FCRMS Asset Management Business Systems Team Senior Advisor
Job Description
The Environment Agency creates better places for people, wildlife and the environment. We put the climate emergency at the heart of everything we do and help society adapt to environmental challenges such as flooding, drought, sea‑level rise and coastal change.
The asset management business system includes carbon management to meet our corporate objective of becoming a Net Zero Carbon organisation. Carbon management is fully embedded in both the delivery of our infrastructure programme and in the management of our assets.
Our toolset supports construction projects and suppliers to meet mandatory carbon assessment requirements, enabling the Agency to produce and reduce the carbon footprint of all assets.
The work will involve – but is not limited to:
* Supporting EA and external users of operational carbon tools.
* Managing and delivering a range of services to users of carbon tools.
* Agreeing and maintaining services with a range of different user groups.
* Being a senior product user for digital improvement projects of our carbon tools and data.
* Planning and managing user activities in the implementation of carbon tool changes and improvements.
* Managing the resources and funding for carbon tools support and maintenance.
* Working with operational carbon communities and national leads as required.
This role will involve working with IT suppliers and colleagues in FCRM, Operations teams across England, and Defra’s Digital, Data and Technology Services. You will also collaborate with Local Authorities, Water Companies, Internal Drainage Boards and the civil engineering supply chain.
The Team
We are the Asset Management Business Systems Team (AMBST), part of the Digital, Data and Evidence team. We manage several Asset Management IT systems including AIMS PD PoL, PAFs, RMA Portal, FastDraft, Co‑Space, Asite and SBMT. Our role includes system administration, user support and an advisory role on IT projects, working with suppliers, DDTS, EA business leads and users to realise improvements that enable efficient asset management outcomes.
Experience / Skills Required
* Experience in asset management and/or infrastructure business processes.
* Experience in digital tool development or user implementation services.
* Experience in developing training and documentation.
* Knowledge and skills in stakeholder engagement and effective communication.
* Ability to identify, analyse, evaluate and implement improved ways of working.
* Ability to take decisions and solve complex business problems.
* A strong focus on efficiency, innovation and quality.
* Strong focus on customers and partners and ability to build and sustain relationships.
* Ability to manage yourself and work independently.
Contact and Additional Information
The role is predominantly office‑based, but occasional travel will be required. Any location for your office base is acceptable. All employees will receive training and are required to participate in incident response when necessary. Further information regarding incident response, this role and employee benefits is available in the candidate pack.
Interviews will be scheduled from the week commencing 1 December 2025.
For additional information or an informal chat about the team and the role, please contact Tony Cartwright (tony.cartwright@environment-agency.gov.uk), AMBS Team Leader, or Peter Hewitt (peter.hewitt@environment-agency.gov.uk), AMBST Senior Advisor.
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