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Environment Agency; Penrith; Sur place; GBP 24 000 - 32 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Environment Agency is seeking a Project Support Officer to join the Kendal Flood Risk Management Scheme delivery team. You will provide administrative, financial, data, and organisational support to Project Managers across the North-West Hub, helping manage multiple workstreams and ensuring alignment with environmental policy and guidance.

As you grow, you will develop relationships, learn project management processes, and receive training to support a progression pathway within Programme &

Qualifications

• Experience working with project teams in a delivery or support role.
• Ability to follow environmental legislation, policy and guidance.
• Willingness to undertake training and incident response duties.

Responsabilités

• Provide administrative support to Project Managers across workstreams.
• Assist with financial and data tasks to support project delivery.
• Support day‑to‑day organisation and coordination within the NW Hub project team.

Connaissances

Administrative tasks

Financial tasks

Data handling

Organisational tasks

Description du poste

We value a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community wishing to join a workforce which embraces difference and welcomes everyone.

Everyone that joins us is required to undertake training and participate in incident response duties when the need to respond arises Having an incident role is an essential part of working for the Environment Agency and an active way to support communities and prevent harm to the environment. Further information on incident response can be found within your candidate pack.

Ready to make a difference? We are looking for a Project Support Officer (PSO) to join our team delivering the Kendal Flood Risk Management Scheme .

The main role of a PSO is to provide support to the project team in the NW Hub. You will assisting Project Managers with administrative, financial, data or organisational tasks supporting the delivery of their workstreams. These are valued roles with a diverse range of work, giving you an in-depth insight into project management.

You’ll develop your interpersonal skills, building a network of relationships. You will learn how to apply environmental legislation, policy and guidance and will be fully immersed in a professional project management service. As you grow in confidence, we’ll support your ambitions too, helping you use the experience as a springboard for your career.

The team

We are Programme & Project Delivery (PPD), creating a better place through excellence in project and programme management. The North-West PPD hub is led by a Delivery Manager overseeing approximately 75 staff, supported by Programme Specialists, Programme Managers and Project Team Managers (PTM). Each PTM manages Project Executives, Project Managers and Project Support Officers who manage the delivery of projects within our flood & coastal erosion risk management programme using our framework suppliers.