Overview
The Environment Agency are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We don't just talk about diversity; we seek it, embrace it, and live it, for the benefit of our staff, our communities, and our environment.
You will work right at the centre of our transformation on water industry enforcement. As a programme manager you will support the programme team to identify their objectives and deliver significant business change to our enforcement capacity and capabilities.
Responsibilities
* Identify the key outcomes required from programmes and the projects within them, and present these with clarity.
* Develop and maintain a programme plan and create this as a product – bringing together all the work required in a way which the programme team can engage with to track progress, join up and create efficiencies.
* Work with workstream leads to identify activities, resource requirements, milestones and when support is required.
* Set programme controls and assurance, enabling the programme to adapt to change if required.
* Apply and advise programme team on governance, including creating business cases.
* Capture, manage and report on risks and issues raised through the programme, understanding what is a specific risk for the programme and how to escalate appropriately.
* Lead programme meetings, bringing together the different programme team members for a common goal, engaging all members and motivating them to deliver.
* Report on progress to different levels of the organisation and Defra, understanding what different audiences will require.
The Team
This role will work closely with the Chief Regulators Group and Water Regulation in the national Environment and Business Directorate. The Water Regulation Programme Office is a new team working on high profile and cross-cutting work, providing you with visibility of water industry enforcement across the organisation.
Experience/Skills Required
* Demonstrable experience successfully leading projects and project teams.
* An understanding or experience of what is required to transform complex organisations.
* Excellent communication and influencing skills – the ability to present complex information clearly and succinctly to enable decisions.
* Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with dispersed customers and to work with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures, actively encouraging consideration of diversity issues in work.
* Ability to respond to tight deadlines and prioritise.
* Thrives in a fast-paced, complex and changing environment, and can lead project teams through uncertainty and ambiguity as a proactive problem solver.
* Understanding of water industry, regulation or enforcement activities would be useful.
Contact and Additional Information
* This role is initially advertised until end March 2026 and may be extended until end March 2027.
* EA Office base location with flexible/hybrid working; travel and overnights may be required.
* Inclusive incident management objective in development plan; appropriate training provided.
* Applications are blind assessed using competency questions.
* For queries contact Tamsin Appleton at tamsin.appleton@environment-agency.gov.uk.
* Interviews will be held via MS Teams. If you consent to being on a reserve list, your details may be kept for 6 months and you may be offered an alternative post.
Note about Civil Service status
If applying from the Civil Service, Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of appointment. You may be eligible for continuous service in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999 for redundancy calculation purposes. If unsure, contact your HR Team.
We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome flexible working patterns, including job share. Please include any information about preferred working arrangements in your application. We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support applicants with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria.
The Environment Agency is a non-departmental public body sponsored by Defra and uses Central Government frameworks for recruitment. For information on supplier opportunities through the Crown Commercial Service, please visit the official government page.
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