Overview
The Environment Agency is committed to an inclusive workforce reflecting the communities we serve. We seek diversity and strive to live it for the benefit of our staff, communities, and the environment.
You will work at the centre of our transformation on water industry enforcement. As a Programme Manager you will support the programme team to identify 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 present this as a product that the programme team can engage with to track delivery, join up activities, and create efficiencies.
* Work with workstream leads to identify activities, resource requirements, milestones and when support is needed.
* Set programme controls and assurance to enable the programme to adapt to change when required.
* Apply and advise on governance, including creating business cases.
* Capture, manage and report on risks and issues, understanding what constitutes a programme-specific risk and how to escalate.
* Lead programme meetings, engaging and motivating team members to deliver a common goal.
* Report progress to different levels of the organisation and Defra, tailoring communications to each audience.
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 handling high-profile, cross-cutting work, providing a view of water industry enforcement across the organisation.
Experience/Skills Required
* Demonstrable experience leading projects and project teams.
* Understanding or experience of transforming complex organisations.
* Excellent communication and influencing skills to present complex information clearly for decision-making.
* Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with dispersed customers and work with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures, encouraging consideration of diversity issues in work.
* Ability to respond to tight deadlines and prioritise.
* Thrives in a fast-paced, complex, and changing environment; confident in leading project teams through uncertainty and ambiguity as a proactive problem solver.
* Understanding of the water industry, regulation, or enforcement activities is useful.
Contact and Additional Information
This role is advertised until end March 2026 and may be extended until end March 2027. Working location is flexible/hybrid with an EA Office base; some travel and overnights may be required. Training and an inclusive development plan will be provided.
Applications are blind assessed using competency questions. If you have queries, contact Tamsin Appleton at tamsin.appleton@environment-agency.gov.uk. Interviews will be held via MS Teams. You may be placed on a reserve list for up to 6 months.
Length of contract: Up to 31/03/2026. Competences include Programme and Project Management; Delivers Results Through Others; Influences and Persuades Others; Communicates Effectively.
We welcome flexible working patterns and have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support applicants with disabilities. The Environment Agency is a non-departmental public body sponsored by Defra and adheres to Civil Service guidance on the use of artificial intelligence. See the Civil Service Careers website for more information.
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