Senior Project Manager – Enforcement Programme - 31908

Overview

The Environment Agency is committed to an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We don’t just talk about diversity; we seek it, 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 where support is required.Set programme controls and assurance, enabling the programme to adapt to change if required.Apply and advise on governance, including creating business cases.Capture, manage and report on risks and issues raised through the programme, understanding specific programme risks and escalation pathways.Lead programme meetings, engage all members, and motivate delivery toward common goals.Report progress to different levels of the organisation and Defra, tailoring communications to different audiences.The Team

This role will work 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 handling high-profile, cross-cutting work and offers visibility of water industry enforcement across the organisation.Experience / Skills Required

Demonstrable experience in leading projects and project teams.Understanding or experience of transforming complex organisations.Excellent communication and influencing skills to present complex information clearly and enable decisions.Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with dispersed customers and work with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures, encouraging consideration of diversity issues.Ability to respond to tight deadlines and prioritise in a fast-paced, changing environment; comfortable leading project teams through uncertainty and ambiguity.Understanding of water industry, regulation or enforcement activities would be useful.Contact and Additional Information

This role is advertised until end March 2026 and may be extended until end March 2027.Location: EA Office base with flexible/hybrid working; travel and occasional overnight stays may be required.Inclusive development: an inclusive incident management objective will be in your development plan; appropriate training will be provided. Applications are blind assessed using competency questions.If you have 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, your details may be kept for 6 months and a future post may be offered.Legal and equal opportunity

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