Project Team Manager

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Number of jobs available: 2

Region:
North East, Yorkshire and the Humber

City/Town:
Leeds

Building/Site: DEFRA GRP EA LEEDS LATERAL, LS11 9AT
, DEFRA GRP EA TYNESIDE HOUSE, NE4 7AR

Grade:
Staff Grade 6

Post Type:
Permanent

Role Type:
Programme and Project Management

Working Pattern:
Full Time

Salary Minimum: £54,940

Closing Date: 15/03/2026, 23:55 hours

Security checks level:
Basic Check

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.

We are Projects and Programme Delivery (PPD), creating a better place through excellence in project and programme management.

Our teams provide the Environment Agency with an effective project and programme management service.

We create collaborative spaces, online and in person, to share learning, develop our people in a supportive, positive team environment.

• Be a passionate and effective leader, create positive working environments, bringing out the best in people through mentoring and support.
• Have significant line management experience in a large organisation, including onboarding, inducting and developing team members.
• Be skilled in developing people, managing performance, delivering through others, building inclusive relationships and promoting excellence.
• Bring experience in project, contract and people management within fast paced, complex delivery environments.
• Have a strong track record of delivering results on challenging projects through effective coordination of technical teams.
• Have excellent interpersonal and influencing skills to manage relationships with colleagues and external partners.

• Flood and coastal risk management, or construction programme resourcing experience.
• Relevant professional Chartered membership.
• Experienced in programme and project management, resource planning and risk management.
• Ability to inspire and motivate others, with big picture thinking that improves operations.

Benefits include generous pension provision and leave entitlement. Our flexible working supports a healthy work/life balance and offers numerous choices to accommodate the demands that personal commitments may present. Excellent training and learning opportunities are available, including personal and…