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 improvement 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.
You will start up and inform new projects, helping assure live projects, supporting our project managers, building relationships with our Portfolio Management Office and helping improve and embed our Portfolio management and data practices. This is a great role for someone with data analytics and / or project management skills that wishes to get experience at programme / portfolio level.
This role is not eligible for Skilled visa sponsorship.
Responsibilities
* Start up and inform new projects; help assure live projects and support project managers.
* Build relationships with the Portfolio Management Office and help improve and embed portfolio management and data practices.
* Inform and support delivery of over £150m of improvements over the next three years, contributing to outcomes that protect communities and businesses from flooding.
* Respond to incidents as part of the incident role (usually virtual); be available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity during incidents. This may include additional payment and full training. Alternative working arrangements and support will be available.
Experience / Skills Required
* Formal project / programme management experience is essential.
* Highly numerate with strong data gathering, manipulation and interpretation skills; working knowledge of Microsoft Excel required; experience with 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; experience supporting regular meetings, agendas and minutes for Portfolio governance cycles.
* Financial data management and project planning skills desirable.
* Ability to gain credibility and collaborate effectively across the business.
* 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 problems.
Additional information
* Please note, this role does NOT qualify for sponsorship. You should contact UK Visa and Immigration (UKVI) or visit https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration
* Applications from those wanting full, shared or part‑time working arrangements are welcome.
* There is good opportunity for blended home and office working. Our team is dispersed across the country and 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.
* The Environment Agency is committed to providing value for money and uses Central Government frameworks; for information on becoming a supplier, visit the Crown Commercial Service site.
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