32730 - Programme Manager
| Posting date: | 19 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £68,820 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 February 2026 |
| Location: | UK |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 5 days per week |
| Company: | Environment Agency |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 32730 |
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.
The Programme Manager is a key role sitting at the heart of our asset and programme delivery activities. This is an influential and exciting leadership position that enhances and develops great working relationships to deliver outstanding results. Reporting to the IDG Delivery Manager, this role acts as the conduit between delivery on the ground and more strategic elements of our work, offering an insight into the full range of our project work areas. You will lead a team of professional Project Managers to deliver a portfolio of projects and create a sustainable pipeline of work. This role will also be pivotal in identifying logical and logistical dependencies between projects. We expect those undertaking this role to be able to fill in for the Delivery Manager and Programme Specialist on occasion and so be able to Lead and yet also have strong technical Project and Programme Management capabilities. This is indeed a rare opportunity to shape our future performance and culture and thereby create a service provision that others aspire to emulate.
Join us and each day, you’ll go home knowing that your work really makes a difference to people’s lives, livelihoods and our natural environment.
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 an award-winning team formed over the last three years operating nationally delivering a wide portfolio. We number 50 people and deliver £75m annually in an innovative and agile way. We do things in the most effective manner; using process where useful but always staying outcome focussed. Our work is critical, high profile, varied, interesting and comes from all parts of our organisation.
Most importantly, we are a very supportive team.
Experience/skills required
Alongside a relevant degree, you’ll be a member of a relevant Institution e.g. ICE, CIWEM, IMECH, APM or similar, and generally expected to hold PRINCE2 Practitioner, APM Practitioner status or equivalent qualification. A programme management qualification such as Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Practitioner is desirable. You’ll need to demonstrate your exceptional track record in delivering complex projects with high risk factors and show us your excellent leadership skills.
You’ll be a first-class communicator, mentor and skilled negotiator, used to delivering desired outcomes on time and to budget, promoting continuous improvement.
Significant experience in managing programmes of work plus one or more of the following areas is essential:
• Project governance
• Commercial and contract management
• Leadership
• Collaborative delivery through others
The Programme Manager is a key role sitting at the heart of our asset and programme delivery activities. This is an influential and exciting leadership position that enhances and develops great working relationships to deliver outstanding results. Reporting to the IDG Delivery Manager, this role acts as the conduit between delivery on the ground and more strategic elements of our work, offering an insight into the full range of our project work areas. You will lead a team of professional Project Managers to deliver a portfolio of projects and create a sustainable pipeline of work. This role will also be pivotal in identifying logical and logistical dependencies between projects. We expect those undertaking this role to be able to fill in for the Delivery Manager and Programme Specialist on occasion and so be able to Lead and yet also have strong technical Project and Programme Management capabilities. This is indeed a rare opportunity to shape our future performance and culture and thereby create a service provision that others aspire to emulate.
Join us and each day, you’ll go home knowing that your work really makes a difference to people’s lives, livelihoods and our natural environment.
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 an award-winning team formed over the last three years operating nationally delivering a wide portfolio. We number 50 people and deliver £75m annually in an innovative and agile way. We do things in the most effective manner; using process where useful but always staying outcome focussed. Our work is critical, high profile, varied, interesting and comes from all parts of our organisation.
Most importantly, we are a very supportive team.
Experience/skills required
Alongside a relevant degree, you’ll be a member of a relevant Institution e.g. ICE, CIWEM, IMECH, APM or similar, and generally expected to hold PRINCE2 Practitioner, APM Practitioner status or equivalent qualification. A programme management qualification such as Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Practitioner is desirable. You’ll need to demonstrate your exceptional track record in delivering complex projects with high risk factors and show us your excellent leadership skills.
You’ll be a first-class communicator, mentor and skilled negotiator, used to delivering desired outcomes on time and to budget, promoting continuous improvement.
Significant experience in managing programmes of work plus one or more of the following areas is essential:
• Project governance
• Commercial and contract management
• Leadership
• Collaborative delivery through others