Job Description
It’s a fantastic time to work for the Environment Agency as we step forward to tackle the climate emergency. Do you want to help make England a better place to live and work in?
As a member of the FCRM Improvements Portfolio team, you will support the Portfolio Management office and sub-portfolio’s project and programme work, delivering over £150m of improvements in the next three years. You’ll play a critical role in informing the changes we are delivering, enabling us to protect communities and businesses from the devastating impacts of flooding.
Our Improvements Portfolio is a professional portfolio, programme, and project management service within the Flood & Coastal Risk Management (FCRM) directorate. We drive innovation and continuous improvements across FCRM and Incident Management, playing a key part in delivering corporate and FCRM strategies.
You will start up and inform new projects, help assure live projects, support our project managers, build relationships with our Portfolio Management Office, and improve and embed portfolio management and data practices. This role is ideal for someone with data analytics and/or project management skills who wants experience at programme/portfolio level.
This role is not eligible for Skilled visa sponsorship. You will be required to have an incident role (usually virtual) and to respond to incidents or provide business continuity during an incident. This may attract an additional payment and will include full training.
Responsibilities
* Support the Portfolio Management office and sub-portfolio’s project and programme work.
* Inform and deliver £150m of improvements over three years.
* Start up and inform new projects and assist with live projects.
* Build relationships with project managers and the Portfolio Management Office.
* Improve and embed portfolio management and data practices.
* Provide incident role support, responding to incidents or providing business continuity during an incident.
Qualifications & Skills
* Formal project/programme management experience.
* Highly numerate with strong data gathering, manipulation, and interpretation skills; experience with Microsoft Excel and familiarity with Power BI / Tableau or similar.
* Experience supporting projects in a complex organisation using Agile and waterfall methodologies.
* Administrative and organisational skills, including supporting meetings, agendas, and minutes for portfolio governance cycles.
* Financial data management and project planning skills desirable.
* Strong collaborative behaviours, ability to gain credibility and cooperation across the business.
* Experience with continuous improvement and problem-solving mindset, automating routine issues.
* Ability to work with uncertainty and find innovative solutions to solve problems.
Contact & Additional Information
Applications from those wanting full, shared, or part-time working arrangements are welcome. There is an opportunity for blended home and office working; some travel and overnight stay will be required. If you have any questions, please contact Arifur Rahman, Portfolio Delivery Manager, email: arifur.rahman@environment-agency.gov.uk.
If you are applying from the UK, please note that this role does NOT qualify for sponsorship.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We value a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We provide flexible working patterns and guarantee interview for applicants with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria.
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