31908 - Senior Project Manager – Enforcement Programme

Environment Agency; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental environmental agency in the UK seeks a Programme Manager to drive business transformation in water industry enforcement. The ideal candidate will have strong project leadership skills, experience in change management, and excellent communication abilities. You will work closely with diverse teams to ensure effective delivery and reporting on progress, thriving in a fast-paced environment. The role offers a unique opportunity to impact water regulation nationwide.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of successfully leading projects and project teams.
• Ability to transform complex organizations.
• Excellent communication skills for presenting complex information.
• Experience with diverse teams and promoting diversity.

Responsibilities

• Identify key outcomes from programs and projects.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive program plan.
• Set program controls and governance.
• Report on progress to different organizational levels.

Skills

Project leadership

Change management

Communication

Influencing skills

Relationship building

Problem solving

Understanding of water industry

Job description

Overview

The Environment Agency are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect 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 right at the centre of our transformation on water industry enforcement. As a programme manager you will support the programme team identify their 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 create this as a product – bringing together all the work required in a way which the programme team can engage with to track progress with delivery, join up and create efficiencies.
• Work with workstream leads to identify activities, resource requirements, milestones and when support in these is required.
• Set programme controls and assurance, enabling the programme to adapt to change if required.
• Apply and advise programme team on governance, including creating business cases.
• Capture, manage and report on risks and issues raised through the programme, understanding what is a specific risk for the programme and knowing how to escalate appropriately.
• Lead programme meetings, bringing together the different programme team members for a common goal, engaging all members and motivating them to deliver.
• Report on progress to different levels of the organisation and Defra, understanding what different audiences will require.

The team

This role will work closely with the Chief Regulators Group and Water Regulation in national Environment and Business Directorate. These are national, dispersed teams which support delivery, influence policy and secure resources for regulation of the water industry and wider water sector.

The Water Regulation Programme Office is a new team working on high profile and cross-cutting work. This position will give you a view of water industry enforcement across the organisation.

Experience/skills required

• Demonstrable experience successfully leading projects and project teams.
• An understanding or experience of what is required to transform complex organisations.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills – you’ll be able to present complex information clearly and succinctly to enable decisions to be made.
• An ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with dispersed customers. You will have an ability to work effectively with people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures and actively encourage others to consider diversity issues in their work.
• An ability to respond to tight deadlines and prioritise.
• Be able thrive in a fast-paced, complex and changing environment. You will be confident in leading project teams through uncertainty and ambiguity, acting as a proactive problem solver.
• An understanding of water industry, regulation or enforcement activities would be useful.