Community Landscape Project Managers for Environmental Charity

East London Water Park; City of London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An environmental charity is seeking Community Landscape Project Managers to oversee the community-led development of biodiverse parks. Successful candidates will manage project delivery, coordinate volunteer efforts, and ensure high-quality landscape construction. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to the creation of public green spaces, working with diverse professionals in a rewarding environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing projects in environmental or community-oriented settings.
• Strong communication skills to engage with diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to adapt to unique challenges of volunteer-led initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Oversee practical construction and alignment with project specifications.
• Manage logistics and coordinate volunteer teams throughout the build phase.
• Ensure quality standards are maintained during landscape development.

Skills

Project Management

Site Management

Quality Control

Risk Management

Community Engagement

Job description

Overview

Join to apply for the Community Landscape Project Managers for Environmental Charity role at East London Waterworks Park.

We are looking for Project Managers to manage the successful delivery of co-designed community landscapes, from ecological design to implementation, engaging volunteers and local groups to create lasting, biodiverse public spaces.

Responsibilities

• Delivering the Vision: take ownership of the practical construction and installation phases, ensuring that complex environmental and community infrastructure is delivered safely, to specification, and on budget.
• Ensuring Feasibility and Quality: provide essential oversight and coordination of all elements from site preparation and brownfield remediation to the planting and creation of community spaces, guaranteeing high standards are met.
• Mobilising the Project Team: coordinate diverse volunteer experts (e.g., architects, quantity surveyors, ecologists, and general volunteers) and external partners, keeping the project on schedule and driving momentum.

Your input will help create biodiverse areas that inspire, educate, and engage the local community for generations to come.

What are we looking for?

• Project Management & Delivery
• Project Planning & Scheduling: develop, maintain, and refine detailed project plans, timelines, and work breakdown structures for construction and landscaping phases.
• Site Management & Oversight: manage site logistics, oversee construction activities, and coordinate external contractors and volunteer teams during the build phase.
• Quality Control: establish and monitor standards to ensure all landscape construction, planting, and installation meet design specifications and quality expectations.
• Technical Collaboration & Leadership
• Interdisciplinary Communication: work with diverse professionals to translate design concepts and costings into practical, executable project phases.
• Stakeholder Coordination: manage communication and expectations among core design teams, volunteer groups, and community members regarding site progress and construction impact.
• Volunteer Coordination: mobilise and manage volunteer construction teams for non-specialist tasks, ensuring a safe, collaborative, and productive work environment.
• Analytical & Technical Skills
• Risk Management: identify potential project delivery risks and develop proactive mitigation and contingency strategies.
• Contract Management: understand and manage procurement processes, contracts, and liaisons with suppliers and external construction partners.
• Budget Oversight: work with the Quantity Surveyor to monitor project expenditures against budget and identify efficient resource allocation.
• Passion & Commitment
• Community Passion: a genuine passion for community development and creating a public asset that is co-designed and built for local people.
• Environmental Stewardship: a commitment to delivering the sustainable and ethical development of a new biodiverse park.
• Resilience: the ability to proactively manage complex site challenges and adapt project schedules to the needs of a volunteer-led initiative.

What will you be doing?

East London Waterworks Park is a volunteer-led charity that won a 2024 New London Architecture award and has raised £2m towards buying land from the Department for Education to transform the 14-acre Thames Water Depot on Lea Bridge Road on the border of Waltham Forest and Hackney, into a new biodiverse park with natural swimming ponds, forest schools and community spaces.

We are looking for Community Landscape Project Managers to participate in our community-led working group, focused on overseeing the practical delivery and construction of new green and blue spaces. You'll help us translate design concepts into tangible construction plans, manage budgets, and coordinate delivery teams as we scale up to build vital, biodiverse parks and gardens.

This is a unique opportunity to lead the physical implementation for biodiverse community infrastructure projects. You'll have the chance to apply your skills across diverse elements, ensuring the successful build-out of teams focused on brownfield remediation, wetlands developments, natural swimming ponds, forest school areas, and community buildings.

You'll collaborate with volunteer architects, ecologists, quantity surveyors, community researchers, campaigners, fundraisers, and communications professionals, all coming together to create these vital spaces.

The Design Circle currently meets monthly on a Tuesday evening on Google Meet, and spends voluntary time outside of the meetings completing agreed tasks remotely. There is also optional monthly in-person meetings for those near North East London.

Seniorities

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing

Industries

• Non-profit Organizations