32001 - Programme Manager
| Posting date: | 02 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £68,820 per year, pro rata |
| Additional salary information: | Fixed Term Up to 23 Months |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 October 2025 |
| Location: | Bristol |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 5 days per week |
| Company: | Environment Agency |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 32001 |
Summary
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.
This is a leadership role within the South West Integrated Delivery Team, reporting on a day to day basis to the Project Director for Bridgwater Tidal Barrier (BTB), working closely with the Project Sponsor and delivery partners. You'll be joining this major project at the start of the construction phase.
Key responsibilities include:
- Oversight of the BTB project managers, ensuring roles and responsibilities are clearly understood,
- Providing technical expertise to support the team and embed best practice project management principles in change control, risk management and project governance.
- Ensuring the project sponsor has confidence in delivery and a clear understanding of risks, issues and opportunities.
- Ensuring appropriate escalation routes are followed for the resolution of critical issues.
- Embedding an effective and collaborative Project Management Office for the construction phase.
- Enabling collaboration across our internal teams and delivery partners to ensure effective delivery
An ability and willingness to adapt and respond to the project's changing needs is essential.
This is a rare opportunity to take a leading role in an iconic infrastructure scheme of regional significance. The project will increase the level of flood risk protection to homes and businesses in Bridgwater and its surroundings, enhance nature and the local environment as well as be a stimulus for the local economy.
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, prevent harm to the environment. Further information on incident response can be found within your candidate pack.
The team
We are the Project and Programme Management team, part of Flood and Coastal Risk Management (FCRM). We create a better place through excellence in project and programme management.
Our award-winning team is at the heart of integrated project and programme delivery. We collaboratively deliver sustainable asset management projects throughout their lifecycle to reduce flood risk, deliver environmental improvements and reduce carbon, resulting in added value and a greater sense of shared ownership with local communities.
Experience/skills required
You’ll have a degree in engineering, project management or environmental related discipline with a project management qualification and chartered membership of a relevant professional body.
As an experienced leader, you’ll have a proven record of successfully delivering complex construction projects or programmes in collaboration with others; harnessing their skills, promoting innovation and driving improved performance.
You’ll have extensive experience managing different stakeholders, operating across all levels of an organisation, demonstrating strong interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.
Skills, knowledge and experience in the following areas is essential:
Leading multi-disciplinary teams to deliver results on large, technically challenging projects.
A strong understanding of government project delivery, business case requirements and funding rules.
Working collaboratively with senior users and delivery partners to identify, agree and implement innovative solutions.
The importance of Health, Safety, Environment and Wellbeing in project delivery and on live construction sites.
Project governance.
Contract management.
Flood and Coastal Risk Management
This is a leadership role within the South West Integrated Delivery Team, reporting on a day to day basis to the Project Director for Bridgwater Tidal Barrier (BTB), working closely with the Project Sponsor and delivery partners. You'll be joining this major project at the start of the construction phase.
Key responsibilities include:
- Oversight of the BTB project managers, ensuring roles and responsibilities are clearly understood,
- Providing technical expertise to support the team and embed best practice project management principles in change control, risk management and project governance.
- Ensuring the project sponsor has confidence in delivery and a clear understanding of risks, issues and opportunities.
- Ensuring appropriate escalation routes are followed for the resolution of critical issues.
- Embedding an effective and collaborative Project Management Office for the construction phase.
- Enabling collaboration across our internal teams and delivery partners to ensure effective delivery
An ability and willingness to adapt and respond to the project's changing needs is essential.
This is a rare opportunity to take a leading role in an iconic infrastructure scheme of regional significance. The project will increase the level of flood risk protection to homes and businesses in Bridgwater and its surroundings, enhance nature and the local environment as well as be a stimulus for the local economy.
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, prevent harm to the environment. Further information on incident response can be found within your candidate pack.
The team
We are the Project and Programme Management team, part of Flood and Coastal Risk Management (FCRM). We create a better place through excellence in project and programme management.
Our award-winning team is at the heart of integrated project and programme delivery. We collaboratively deliver sustainable asset management projects throughout their lifecycle to reduce flood risk, deliver environmental improvements and reduce carbon, resulting in added value and a greater sense of shared ownership with local communities.
Experience/skills required
You’ll have a degree in engineering, project management or environmental related discipline with a project management qualification and chartered membership of a relevant professional body.
As an experienced leader, you’ll have a proven record of successfully delivering complex construction projects or programmes in collaboration with others; harnessing their skills, promoting innovation and driving improved performance.
You’ll have extensive experience managing different stakeholders, operating across all levels of an organisation, demonstrating strong interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills.
Skills, knowledge and experience in the following areas is essential:
Leading multi-disciplinary teams to deliver results on large, technically challenging projects.
A strong understanding of government project delivery, business case requirements and funding rules.
Working collaboratively with senior users and delivery partners to identify, agree and implement innovative solutions.
The importance of Health, Safety, Environment and Wellbeing in project delivery and on live construction sites.
Project governance.
Contract management.
Flood and Coastal Risk Management