33140 - Project Team Manager
| Posting date: | 23 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £54,940 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 February 2026 |
| Location: | Worthing |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 5 days per week |
| Company: | Environment Agency |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 33140 |
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.
We are looking for a Project Team Manager to manage a team of project management professionals delivering of exciting, innovative projects that include studies and schemes that reduce the risk of flooding to communities and enhance the environment.
Your responsibilities would include:
• Leading and supporting a team delivering complex, projects and programmes, fostering a high-performance culture
• Supporting team members in their career growth by identifying succession paths, training, and development opportunities
• Championing health, safety, environmental protection, and wellbeing as fundamental values in all activities
• Working with fellow Project Team Managers to ensure our project portfolio is well-resourced and meets the expectations of our internal clients
• Promoting collaborative working practices across the team
• Ensuring your team adheres to relevant legislation and policies, delivering projects in line with financial requirements
• Contributing to the overall management of the SE Delivery Hub through portfolio leadership opportunities. e.g. Training and development lead role
Join us and play a crucial role in leading and supporting a team dedicated to delivering important outcomes that link to our organisation business plan.
Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You will be required to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident. This may attract an additional payment and full training, and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role.
The team
We are Project and Programme Delivery (PPD), creating a better place through excellence in project and programme management.
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.
The Project Team Manager manages 8-15 project management professional who manage day-to-day delivery of projects within our flood and coastal erosion risk management programme
Experience/skills required
A degree in engineering, geography, or an environmental discipline, ideally supported by Chartered membership (e.g., ICE, CIWEM, or APMP).
• Have a proven ability to mentor teams and a track record of delivering results on complex technical projects through effective coordination.
• Management Expertise: Significant experience in project, contract, and people management. Knowledge of flood risk or construction is desirable but not essential.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Strong interpersonal and influencing skills to manage diverse internal and external relationships.
• Technical Oversight: Sufficient technical literacy to oversee teams handling feasibility assessments, asset management, business cases, CDM, and engineering design.
• You are a results-driven professional capable of managing scope, costs, and technical delivery while fostering a supportive team environment.
We are looking for a Project Team Manager to manage a team of project management professionals delivering of exciting, innovative projects that include studies and schemes that reduce the risk of flooding to communities and enhance the environment.
Your responsibilities would include:
• Leading and supporting a team delivering complex, projects and programmes, fostering a high-performance culture
• Supporting team members in their career growth by identifying succession paths, training, and development opportunities
• Championing health, safety, environmental protection, and wellbeing as fundamental values in all activities
• Working with fellow Project Team Managers to ensure our project portfolio is well-resourced and meets the expectations of our internal clients
• Promoting collaborative working practices across the team
• Ensuring your team adheres to relevant legislation and policies, delivering projects in line with financial requirements
• Contributing to the overall management of the SE Delivery Hub through portfolio leadership opportunities. e.g. Training and development lead role
Join us and play a crucial role in leading and supporting a team dedicated to delivering important outcomes that link to our organisation business plan.
Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You will be required to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident. This may attract an additional payment and full training, and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role.
The team
We are Project and Programme Delivery (PPD), creating a better place through excellence in project and programme management.
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.
The Project Team Manager manages 8-15 project management professional who manage day-to-day delivery of projects within our flood and coastal erosion risk management programme
Experience/skills required
A degree in engineering, geography, or an environmental discipline, ideally supported by Chartered membership (e.g., ICE, CIWEM, or APMP).
• Have a proven ability to mentor teams and a track record of delivering results on complex technical projects through effective coordination.
• Management Expertise: Significant experience in project, contract, and people management. Knowledge of flood risk or construction is desirable but not essential.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Strong interpersonal and influencing skills to manage diverse internal and external relationships.
• Technical Oversight: Sufficient technical literacy to oversee teams handling feasibility assessments, asset management, business cases, CDM, and engineering design.
• You are a results-driven professional capable of managing scope, costs, and technical delivery while fostering a supportive team environment.