Overview

The Environment Agency is committed to an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. This role sits at the center 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.We’re looking for a candidate to work with the Chief Regulators Group and Water Regulation in the national Environment and Business Directorate. This is a national, dispersed team that supports delivery, influences policy and secures resources for regulation of the water industry and wider water sector. The Water Regulation Programme Office is a new team working on high-profile, cross-cutting work.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 delivery, join up work, and create efficiencies.Work with workstream leads to identify activities, resource requirements, milestones and when support is needed.Set programme controls and assurance to enable the programme to adapt to change if required.Advise on governance, including creating business cases.Capture, manage and report on risks and issues, understanding what is specific to the programme and how to escalate appropriately.Lead programme meetings, engage all team members, and motivate delivery toward a common goal.Report progress to different levels of the organisation and Defra, tailoring communications for different audiences.Experience and Skills

Demonstrable experience leading projects and project teams.Understanding or experience of transforming complex organisations.Excellent communication and influencing skills; ability to present complex information clearly to enable decisions.Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with dispersed customers and colleagues from diverse backgrounds; actively consider diversity in work.Ability to respond to tight deadlines and prioritise.Thrives in a fast-paced, complex and changing environment; confident leading project teams through uncertainty and ambiguity.Understanding of the water industry, regulation or enforcement activities is useful.Other Information

This role is initially advertised until end March 2026 and may be extended to end March 2027.EA Office base location with flexible/hybrid working; some travel and overnights may be required.Inclusive incident management objective in development plan; 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 held via MS Teams. If you consent to being on a reserve list, details may be held for 6 months and a different post may be offered.We welcome flexible working patterns, including job share, and have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support applicants with disabilities.The Environment Agency is a Non-Departmental Public Body sponsored by Defra; we use government frameworks/contracts for external recruitment. See Crown Commercial Service guidance for details.Artificial intelligence may be used to support applications, but all examples must be truthful and from your own experience. Plagiarism may lead to withdrawal of the application.We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are applying from the Civil Service, note the Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service. Please review status with your HR team if unsure. We encourage applicants to include any information about preferred working arrangements on the application.

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