Project Manager x 10 Reading, England
Job description
Project Manager x 10 - (Inside IR35)
Contract Term: 12 Months possible extension
Contracting Authority: Environment Agency
Location: Hybrid Working (initial 3 days per week office based to assist with onboarding then anticipate 1 day per week in office – Reading, Peterborough & Welwyn Garden City / Remote Working
In the Environment Agency, we deal with a range of issues that profoundly impact on people’s lives. We are responsible for England’s environment, predominately managing flood risk from our waterways and the sea. Our operations, including our capital programme of works, are committed to meeting the net zero carbon target by 2030.
As a Project Manager your main responsibilities will be
· Develop business cases for projects to support the organisation achieve target condition for assets, manage flood risk, and meet legal requirements.
· Manage projects in line with the organisation’s policies, procedures, and guidance.
· Lead a project team, working collaboratively, with stakeholders and delivery partners to successfully deliver projects.
· Monitor and report on progress of the project schedule and expenditure, identifying risks, issues, and opportunities, with a focus on mitigation or escalation.
· Seek to influence customers and build strong partnerships with key stakeholders, customers, and suppliers, internally and externally to maintain a positive reputation, response, and effective resolution of issues.
· Encourage and develop a culture with a strong focus on health, safety and wellbeing, sustainability, inclusivity within the team to drive best practice across partner organisations and communities.
Essential Skills
· Extensive project management experience in either Commercial, contract management, engineering, construction or flood and coastal erosion
· Stakeholder engagement at all levels
· Experience in the delivery of successful programmes
· Strong self starter
Desirable Skills
· Preferred professional membership of Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE), Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM)
· PRINCE2 or AMPQ qualification (or working towards)
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply.
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.
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary contract
Contract length: 12 months
Salary: £500.00-£700.00 per day
Benefits:
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Reading: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Project Management: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Reading
Reference ID: PSR1JP00068384
