36356 - Project Team Manager - Bridgwater

Environment Agency; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Environment Agency is seeking a Project Team Manager in Bridgwater to lead a high-performing technical team within Project and Programme Delivery. The role involves line managing staff, providing training and mentoring, and overseeing a portfolio of projects to ensure they stay on track.

You will collaborate across the department and wider organisation, contribute to regional leadership discussions, and participate in incident response duties as required to support communities and protect the

Qualifications

• Experience leading a technical project team.
• Proven ability to manage budgets, resources and deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal and coaching skills.
• Ability to build relationships across departments and with partners.

Responsibilities

• 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 Performance Oversight: Overseeing a portfolio of work within your area, ensuring projects stay on track, plus resolving and/or escalating issues and implementing corrective measures when needed.
• Collaboration: Building strong relationships across the department and wider organisation to enable smooth delivery of projects.
• South West Leadership Team: Contribute to strategic discussions, help shape regional priorities and join a national Community of Practice.

Skills

Team Leadership

Programme Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Risk Management

Job description

36356 - Project Team Manager - Bridgwater

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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 Performance Oversight: Overseeing a portfolio of work within your area, ensuring projects stay on track, plus resolving and/ or escalating issues and implementing corrective measures when needed.
• Collaboration: Building strong relationships across the department and wider organisation to enable smooth delivery of projects.
• South West Leadership Team: Contribute to strategic discussions, help shape regional priorities and join a national Community of Practice.

You’ll create an environment where your high performing 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.