EV projects, helping to build a cleaner, greener future for Tameside.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement an EV infrastructure strategy for Tameside Council, ensuring effective governance structures are in place.
• Contribute to the Greater Manchester Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) programme, including site selection, procurement, and establishing Tameside's preferences for infrastructure types.
• Lead consultation efforts regarding the EV strategy and implementation across the borough. Establish and chair a cross-departmental working group with key Council officers to determine optimal locations for EV charge points.
• Obtain Council approvals for chosen EV charge point sites, including political and legal approvals (TROs).
• Collaborate with TfGM, charge point installers, legal, and finance teams to procure and deploy infrastructure within budget, on schedule, and in alignment with strategic objectives.
• Contribute to design approvals, construction programmes, and stakeholder engagement with TfGM and other key partners.
• Attend project meetings with TfGM and other relevant stakeholders.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• A degree level qualification in a related field Proven project management experience, ideally within the automotive or renewable energy sectors.
• Strong knowledge of electric vehicle technologies and infrastructure, with a keen understanding of industry trends.
• Experience working with external stakeholders, particularly within the public sector and local government.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence a wide range of stakeholders.
• A passion for sustainability and making a positive impact on climate change.

About Us

At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.

We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.

Our employees' skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.

Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.

We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.

Closing date: 5 January 2025.

Assessment date: Interviews mid-January 2025.

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