Strategic Engagement Lead - Remote/Hybrid, Incident-Ready

Environment Agency; Penrith; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Environment Agency, a national body, seeks a Senior Engagement Specialist to support the Flood Investment Programme. You will help deliver contractual requirements within commercial frameworks by setting engagement standards for suppliers, reporting engagement risk, and driving consistency across programmes.

You will build relationships across delivery teams, suppliers and leadership, sharing data to inform decision making, and you will work strategically to mitigate engagement risks at a

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to influence and lead discussions to embed stakeholder management and collaborative engagement in programmes.
• Ability to evaluate engagement effectiveness to drive efficiency, innovation and quality.
• Identify and raise stakeholder risks, issues and opportunities with leaders and governance groups.

Responsibilities

• Set engagement standards and expectations for suppliers.
• Define, report and manage engagement risk.
• Assure engagement compliance and performance across programmes.
• Develop and embed engagement guidance and tools.
• Facilitate collaboration and engagement networks for best practice.

Skills

Influence others

Stakeholder engagement

Networking

Facilitation

Strategic thinking

Risk identification

Job description

The Environment Agency, a national body, seeks a Senior Engagement Specialist to support the Flood Investment Programme. You will help deliver contractual requirements within commercial frameworks by setting engagement standards for suppliers, reporting engagement risk, and driving consistency across programmes.

You will build relationships across delivery teams, suppliers and leadership, sharing data to inform decision making, and you will work strategically to mitigate engagement risks at a