Project Manager - Wales Metal Mines

Are you a project manager or project lead and do you want to play a key role in protecting the water environment in Wales, from the legacy of metal mining?

If so, read on …

We are looking for someone to manage and lead the delivery of often complex, strategically important projects needed to address these impacts, which will include the assessment, development and delivery of intervention strategies (including minewater remediation schemes).

• You’ll have experience of project management processes, tools and techniques including programmes / work schedules
• You’ll have experience in contract management and / or managing external consultants and Contractors under NEC (or similar) conditions of contract 
• You will be comfortable engaging with stakeholders, including our programme partners in Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and co-ordinating multiple workstreams, working with both internal and external multi-disciplinary specialists.

We don’t expect candidates to meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!

You will be working as a Project Manager on the Metal (non-coal) Mine Programme (the Programme) in Wales, which is just one of our key strategic partnership programme related to legacy mining and mine water remediation.

The Programme is responsible for the development and delivery of plans for pollution mitigation and environmental improvement projects, across the portfolio of abandoned metal mine sites in Wales. This is a collaborative role that brings together a range of stakeholders and partners focussed on delivery of change that will improve the lives and environment in former metal mining communities in Wales.

The Programme includes a variety of remedial interventions including surface water and spoil heap management, and both passive and active mine water treatment schemes, often trialling and implementing novel and emerging technologies.

There are 1,300 abandoned metal mines in Wales, polluting more than 700km of river reaches. Remediating these legacy mines and mitigating the long term impact they have requires a substantial programme of works.

The Welsh Government are supporting Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and the Coal Authority in the delivery of a sustainable multi-million pound national programme, to:

• Reduce the pollution of land and rivers from metal mines in Wales

• Mitigate the hazards and risks from metal mines

• Protect and improve the condition and resilience of ecosystems

• Promote and enhance health and well-being

• Celebrate and promote the heritage and amenity of Welsh metal mines

• Support local communities and stakeholders

You can see more about what we do here:

The Coal Authority: Overview | LinkedIn

Natural Resources Wales / Metal mine water pollution

Role location: Wales (home based)

Schedule:

Application closing date: 15th September 2024

Sifting date: w/c 16th September 2024

Interviews: w/c 23rd September 2024

(If you are unavailable on these interview dates, please make us aware, and we will look at alternative dates)

Security:

Successful candidates must pass basic security checks and will be subject to UK Immigration requirements.

Our benefits:

Working with us:

We offer different ways to work flexibly, and the following types of flexibility are usually possible: job share, flexible hours, working from home for part of the week and compressed hours. Please feel free to talk about what flexibility means to you at your interview.

With a genuine commitment to flexible working, we believe that work life balance is incredibly important.

Who we are:

Here at the Coal Authority, we really are a great team to work with. We’re united in our passion and commitment to make a better future for people and the environment in mining areas.

We carry out a wide variety of essential services from responding to coal mining hazards, to keeping everyone and everything safe from mine water pollution.

We are excited about what our future holds. Our work is helping to develop a new sustainable source of renewable energy for the UK. By harnessing the energy from mine water heat, we hope to play a key role towards helping the UK to meet net-zero emissions by 2050.

We truly are a supportive organisation where we all live and breathe our values. We are inclusive, trusted and progressive in everything that we do.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:

Here at TCA we don’t just accept difference – we celebrate it, support it, and thrive on it for the benefit of our colleagues, our customers and our communities. We are proud to be an inclusive employer. We are committed to developing a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We encourage applications from people from different backgrounds, identities, cultures and beliefs. Diversity is vital to our success and innovation and is fundamental to our values of being trusted, inclusive and progressive.

As part of our commitment to increasing the diversity of our workforce, we provide a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the minimum selection criteria who are disabled or from a minority ethnic community.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or alternative format application forms you can get in touch with us by contacting the team by email at [email protected] or by phone on 01623 637000.