35597 - Project Team Manager

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Environment Agency is seeking a Senior leader within Programme & Project Delivery (PPD) to head a technical team delivering flood risk studies and environmental projects in the Peterborough area.

You will recruit, onboard and train staff, manage a portfolio as Area Lead, and guide project and risk decisions while building strong relationships with customers and partners for successful outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Line management of a technical team including recruitment, onboarding and inductions.
• Programme managing a portfolio of work as Area Lead and tracking performance.
• Provide training, coaching and mentoring to team members.
• Troubleshoot and escalate project issues that teams cannot resolve.
• Build relationships with customers and partners to enable smooth project delivery.

Job description

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.

You will be responsible for line management of a technical team; recruitment including resource planning, onboarding of new staff and 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 will 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.

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 & Programme Delivery (PPD), creating a better place through our excellent project and programme management service. Our well-qualified staff manage projects throughout their lifecycle to deliver flood risk management, environmental improvements, and shared ownership with local communities.

We are progressing an ambitious strategy to drive the growth of our team and the development of project management expertise for the short-, medium- and long-term future.