FCRMS Asset Management Business Systems Team Senior Advisor - 32232
The Environment Agency creates better places for people, wildlife and the environment. We put the climate emergency at the heart of everything we do and help society adapt to environmental challenges such as flooding, drought, sea level rise and coastal change.
Job Description
Our asset management business system includes carbon management to meet our corporate objective of becoming a Net Zero Carbon organisation. Carbon management is fully embedded in the delivery of our infrastructure programme and the management of assets. The carbon management process is supported by existing and developing carbon tools that enable construction projects and suppliers to meet mandatory carbon assessment requirements, allowing the EA to produce a carbon footprint for all assets and reduce emissions over future years.
The Asset Management Business Systems Team supports all EA teams and suppliers in their use of carbon tools and ensures they become a core asset management system operating with other AMBST supported tools for the infrastructure programme and asset management.
Key responsibilities include: (not exhaustive)
* Supporting EA and external users of operational carbon tools
* Managing and delivering a range of services to users of carbon tools
* Agreeing and maintaining services with a range of user groups
* Being a senior product user for digital improvement projects of our carbon tools and data
* Planning and managing user activities around carbon tool changes and improvements
* Managing resources and funding for carbon tools support and maintenance
* Working with operational carbon communities and national leads as required
This role involves working with IT suppliers and others within EA, including colleagues in FCRM, Operations teams throughout England, and in Defra’s Digital, Data and Technology Services (DDTS), along with Local Authorities, Water Companies, Internal Drainage Boards, and the civil engineering supply chain.
Experience/skills required
* Significant experience and knowledge in carbon management in infrastructure assets, projects or programmes
* Experience in asset management and/or infrastructure business processes
* Experience in digital tool development or user implementation services
* Experience in development of training and documentation
* Knowledge and skills in stakeholder engagement and effective communication
* Ability to analyse, evaluate and implement improved ways of working
* Ability to take decisions and solve complex business problems
* Strong focus on efficiency, innovation and quality
* Strong focus on customers and partners and ability to build relationships
* Ability to manage yourself and work on own initiative
Additional information
The role is predominantly office-based, but travel will be required occasionally. Any location for your office base is acceptable. All new employees undertake training and participate in incident response when required. Further information regarding incident response, the role and employee benefits can be found in the candidate pack. There are fully funded opportunities to develop further academic/professional qualifications. Interviews will be scheduled from week commencing 1st December 2025.
Contact: Tony Cartwright (tony.cartwright@environment-agency.gov.uk), AMBS Team Leader, or Peter Hewitt (peter.hewitt@environment-agency.gov.uk), AMBST Senior Advisor.
Competencies
* Decision making and problem solving – provide a specific example of when you identified and delivered a solution by analysing all information, probing alternatives, and taking sound decisions.
* Influencing and persuading – give an example of presenting a case that won people over and encouraged them to follow plans.
* People leadership – describe leading a team or working group to achieve significant achievements.
* Focus on efficiency, innovation and quality – describe a time when you improved a process, system, or achieved impact on efficiency and quality.
We are committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce reflecting the communities we serve. Flexible working patterns are available, including job share. We also offer a Guaranteed Interview Policy for applicants with a disability.
We are a non-departmental public body and are not part of HM Civil Service. For applicants currently working in local government or listed bodies, continuous service for redundancy calculations may be eligible. Please contact your HR team for status.
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Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Other
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