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?
Key Responsibilities
* Support the Portfolio Management office and the sub portfolio’s project and programme work, delivering over £150m of improvements in the next three years.
* Start up and inform new projects, assure live projects, support project managers, build relationships with the Portfolio Management Office and help improve and embed portfolio management and data practices.
* Respond to incidents (usually virtual) and provide business continuity during an incident, with full training and additional payment as applicable.
Qualifications and Experience
* Formal project or programme management experience is essential.
* Highly numerate with good data gathering, manipulation and interpretation skills, able to deal with large datasets and multiple users. Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel required; experience of Power BI / Tableau (or similar) is desirable.
* Experience in a project support type role in a complex organisation using Agile and waterfall methodologies.
* Administrative and organisational skills, supporting regular meetings, agenda and minutes for portfolio governance cycles.
* Financial data management and project planning skills desirable.
* Ability to gain credibility, respect and co‑operation throughout the business by showing appropriate collaborative behaviours.
* Experience in tackling and automating routine issues with a continuous improvement and problem‑solving mindset.
* Ability to work with uncertainty and find innovative solutions to solve problems.
Other Information
This role is not eligible for Skilled visa sponsorship.
Applications from those wanting full, shared or part-time working arrangements are welcome.
We value a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Contact: Arifur Rahman, Portfolio Delivery Manager, email: arifur.rahman@environment-agency.gov.uk.
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