Senior Project Manager – Enforcement Programme - 31908

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 work 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 where needed.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 it.Lead programme meetings, engage team members, and motivate delivery toward a common goal.Report progress to different levels of the organisation and to Defra, tailoring communications to different audiences.The Team

This role works closely with the Chief Regulators Group and Water Regulation in the 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 Required

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 with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures; actively consider diversity issues in work.Ability to respond to tight deadlines and prioritise; thrive in a fast-paced, complex and changing environment; lead project teams through uncertainty and ambiguity.Understanding of water industry, regulation or enforcement activities is useful.Contact and Additional Information

This role is advertised until end March 2026 and may be extended until end March 2027.EA Office base location; flexible/hybrid working as a national role. Some travel and overnights may be required.Inclusive incident management objectives in development plans; 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 placed on a reserve list, details may be kept for 6 months and an alternative post may be offered.Eligibility and Policies

Note:

If applying from the Civil Service, Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service and would not be a Crown Servant upon appointment. Some local government tenure rules may apply for continuous service and future redundancy calculations; consult your HR team if unsure. We are committed to diversity and inclusive working patterns, including job share; indicate preferred working arrangements on your application. We guarantee an interview to applicants with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria.The Environment Agency, a Non-Departmental Public Body sponsored by Defra, uses Central Government frameworks for external recruitment. For supplier opportunities, see government guidance on becoming a Crown Commercial Service supplier.Artificial intelligence: you may use AI as a tool to support your application, but all content must be truthful and from your own experience. Plagiarism may lead to withdrawal of applications. We align with Civil Service guidance on AI ..... full job details .....