Senior Project Manager – Environment Agency
We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to lead and deliver exciting, innovative projects that reduce the risk of flooding to communities and enhance the environment across the southwest.
Responsibilities
* Lead the delivery of projects in your portfolio from initial strategic planning through to feasibility, detailed design, construction and handover.
* Mentor and coach project team members, flexing your involvement to suit the strength of the team.
* Manage project finance, ensuring delivery on time and within budget.
* Build and maintain a high‑performing working environment with suppliers, client representatives, technical specialists and other partners.
* Apply strong commercial acumen in project, contract and risk management to establish effective relationships and facilitate collaborative working.
* Make key project decisions informed by technical leads while following governance procedures, project assurance and legislation.
* Develop a resilient network of relationships with stakeholders such as statutory authorities, landowners and local communities to negotiate agreements, consents, approvals and external funding.
* Undertake required training and participate in incident response duties when the need to respond arises.
Qualifications and Experience
* A degree in engineering, environmental or geography related discipline; chartered membership of a professional body (e.g. MICE, CIWEM, IMechE, MAPM or MRICS) is desirable.
* Training and experience in project management, ideally with PRINCE2 Practitioner or APM Project Management qualification.
* Training and experience in contract management, ideally NEC4.
* Health & safety training and experience, including CDM regulations.
* Significant experience (≥8 years) in project and contract management within engineering, construction or flood & coastal risk management.
* Experience preparing scopes and contracts, cost monitoring/forecasting, risk management, business case development, measuring performance and administering contracts.
* Technical knowledge in coastal engineering, feasibility assessment, flood risk assessment, solution development and costing of options, asset management, environmental assessment, CDM, engineering design and construction.
* Track record of delivering results through coordination of a technical team and ability to mentor and support team members.
* Strong interpersonal and influencing skills.
Additional Information
• This role does NOT qualify for sponsorship.
• Travel to other offices, project sites and overnight stays will be required, with an expectation of co‑locating at least two days per week.
Benefits
* Generous pension provision and leave entitlement.
* Flexible working supports a healthy work/life balance.
* Excellent training opportunities, including personal and professional development.
For further information or to apply, please contact: Richard.Hull@environment-agency.gov.uk
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