Title: Biomethane Programme Specialist
At Cadent we’re excited to be part of the future of UK energy! We’ve got a clear roadmap that will drive our performance to the forefront of our industry and support the UK government in achieving its net zero targets by 2050.
We’re making a difference through innovation and new ways of working. Together we’re shaping a cleaner, greener future for our 11 million customers whom we put at the heart of everything we do.
Job Purpose
An exciting opportunity for a Biomethane focussed Programme Specialist has become available in the Future Energy team here at Cadent!
The successful individual will be responsible for providing a comprehensive support function to the Future Connections Team, working across all projects that are part of the Biomethane portfolio specifically the Biomethane Entry Connections, Entry Reinforcement, the Enabling Green Gas Workstream, and any other significant projects. The role will require excellent communication and organisational skills and will involve liaising at all levels internally as well as working externally with Producers, Local Authorities, and other external contractors. This role will be responsible for leading the necessary projects to support the Programme Manager, Senior Project Delivery Engineers, and Work Delivery Leads, enabling them to effectively deliver the programme of projects on time, within budget and within scope, meeting the needs of the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Project Process and Documentation Management:
Leading in the production and support on the maintenance of project scope documents and business cases, project plans, risk registers, issues logs, lessons learnt reports and other project related documents (i.e. business cases, Data analysis).
- Project Reporting:
To produce and co-ordinate the production of project reporting on a regular basis to all project stakeholders. Also to monitor and report on the completion of the delivery schedule (Work Delivery Programme for all workstreams) and support the Programme Manager.
- Project Meeting Management:
To lead the delivery of all key meetings within your portfolio of projects, including, scheduling and management of attendance, preparing agendas and papers, creating meeting packs when required, writing minutes, tracking meeting actions, setting up IT
- Communication & Stakeholder Management:
To lead on projects and ensure excellent lines of communication between all stakeholders across the entry connections process. To complete financial reports when required and to support with the processing of POs and preparation of budget tracking processes.
Skills and Experience
Qualifications + Practical Experience
• Leading Projects and supporting Programme Managers and their Teams
• Understand Project Management requirements
• Good attention to detail and application to business improvement activities
• Good communication skills
• Experience of operating and maintaining processes for: regulatory compliance, governance and finance, data/document management
• Experience of co-ordinating activities across Cadent
• Experienced in building relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Understanding of SAP from a finance and procurement user perspective, ability to use Teams to manage information and proficient with excel
What’s In It For You
Here at Cadent, we are committed to supporting our employees to get the best out of themselves. For this role in particular we can offer:
- Funding and support towards completing qualifications
- Ample opportunity for progression within the business
- Mentoring and guidance opportunities
Why Join Us
We offer a host of benefits to suit your lifestyle and support your well-being. These include:
- Annual bonus
- Pension Scheme double matched up to a total of 18% of salary (i.e., employee contributions of up to 6%, double matched by a Cadent contribution of up to 12%)
- 25 days holiday, plus statutory days, and an option to buy more
- Fantastic career development prospects with funded learning options, including support with exams, and internal and external learning and development
- Strong focus on supporting you as an individual including:
- Flexible working
- Strong commitments to ED&I
- Generous family provision policies
- Flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, insurance, and healthcare packages, plus much more
- My Offers membership card – offering discounts and savings from hundreds of retailers
- 2 paid volunteering days per year
- Free gym access at the Ansty office, as well as a ‘Gympass’ scheme providing free or heavily subsidised local gym memberships
We want our employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance and are happy to discuss flexible working options with you if the role can accommodate it. Let us know about your flexibility requirements, whether that be reduced hours, remote working, flexible start/finish times, or compressed hours, and we will be more than happy to explore what’s possible for the role.
Diversity and Inclusion
Don’t meet every single requirement listed?
Understanding, learning, and celebrating what makes us different, as well as what we have in common, is good for us as individuals and enables us to work better together as one team. Cadent is committed to being an equitable and diverse employer that fosters an inclusive culture for all our employees, therefore, all our employment decisions are assessed based on qualifications, merit, and business need. So, if you’re excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification mentioned, we would still love for you to submit your application – You may just be the right person for this role or other opportunities at Cadent.
As a recognised Disability Confident Employer, we are proud to champion inclusion in the workplace and ensure to provide an environment that is accessible to all and supports individuals throughout their journey with Cadent. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments during the application process.
We place great importance on equity, diversity and inclusion, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Our employee communities Women in Cadent, Pride at Work (LGBTQ+), Embrace (ethnicity and religion), Thrive! (disability) and the Cadent Military Community can’t wait to welcome you!
Circle Back Initiative
As an active and proud member of The Circle Back Initiative, we aim to ensure that all candidates receive a response to their application, regardless of the outcome.
We will be receiving applications until the specified date above, though Cadent retains the right to close this vacancy early without prior notification, so it is advisable to complete your application at your earliest convenience.
Be part of something big. Help shape the future of gas for generations to come.
What’s next?
To be considered for this role, please submit your application with an up-to-date CV and our Talent Acquisition team will get in touch soon.
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