Project Team Manager - 34334 - Environment Agency

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Title

Project Team Manager – 34334

City/Town

Bridgwater

Region

South West

Vacancies

Salary Minimum

£54,940

Post Type

Permanent

Job ID

34334

Closing date

09 Aug 2026

Published date

16 Jul 2026

Grade

Staff Grade 6

Role type

Programme and Project Management

Post type

Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Part Time Term Time, Compressed Hours

Security check

Basic Check

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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.

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.

Experience/Skills Required:

EssentialA degree (or equivalent experience) in an engineering, geography, business/project management related discipline, ideally with chartered membership of a professional bodySignificant experience in a project, contract and/or people management environment, ideally within engineering/construction and/or flood & coastal risk managementTechnical knowledge in order to manage a technical team who will be overseeing delivery of hydrology, river modelling, feasibility assessment, asset managementA track record for delivering results through others in a challenging environment via a technical teamThe ability to mentor/support teams in the delivery of their workStrong interpersonal and influencing skills to create a collaborative environment to deliver the organisation’s strategic ambitionsDesirableTraining in HR/business managementTraining in project management & health and safetyTraining in contract strategy/contract management,

Contact and Additional Information:

Please note, this role does NOT qualify for sponsorship, so you should contact UK Visa and Immigration (UKVI) or visit https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration, where you can seek professional advice based on your personal circumstances in regard to options for obtaining right to work in the UK.Benefits include generous pension provision, leave entitlement, 2 environmental volunteering days per year, flexible working policy and access to an Employee Assistance Programme.It is expected that the applicant resides in the South West and co-locates at their base office a minimum of 2 days per week. Travel to other offices and overnight stays may be required.For further information please contact: Richard Hull - [email protected] person interviews due to take place w/c: 31st August in Bridgwater

Competence 1:

Delivers Results Through Others

Competence 1 Description:

Harnesses the team to deliver results on time, to required standards and in line with organisational processes and procedures.

"When providing evidence for competencies within your application, please give examples of how you clearly demonstrate these either within the context of this role or as transferable skills.

CVs or other documents attached to your application will not be assessed for selection. "

"Describe a situation where you were responsible for directing others in the delivery of a task or project, but it did not go to plan.
In your answer, please include:
1. When you first realised things weren’t working, and what made you realise this.
2. What you did next, including how you decided on that approach.
3. The final outcome and, with hindsight, anything you would have done differently.
Please do not describe a project that ultimately ended in success. We are more interested in what you did and learned when things did not work."

"PLEASE NOTE: Your answer will be used for interview selection - please draw out your skills and experience in your response. You may consider using the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action, Result) when formulating your answer to the question.

If a large number of applications are received, an initial sift using this lead capability may be conducted. Successful candidates will then proceed to a full sift or directly to assessment/interview."

Competence 2:

Develops People

Competence 2 Description:

Makes sure team members have the skills, knowledge and experience to successfully carry out their current role and to develop into future roles

"When providing evidence for competencies within your application, please give examples of how you clearly demonstrate these either within the context of this role or as transferable skills.

CVs or other documents attached to your application will not be assessed for selection. "

"Question:
Growing a successful team and project leaders of the future involves developing others. Can you describe, using relevant examples, the methods and approaches you’ve used to help others develop? In your examples please detail:

· the group or individuals involved,

· what actions you took to evaluate their capability,

· what you did to progress them on their career pathway."

PLEASE NOTE: Your answer will be used for interview selection - please draw out your skills and experience in your response. You may consider using the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action, Result) when formulating your answer to the question.

Competence 3:

Programme and Project Management

Competence 3 Description:

Selects, plans and manages contractors, programmes or events to achieve a set of Environment Agency objectives cost-effectively.

"When providing evidence for competencies within your application, please give examples of how you clearly demonstrate these either within the context of this role or as transferable skills.

CVs or other documents attached to your application will not be assessed for selection. "

"Question:

Describe a situation where you used your knowledge of project or programme management to support and steer a team of specialists.
How did you use that understanding to challenge, prioritise or unblock work, while still allowing the project professionals to get on with their jobs?"

PLEASE NOTE: Your answer will be used for interview selection - please draw out your skills and experience in your response. You may consider using the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action, Result) when formulating your answer to the question.

Competence 4:

Health Safety & Wellbeing

Competence 4 Description:

Making sure that risks to your team are controlled safely and effectively.

"When providing evidence for competencies within your application, please give examples of how you clearly demonstrate these either within the context of this role or as transferable skills.

CVs or other documents attached to your application will not be assessed for selection."

"Question:
Maintaining the health, safety and wellbeing of our staff is our priority, whether collaborating in our team spaces or on construction project sites. Tell us about a role where your actions and behaviours put the health and safety of your team at the centre of everything you do. Please include specific detail on the risks your team faced and the actions you took to address them."

PLEASE NOTE: Your answer will be used for interview selection - please draw out your skills and experience in your response. You may consider using the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action, Result) when formulating your answer to the question.

If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you will not be eligible for continuous service. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, you may be eligible for continuous service for the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status then you should contact your own HR Team.

We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.

We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls . Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know for more information.

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Although the Environment Agency is a non-departmental public body sponsored by Defra, we subscribe to and align with the candidate guidance on the use of artificial intelligence found on the Civil Service Careers website. Please review for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

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