32031 - Project Team Manager (Midlands)

Environment Agency; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental environmental agency is seeking a Senior Project Team Manager in Peterborough to lead and manage a technical team. This role involves overseeing the delivery of projects aimed at reducing flooding risks and enhancing the environment. The ideal candidate will have a degree in a related field and significant experience in project and team management, along with strong interpersonal skills for stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience managing a technical team overseeing hydrology and river modelling.
• Ability to mentor and support teams in their project deliveries.
• Proven record in challenging project environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage line management functions for a technical team.
• Facilitate collaborative working relationships within and outside the team.
• Organise training and support for team members.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Technical knowledge

Leadership

Relationship management

Education

Degree in engineering, environmental or geography related discipline

Job description

Overview

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.

This senior position sits in Programme & Project Delivery (PPD) and manages team members who project manage the delivery of exciting, innovative projects that include studies and schemes that ultimately aim to reduce the risk of flooding to communities and enhance the environment.

Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for line management of a technical team; recruitment including resource planning, onboarding of new staff & inductions; training, coaching and mentoring; programme managing a portfolio of work as Area Lead; and trouble-shooting and escalating project issues that project teams cannot resolve themselves.
• You will have the ability to build a great working environment to bring the best out of high performing teams, encouraging your team to work collaboratively and effectively with their customers and partners. You will support your team with project, contract and risk management decisions. You will organise and provide training for new starters and existing team members.
• You’ll use your interpersonal skills to build and develop a resilient network of working relationships with other team leaders across the organisation, facilitating smooth working for your team’s projects. You will oversee a portion of the programme, your portfolio, and track performance, putting in measures to rectify as and when needed.
• Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You will be required to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity help during an incident. This may attract an additional payment and full training and alternative working arrangements will be available to assist you with your incident role.

The team

We create a better place through excellence in project and programme management.

Our award-winning team is at the heart of integrated project and programme delivery. We collaboratively deliver sustainable asset management projects to reduce flood risk, deliver environmental improvements and reduce carbon, adding a greater sense of shared ownership with local communities. The Project Team Manager manages 8-15 project management professionals who manage delivery of projects within our flood and coastal erosion risk management programme.

Qualifications/Experience

• A degree (or equivalent) in an engineering, environmental or geography related discipline, ideally with chartered membership of a professional body such as APMP, CIWEM, ICE or a management institute.
• Have undertaken training in project, contract, HR or business management.
• Some technical knowledge would be useful in order to manage a technical team who will be overseeing delivery of hydrology, river modelling, feasibility assessment, asset management, business case development, cost monitoring/forecasting, scope preparation, CDM, engineering design and construction.
• Significant experience in a project, contract and/or people management environment. An engineering, construction and/or flood & coastal risk management is desirable not essential.
• A track record for delivering results in challenging projects through coordination of a technical team will need to be demonstrated.
• The ability to mentor and support your teams in the delivery of their work.
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills as relationship management of both internal and external stakeholders.