TEP - The Environment Partnership
Principal Ecology Project Manager
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Location: Warrington/Market Harborough/Remote
About The Role
As Principal Project Manager, you will lead the delivery of large and strategically important environmental projects, working closely with colleagues across ecology and other specialist teams. You will guide project governance, planning, risk management, client engagement, and commercial performance, while supporting colleagues to deliver consistent, high-quality work. You will be trusted to make clear decisions, build strong relationships, and bring people together around shared outcomes. This role is well-suited to someone who enjoys solving complex problems, developing others, and helping a respected consultancy continue to improve and grow.
What You’ll Be Doing
You will take a leading role in the successful delivery of complex projects, with responsibility for quality, relationships, risk, and commercial outcomes. This will include:
- Leading complex, multi-disciplinary projects from planning through to delivery.
- Setting up and overseeing project governance, controls, reporting, and decision-making.
- Managing project finances, forecasting, fee recovery, profitability, and commercial risk.
- Acting as a senior point of contact for clients, partners, landowners, and other stakeholders.
- Identifying and resolving complex risks, programme issues, and delivery challenges.
- Coordinating internal and external teams so that work is well planned, efficient, and joined up.
- Mentoring colleagues, sharing knowledge, and supporting high standards across the team.
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We welcome applications from people who can bring a thoughtful, organised, and collaborative approach to project leadership. You may have gained your experience in consultancy, client side, public sector, or another relevant setting.
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- Degree or recognised qualification in ecology, environmental science, project management, or another related discipline.
- Strong experience of managing complex projects, preferably within ecology, planning, environmental consultancy, or a related field.
- A clear understanding of project governance, reporting, risk management, and commercial delivery.
- Experience of creating and using Power BI reports, or similar project reporting systems, would be desirable.
- Confidence in working with clients and stakeholders, including in complex or sensitive situations.
- Good knowledge of relevant environmental legislation, planning policy, and assessment processes, or the ability to apply related knowledge quickly.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain issues clearly and support good decision-making.
- A commitment to quality, safety, learning, and continuous improvement.
- A supportive leadership style that helps colleagues do their best work and develop their skills.
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