In the Defra group, we deal with a vast range of issues that profoundly impact on people’s lives. We are responsible for England’s environment, our countryside and rural economy, the food and farming sectors and have lead responsibility for protection from a wide range of natural threats and hazards. We have developed a set of three strategic objectives covering our policy outcomes and corporate objectives. These objectives help us to deliver our ambitious vision to build our green and healthy future and provide a framework for all the important work we carry out.

Our objectives are:

• To pass on to the next generation a natural environment protected and enhanced for the future.
• To lead the world in food, farming, and fisheries with a sustainable model of food production.
• To be an outstanding organisation focused on making a difference, with world class delivery capability.

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (https://www.gov.uk/)

25 Year Environment Plan - GOV.UK (https://www.gov.uk/)

Job Purpose:

We are Programme and Contract Management (PCM) Team within the Environment Agency, creating a better place through excellence in project and programme management. Our teams provide the Environment Agency with an effective project, contract, and programme management service.

Our well-qualified staff manage projects throughout their lifecycle to deliver flood risk management, environmental improvements and shared ownership with local communities. For the NE PCM hub we have a team of around 130 staff, with offices in Leeds, York and Newcastle.

As a Project Manager your main responsibilities would be to:

• Deliver a number of small to medium projects including flood risk assets that reduce the risk of flooding to communities.This role sits in Programme & Contract Management (PCM) team and is a position within our integrated project teams, taking responsibility for the delivery of projects as the Client project manager.
• Manage the project delivery process from design to construction and handover back to the business.
• Participate in Site visits to Newcastle, Durham, Northumberland & Tee-side

You’ll have:

• A degree (or equivalent experience) in civils, construction or engineering or related discipline
• Significant experience (minimum 7 years) in a project delivery and contract management environment, ideally within engineering, construction, environmental and/or flood & coastal risk management.
• Experience of NEC3 or NEC4 type contracts
• Self-starter and initiative, able to work on multiple small to medium projects
• Good interpersonal and organisational skills to ensure a collaborative environment.
• A great working relationship with our delivery partners and internal stakeholders such as client and technical representatives, working in a collaborative and efficient way to deliver our projects.
• Access to a car for Site visits

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following “this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different”.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.