Do you have a passion for North Wales and a desire to see the region grow and deliver on its potential? Are you enthusiastic, committed and a team player? If so, this Energy and Net Zero Project Manager is the role for you!

We are looking for an individual with excellent interpersonal skills, who is passionate about decarbonising the system and positioning North Wales as a leading location for low carbon energy.

This unique position provides the opportunity to gain excellent experience in an exciting, rapidly growing sector. You will play an integral role in supporting the decarbonisation of the regions system in a way that brings in investment, creates jobs and sustainable growth. The role will also have the opportunity to collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders in the sector, including local authorities, government, the private sector and our universities and colleges.

You will lead on the delivery of growth deal projects such as the Clean Energy Fund, coordinate the delivery of Local Area Energy Plans across North Wales, in addition to driving forward the actions from the North Wales Regional Energy Strategy.

We are looking for a problem solver with strong communication skills, capable of lateral thinking, taking the initiative and with leadership qualities. Good interpersonal and relationship building skills will be essential and the ability to interact and negotiate with a wide cross section of businesses, government departments, consultants, local authority members and officers.

Our ideal candidate will be an experienced project manager with a strong track record for delivery, contract management experience and an interest and understanding of decarbonising the system.

If this sounds like you, we look forward to hearing from you.North Wales is an excellent place to live and work, why not play a key role in shaping its future?

As Energy and Net Zero Project Manager at Ambition North Wales, your responsibilities will include:

Managing?and?supporting?the development and delivery ofprojects through implementation, ensuring quality assurance throughout.
Progressfunding applicationsfor funding opportunities.
Support the coordination and oversight of programme management systems and practices
Managing project budgets, monitoring expenditure and costs against delivered and realised project outputs

At Ambition North Wales, we are looking for an Energy and Net Zero Project Manager who has the following:

Degree/postgraduate in a relevant field (or equivalent)
Relevant qualifications such asPRINCE 2 Practitioner or equivalent.
Goodknowledgeofmanagementmethods, bidwritingand/or businesscasedevelopmentprocesses.
Experienceofsuccessfulprogrammeand/or project delivery todeadlineand tobudget.
Proventrackrecord ofeffectivepublic/stakeholderengagement with strong communication skills
Knowledge of orpreviousexperience within thelow carbon energysector andenergyinitiatives across the UK
Strong organisational skills and ability to produce high quality work on multiple priorities simultaneously

The team have adopted a hybrid working model with a mix of Llandudno Junction office based and home working. In return, you will receive a salary of £46,142-£48,226 per annum plus membership of the local government pension scheme and generous annual leave entitlement. This is a full-time role with Ambition North Wales; however, we will consider flexible working requests for the right person. This is a three year, fixed-term contract initially.

Application Closing Date: 10:00am 22nd January 2026. All application documents will need to be submitted by this date. On applying you will be sent further instructions as to the application process. Interviews will be held on the 4th of February 2026.

If this sounds like the Energy and Net Zero Project Manager role for you, click the apply button online and we will contact you with the next steps in the application process. We look forward to hearing from you. North Wales is an excellent place to live and work, and you could play a key role in shaping its future?

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