Overview

The Environment Agency is committed to an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We seek diversity, embrace it, and live it for the benefit of our staff, our communities, and our environment.You will work at the centre of our transformation on water industry enforcement. As a programme manager you will support the programme team to identify objectives and deliver significant business change to our enforcement capacity and capabilities.Responsibilities

Identify the key outcomes required from programmes and the projects within them, and present these with clarity.Develop and maintain a programme plan and present it as a product that the programme team can engage with to track progress, join up activities, and create efficiencies.Work with workstream leads to identify activities, resource requirements, milestones and when support is required.Set programme controls and assurance to enable adaptation to change.Apply and advise on governance, including creating business cases.Capture, manage and report risks and issues, understanding what constitutes a programme-specific risk and how to escalate.Lead programme meetings, engaging all members to deliver a common goal.Report progress to different levels of the organisation and Defra, tailored to each audience.The Team

This role works closely with the Chief Regulators Group and Water Regulation in national Environment and Business Directorate. The Water Regulation Programme Office is a new team focusing on high-profile, cross-cutting work, providing a view of water industry enforcement across the organisation.Experience / Skills

Demonstrable experience leading projects and project teams.Understanding or experience of transforming complex organisations.Excellent communication and influencing skills to present complex information clearly for decision-making.Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with dispersed customers and colleagues from diverse backgrounds and cultures; actively consider diversity issues in work.Ability to meet tight deadlines and prioritise in a fast-paced, changing environment; confident in leading project teams through uncertainty and ambiguity.Understanding of the water industry, regulation or enforcement is useful.Contact and Additional Information

This role is advertised until end March 2026 and may be extended until end March 2027.Flexible/hybrid working with an EA Office base; some travel and overnights may be required.Inclusive development plan with appropriate training provided. Applications are blind assessed using competency questions.For queries contact Tamsin Appleton at tamsin.appleton@environment-agency.gov.uk. Interviews will be via MS Teams. If you consent to being on a reserve list, we may contact you for up to 6 months.Competen ce and Descriptions

Programme and Project Management

– Selects, plans and manages contractors, programmes or events to achieve Environmental Agency objectives cost-effectively.Delivers Results Through Others

– Harnesses the team to deliver results on time, to required standards and in line with processes.Influences and Persuades Others

– Presents a compelling case to win support for plans.Communicates Effectively

– Listens, asks questions, and conveys information clearly in speech and writing.We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, welcome flexible working patterns including job share, and have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support applicants with disabilities whose applications meet the minimum criteria. The Environment Agency is a Non-Departmental Public Body sponsored by Defra and uses government frameworks for external recruitment. For information on becoming a Crown Commercial Service supplier, visit the government link provided in the original posting.

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