Overview
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 be supporting 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 helping us to better inform the changes we are delivering, which in turn will enable us to deliver outcomes that protect communities and businesses from the devastating impacts of flooding.
Our Improvements Portfolio is a professional portfolio, programme and project management service in the Flood & Coastal Risk Management (FCRM) directorate. We drive innovation and continuous improvements across FCRM and Incident Management and play a key part in delivering our corporate and FCRM strategies and delivery plans. This covers almost all of the national business improvement in FCRM.
This role is not eligible for Skilled visa sponsorship.
Responsibilities
* Start up and inform new projects, help assure live projects, support our project managers, build relationships with the Portfolio Management Office, and help improve and embed our Portfolio management and data practices.
* Bring data analytics and/or project management skills to gain experience at programme/portfolio level.
* Respond to incidents as part of the role (usually virtual) and be available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity during an incident. This may attract an additional payment and will include full training. Alternative working arrangements and full support will be available.
* Contribute to the delivery of improvements within the National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management strategy, Asset Management Strategy and Mapping, Modelling and Data Plans.
Experience / Skills Required
* Formal project / 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) desirable.
* Experience in a project support role in a complex organisation using Agile and waterfall methodologies.
* Administrative and organisational skills, supporting regular meetings, agendas and minutes for the Portfolio governance cycles.
* Financial data management and project planning skills desirable.
* The ability to gain credibility, respect and cooperation throughout the business by showing the appropriate collaborative behaviours.
* Experience in tackling and automating routine issues with a continuous improvement and problem-solving mindset.
* An ability to work with uncertainty and find innovative solutions to solve problems.
Additional Information
* Please note, this role does NOT qualify for sponsorship.
* Applications from those wanting blended or flexible working arrangements are welcome. Our team is dispersed across the country; you can be based at one of our Environment Agency offices (subject to Facilities approval). Some travel and overnight stay will be required.
* We value a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment.
* If you have questions, please contact Arifur Rahman, Portfolio Delivery Manager, arifur.rahman@environment-agency.gov.uk.
We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.
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