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Somerton, South West | Project & programme management | Start: ASAP | Duration: 11 months
Posted 2 weeks ago
Job description
Senior Project Manager - (Inside IR35)
Contract Term: end of March 2025
Contracting Authority: DEFRA/Environmental Agency
Location: Hybrid – up to 2 days a week onsite in the Bridgewater office, Somerset / Remote Working
A candidate who has managed very large projects / key stakeholders / directors/ Project management experience within waterways / Flood risk / EA would be highly desirable
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.
As a Senior Project Manager your main responsibilities will be
Essential Skills
Desirable Skills
If this role sounds like something that you would be interested in, please click the link to apply or get in touch with lincoln.freeman@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk
Armed Forces Covenant
Defra is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.
Disability confident
As a member of the disability confident scheme, DEFRA guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.
If you qualify for the above, please notify us on PSRapplications@publicsectorresourcing.co.uk.
We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.
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.