Assistant Project Manager 2025

At the Environment Agency (EA) we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community wishing to join a company which embraces difference and welcomes everyone. We embrace equal opportunities and flexible work arrangements, ensuring everyone can contribute and succeed.

Do you want to lead and deliver important and innovative projects that reduce the risk of flooding and enhance the environment?

About the role

We are looking for Project Mangers to join us in Programme & Contract Management (PCM) in a rewarding and prominent role within our integrated project teams taking responsibility for the management of projects as the Client project manager.

You will put health, safety and the environment at forefront of project delivery. By applying strong commercial understanding in project, contract and risk management you will manage the project delivery process from initial strategic planning, through to feasibility, detailed design and then into implementation, construction and handover.

You will make project decisions informed by technical leads whilst following governance procedures, project assurance and legislation.

You will build a collaborative working environment to establish effective relationships and create high performing teams which include our suppliers, client representatives, technical specialists and other partners, such as statutory authorities, landowners and local communities to negotiate agreements, consents, approvals and external funding.

Responding to incidents is a central part of what the EA does. 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. Supporting incident response may attract an additional payment as well as facilitating further career development as it gives you the opportunity to see how other parts of the business works. Full training and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role.

The team

We are the Programme and Contracts Management team (PCM), creating a better place through excellence in project and programme management. The North East PCM hub is led by a Delivery Manager overseeing 70-120 staff, supported by Programme Specialists, Programme Managers and Project Team Managers (PTM). Each PTM manages Project Executives, Project Managers and Project Support Officers who manage the delivery of projects within our flood & coastal erosion risk management programme using our framework suppliers.

Experience/skills required

The following are essential for the role

• Confident and proficient using MS office (teams, excel, word, project etc)
• Proactive problem solver
• Effective at communicating with a wide range of people
• Understand the importance of active management of health, safety and wellbeing

The following are desirable

• Experience in a project delivery and/or contract management environment, ideally within engineering, construction and/or flood & coastal risk management.
• Experience of MS Projects, SharePoint, project/contract management software
• A degree (or equivalent) in an engineering, environmental or geography related discipline
• Working towards a chartered membership of a professional body such as ICE, APM or CIWEM
• Knowledge of / interest in areas such as asset management, business case development, cost monitoring/forecasting, engineering design and construction, carbon reduction
• Capabilities required to be demonstrated by the role, include:
• Programme and Project Management
• Focuses on Customers and Partners
• Communicates effectively
• Data and Information Management
• Uses initiative

Contact and additional information

Benefits include generous pension provision, leave entitlement and flexible working practices to support work/life balance. Excellent training and learning opportunities are available, including personal and professional development.

Please state your preferred office location (Leeds or Newcastle) when applying.

This is a hybrid role, co-locating with colleagues and delivery partners will be required, including travel to sites and meetings in other offices; with occasional overnight stays.

A driving licence is required.