Senior Project Manager - Finance and Business Management - 31005

Environment Agency; Romsey; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Environment Agency is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee financial and business management within a major digital transformation programme. This role involves leading a multidisciplinary team, managing complex financial information, and ensuring alignment with strategic objectives. The ideal candidate will have extensive digital skills and experience in stakeholder engagement, driving value for money in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in managing complex financial information.
• Experience in a fast-paced, dynamic programme environment.
• Ability to lead and own work areas, engaging stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead within the Programme Management Office and manage financial tracking.
• Ensure programme deliverables align with strategic objectives.
• Support investment and funding activities alongside the Programme Manager.

Skills

Financial Management

Digital Skills

Stakeholder Engagement

Problem Solving

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft SharePoint

Microsoft PowerBI

Job description

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Job Description

The Environment Agency (EA) is fully committed to having 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.

We have an exciting opportunity to be involved in the strategic planning and business management of the largest digital transformation programme within the Environment & Business directorate. The Regulatory Services Programme is responsible for delivering digital services that will transform how the Environment Agency regulates.

You will lead within the Programme Management Office (PMO) and provide valued input into the financial and business management of the programme to support risk mitigation, issue resolution, and removal of barriers to delivery, ensuring alignment with business case and value for money.

We are looking for someone with a proven track record in managing complex financial information, collaborating with others to drive value for money, and influencing ongoing investment.

Key tasks include:

• Understanding the financial and economic cases underpinning the Programme’s business case and spending review bids.
• Ensuring programme deliverables align with strategic objectives within the business case, owning the change control process.
• Supporting the Programme Manager to ensure changes to Time, Cost, and Quality are assured, working closely with delivery teams to ensure affordability and value for money.
• Managing queries from senior stakeholders and delivering regular programme reports, including financial tracking across EA, Defra, and external suppliers.
• Supporting investment and funding activities alongside the Programme Manager and Director.
• Ensuring the programme adheres to governance and assurance standards.
• Supporting ongoing business management through whole life cost allocations.

The team

The Digital, Innovation and Programmes team is responsible for implementing the Digital Strategy across E&B, setting strategic directions for digital services that transform regulation processes.

You will work in a multidisciplinary team, alongside Defra shared services and third-party suppliers, to shape user-centered online services and digital platforms that are more efficient, simpler, and faster to use.

Experience and skills required

Experience that would be beneficial but not essential includes:

• Experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic programme environment.
• Extensive digital skills with Microsoft products (Excel, SharePoint, PowerBI, etc.).
• Experience managing complex financial information.
• Understanding of financial, business planning, and budgetary processes, including charge funding, CDEL, and RDEL definitions, recharges between Defra and EA.
• Purchase order raising experience.
• Experience with business cases, EA and Defra approval, assurance routes, and change control processes.
• Experience working in a digital programme (helpful but not essential).
• Awareness of governance requirements around spend control and assurance processes.
• Proven ability to lead and own work areas, engaging stakeholders and driving innovation and best practices.

Additional information

You will have an incident management objective in your development plan, with support and training provided.

The role is based at an EA Office location with flexible working arrangements. Some travel and overnight stays may be required.

See the Candidate / Additional Information Pack for more details. For queries, contact [e-mail]. Applications are assessed blindly through competency questions, with interviews via MS Teams within three weeks of the closing date.

We support diversity and inclusion, welcoming flexible working and guaranteeing interviews for disabled applicants meeting minimum criteria.

The Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service; therefore, employment does not confer civil service or Crown Servant status.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Project Management and Information Technology