Project Manager - Corporate Programme Office
| Posting date: | 29 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £39,346.2 to £43,718 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 January 2026 |
| Location: | Mansfield, Midlands, NG18 4RG |
| Company: | The Coal Authority |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 58796535 |
Summary
About You
- Are you confident taking projects from concept through closure, using a structured, methodical approach to hit milestones, manage risk, and realise benefits?
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- Can you communicate clearly with stakeholders at every level and you enjoy championing good project practice across teams, helping others adopt tools, techniques and stage‑gates?
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- Are you passionate about project management, continuously sharpening how you plan, report and solve problems — and you’re keen to help develop our Programme & Project Management capability?
If so, read on….
As a Project Manager in our Corporate Programme Office, you’ll deliver a portfolio of projects/programmes of varying complexity and budget, applying recognised lifecycle management, planning, issue/risk/change control, stakeholder engagement and stage review disciplines.
You’ll produce clear highlight and status reports, use MS Office (including MS Project) and our project management systems to track progress, and you’ll actively contribute ideas to improve how we manage projects.
You’ll be expected to lead multi‑disciplinary delivery teams, communicate progress and decisions at all levels, and help embed effective, professional Programme & Project Management so our business case benefits are realised.
About The Role
What You Will Be Doing
- Lead and deliver projects across the full lifecycle — from mobilisation through to closure — ensuring objectives, timelines and budgets are met.
- Apply best practice project management principles including risk, issue and change control, stakeholder engagement, resource planning, and benefits realisation.
- Produce clear reporting such as highlight reports and ad hoc status updates for senior stakeholders, keeping everyone informed and aligned.
- Champion project management standards within the organisation, promoting continuous improvement and sharing lessons learned.
- Engage with stakeholders at all levels, building strong relationships and facilitating collaboration across teams and disciplines.
- Use project management tools and systems (including MS Project and MS Office) to plan, track and monitor delivery effectively.
- Contribute to developing departmental practices, helping shape how we manage programmes and projects for greater success.
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!
To find out more about the role, take a look at the job description.
Role location: Hybrid working (on average 2 days working out of our Mansfield office)
Schedule:
Application closing date: 12th January 2026
Sifting date: 13th January 2026
Interviews: w/c 19th, 20th and 21st January 2026
(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.
About Mining Remediation Authority
Our benefits:
- A cutting-edge pension scheme with an impressive employer contribution rate of approximately 28.97%.
- Experience our values-based recognition scheme that celebrates your contributions.
- Flexibility in working patterns, whether it's full-time, part-time, or compressed hours.
- Embrace flexible working arrangements tailored to your needs.
- Enjoy a generous holiday allowance of 27.5 days annually, plus the flexibility to add 6 extra days to that, alongside 8 public holidays.
- Benefit from a comprehensive parental leave policy with 26 weeks of full pay (subject to eligibility).
- Get support to further your professional qualifications and payment for one annual professional subscription.
- Access a free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme to support your well-being.
- Unlock exclusive employee discounts
- Ensure your well-being with an annual health check and receive £15 monthly towards well-being activities.
- Enjoy the convenience of on-site free parking, along with complimentary tea, coffee, and soft drinks at our Mansfield office.
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 Mining Remediation 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:
We’re proud to be an inclusive employer and are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities, and we actively promote equality of opportunity throughout our recruitment process.
As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the minimum selection criteria and identify as disabled or from a minority ethnic background, this aligns with our values.
We recruit based on your skills, experience and potential not your ethnicity, background, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. To help ensure fairness, we anonymise applications by asking you to remove personally identifiable information before they are reviewed by hiring managers. This helps us reduce unconscious bias and focus solely on what matters, your ability to succeed in the role.
If you’re successful in joining us, it’s because we believe in your ability to make a meaningful contribution. By continuing to improve the diversity of our organisation, we strengthen our collective knowledge, creativity, innovation and living our values of being trusted, inclusive, and progressive every day.
If you require reasonable adjustments or an alternative format to apply, please contact us at Recruitment@MiningRemediation.gov.uk or call us on 01623 637000. We are happy to support you through the process.
- Are you confident taking projects from concept through closure, using a structured, methodical approach to hit milestones, manage risk, and realise benefits?
-
- Can you communicate clearly with stakeholders at every level and you enjoy championing good project practice across teams, helping others adopt tools, techniques and stage‑gates?
-
- Are you passionate about project management, continuously sharpening how you plan, report and solve problems — and you’re keen to help develop our Programme & Project Management capability?
If so, read on….
As a Project Manager in our Corporate Programme Office, you’ll deliver a portfolio of projects/programmes of varying complexity and budget, applying recognised lifecycle management, planning, issue/risk/change control, stakeholder engagement and stage review disciplines.
You’ll produce clear highlight and status reports, use MS Office (including MS Project) and our project management systems to track progress, and you’ll actively contribute ideas to improve how we manage projects.
You’ll be expected to lead multi‑disciplinary delivery teams, communicate progress and decisions at all levels, and help embed effective, professional Programme & Project Management so our business case benefits are realised.
About The Role
What You Will Be Doing
- Lead and deliver projects across the full lifecycle — from mobilisation through to closure — ensuring objectives, timelines and budgets are met.
- Apply best practice project management principles including risk, issue and change control, stakeholder engagement, resource planning, and benefits realisation.
- Produce clear reporting such as highlight reports and ad hoc status updates for senior stakeholders, keeping everyone informed and aligned.
- Champion project management standards within the organisation, promoting continuous improvement and sharing lessons learned.
- Engage with stakeholders at all levels, building strong relationships and facilitating collaboration across teams and disciplines.
- Use project management tools and systems (including MS Project and MS Office) to plan, track and monitor delivery effectively.
- Contribute to developing departmental practices, helping shape how we manage programmes and projects for greater success.
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!
To find out more about the role, take a look at the job description.
Role location: Hybrid working (on average 2 days working out of our Mansfield office)
Schedule:
Application closing date: 12th January 2026
Sifting date: 13th January 2026
Interviews: w/c 19th, 20th and 21st January 2026
(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.
About Mining Remediation Authority
Our benefits:
- A cutting-edge pension scheme with an impressive employer contribution rate of approximately 28.97%.
- Experience our values-based recognition scheme that celebrates your contributions.
- Flexibility in working patterns, whether it's full-time, part-time, or compressed hours.
- Embrace flexible working arrangements tailored to your needs.
- Enjoy a generous holiday allowance of 27.5 days annually, plus the flexibility to add 6 extra days to that, alongside 8 public holidays.
- Benefit from a comprehensive parental leave policy with 26 weeks of full pay (subject to eligibility).
- Get support to further your professional qualifications and payment for one annual professional subscription.
- Access a free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme to support your well-being.
- Unlock exclusive employee discounts
- Ensure your well-being with an annual health check and receive £15 monthly towards well-being activities.
- Enjoy the convenience of on-site free parking, along with complimentary tea, coffee, and soft drinks at our Mansfield office.
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 Mining Remediation 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:
We’re proud to be an inclusive employer and are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities, and we actively promote equality of opportunity throughout our recruitment process.
As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the minimum selection criteria and identify as disabled or from a minority ethnic background, this aligns with our values.
We recruit based on your skills, experience and potential not your ethnicity, background, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. To help ensure fairness, we anonymise applications by asking you to remove personally identifiable information before they are reviewed by hiring managers. This helps us reduce unconscious bias and focus solely on what matters, your ability to succeed in the role.
If you’re successful in joining us, it’s because we believe in your ability to make a meaningful contribution. By continuing to improve the diversity of our organisation, we strengthen our collective knowledge, creativity, innovation and living our values of being trusted, inclusive, and progressive every day.
If you require reasonable adjustments or an alternative format to apply, please contact us at Recruitment@MiningRemediation.gov.uk or call us on 01623 637000. We are happy to support you through the process.
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Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.