Environment Agency, Deputy Director Programme Management (2 roles)

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About the job

Job summary

This post is an Environment Agency post at EA Grade Deputy Director and at EA salary £76,000. It is not a post at Civil Service Pay Band 1 as indicated on the left -hand side bar of this advert. Further confirmation of the EA grade and terms and conditions can be found in the attached candidate pack

This is a vacancy working for the Environment Agency, part of Defra Group. EA are not Civil Servants so terms will reflect that. Anyone moving from the Civil Service will lose their CS terms and benefits starting new employment with the EA

Job description

This role offers a unique opportunity to lead and inspire teams, manage significant investments, and drive impactful projects that protect and enhance our environment.

You’ll be accountable for delivering programmes worth over £1bn, focusing on flood risk management, environmental protection, and navigation investments. Your leadership will ensure the performance, efficiency, and productivity of Integrated Delivery Teams, including Delivery Partners and their supply chains. By implementing safe, sustainable and effective risk management processes, you’ll will lead and drive a truly collaborative team delivering value for money and tangible benefits for people and places. You will collaborate with local teams and seek to optimise delivery, drive innovation and deliver efficiencies right across the programme.

In this role, you’ll secure the necessary resources and collaborate with external partners and specialist services. You’ll provide centres of expertise and excellence in project and programme delivery, ensuring that all projects within your geographic portfolio are executed effectively.

Your role will involve leading engagement with Delivery Partners, managing key relationships, and resolving operational issues. With oversight of a range of complex schemes and values, you’ll play a crucial role in ensuring work is channelled to the appropriate Delivery Partners and that relevant targets and milestones are met.

Person specification

Essential:

• Management of large-scale projects, programmes and portfolios.
• Ability to manage a range of low and high complexity projects and programmes at the same time
• Supply Chain Management experience of commercial arrangements in an enterprise approach. Senior player that can navigate the political landscape and is credible in the areas of Flood and Coastal Risk Management, Environmental planning and regulation and Navigation.

Educational Requirements:

Relevant experience is recognised as much as academic qualifications. Professional memberships are encouraged as are Degree level qualifications or similar ideally in one of the following disciplines, Civil Engineering, Programme Management, Business Management, Supply Chain Management.

Qualified in or will commit to working towards the MPLA Major Projects Leadership Academy.

Benefits

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Tom Cheetham
• Email : [email protected]

Recruitment team

• Email : [email protected]

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