DEFRA GRP EA RIVERS HOUSE BRIDGWATER, TA6 4YS
Grade Staff Grade 6
Post Type Permanent
Role Type Programme and Project Management
Working Pattern Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Part Time Term Time, Compressed Hours
We value a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community wishing to join a workforce which embraces difference and welcomes everyone.
As a Project Team Manager (PTM) you will play a key role in managing and supporting a high‑performing technical team. Your responsibilities will include:
- Team Leadership: Line management of a technical team, including recruitment, resource planning, onboarding and inductions.
- Development & Support: Providing training, coaching and mentoring to help your team thrive.
- Programme Management: Overseeing a portfolio of work within your area, ensuring projects stay on track, plus resolving and/or escalating issues that cannot be addressed by project teams.
- Collaboration: Building strong relationships across the department and wider organisation to enable smooth delivery of projects.
- Performance Oversight: Monitoring progress at a project level within your portfolio and implementing corrective measures where needed.
You’ll create an environment where your team can perform at their best, working collaboratively with customers and partners. You’ll also support project, contract and risk management decisions, and ensure new starters and existing team members receive the training they need.
Strong interpersonal skills are essential, as you’ll be developing a resilient network of relationships with other team leaders in the department and across the organisation to facilitate effective teamwork and successful outcomes.
Everyone that joins us is required to undertake training and participate in incident response duties when the need to respond arises. Having an incident role is an essential part of working for the Environment Agency and an active way to support communities and prevent harm to the environment. Further information on incident response can be found within your candidate pack.
The team: We are Project and Programme Delivery (PPD), creating a better place through excellence in project and programme management. We are part of the Environment Agency’s Flood and Coastal Risk Management (FCRM) directorate and are comprised of 80 project delivery professionals working across the South West. Our team provides the Environment Agency with effective project and programme management, managing projects throughout their lifecycle, delivering flood risk management, environmental improvements and shared ownership with local communities.
Experience/skills required Essential: A degree (or equivalent) in an engineering, geography, business/project management related discipline, ideally with chartered membership of a professional body. Significant experience (>8 years) in a project, contract and/or people management environment, ideally within engineering/construction and/or flood & coastal risk management. Technical knowledge to manage a technical team who will be overseeing delivery of hydrology, river modelling, feasibility assessment, asset management. A track record for delivering results through others in a challenging environment via a technical team. The ability to mentor/support teams in the delivery of their work. Strong interpersonal and influencing skills to create a collaborative environment to deliver the organisation’s strategic ambitions. Desirable: Training in HR/business management. Training in project management & health and safety. Training in contract strategy/contract management. Experience of working on the ‘client side’ for the Environment Agency/Defra/RMA.
Contact and additional information: Please note, this role does NOT qualify for sponsorship, so you should contact UK Visa and Immigration (UKVI) or visit https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration, where you can seek professional advice based on your personal circumstances in regard to options for obtaining right to work in the UK. Benefits include generous pension provision, leave entitlement, 2 environmental volunteering days per year, flexible working policy and access to an Employee Assistance Programme. It is expected that the applicant resides in the South West and co‑locates at their base office a minimum of 2 days per week. Travel to other offices and overnight stays may be required. For further information please contact: Richard Hull – Richard.Hull@environment-agency.gov.uk. In‑person interviews due to take place w/c: 10th August in Bridgwater.
Role specific license requirements: Driving Licence
If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you will not be eligible for continuous service. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, you may be eligible for continuous service for the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status then you should contact your own HR Team.
We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.
We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
The Environment Agency, as a Non‑Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls. Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know for more information.
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