Job Overview
We are looking for Senior Project Managers to lead and deliver exciting, innovative projects that reduce the risk of flooding to communities and enhance the environment across the South West. This role sits in Project and Programme Delivery (PPD) and is a senior position within our integrated project teams, taking responsibility for the delivery of projects as the Client Senior Project Manager or, when appropriate, as Project Executive. You will manage the project delivery process from initial strategic planning through to feasibility, detailed design, construction and hand‑over, mentoring and coaching the project team and building strong relationships with suppliers, client representatives, technical specialists and partners.
Responsibilities
• Lead and deliver projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, to budget, and with high quality. • Develop strategic plans, feasibility studies and detailed designs and oversee construction and hand‑over stages. • Apply commercial acumen in project, contract and risk management, and maintain health, safety and wellbeing standards. • Facilitate collaborative ways of working across portfolios, make key decisions informed by technical leads and follow governance procedures and legislation. • Develop stakeholder relationships with statutory authorities, landowners and local communities to negotiate agreements, consents, approvals and external funding. • Participate in incident response duties when required, in line with the Environment Agency’s commitment to community safety and environmental protection.
Qualifications
* A degree (or equivalent) in an engineering, environmental or geography related discipline, ideally with chartered membership of a professional body such as MICE, CIWEM, IMechE, MAPM or MRICS.
* Experience in project management, ideally with a PRINCE2 Practitioner or APM Project Management qualification (PMQ).
* Experience in contract strategy and contract management, ideally in NEC PSC & ECC contracts.
* Experience managing health & safety in a construction environment under CDM regulations.
* Significant experience (>8 years) in a project and contract management environment, ideally 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 areas such as hydrology, river modelling, coastal engineering, feasibility assessment, flood risk assessment, asset management, environmental assessment, engineering design and construction.
* A track record for delivering results in technically challenging projects through coordination of multidisciplinary teams.
* Applicants must reside in the South West and will be based in a South West office, with an expectation of two co‑location days per week plus site visits as required.
Benefits
Benefits include a generous pension provision, leave entitlement, environmental volunteering days and access to an Employee Assistance provider. The Agency offers flexible working, excellent training and learning opportunities, and supports a healthy work/life balance.
EEO Statement
We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce and are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome flexible working patterns for all vacancies and guarantee an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
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