34334 - Project Team Manager

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.