We are recruiting Project Support Officers to work in the Environment Agency’s Flood and Coastal Risk Management directorate. You will be an important part of teams managing innovative engagement projects. Our projects include work to develop new training and tools to find innovative ways to engage with communities, and to effectively evaluate the impact of our work..

You will work with project managers and subject matter experts across several projects. The role is varied and draws on a diverse range of transferrable skills. You will be expected to:

• Coordinate and track actions and risks.
• Support the project’s financial management
• Draft highlight/summary reports
• Manage and update project documents
• Manage shared mailboxes and Sharepoint sites
• Provide secretariat support to project meetings

For a more complete description of the project support officer role, please see the role description in the government’s project delivery capability framework (Project Delivery Capability Framework)

Responding to incidents is also part of what we do. You will be required to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity during an incident. This may attract an additional payment and full training, and alternative working arrangements will be available to enable you in your incident role.

The Environment Agency creates better places for people, wildlife, and the environment. We put the climate emergency at the heart of everything we do.

You will work in the Flood and Coastal Risk Management Strategic Engagement team, alongside dedicated engagement professionals. You will also work with project managers and subject matter experts from across the business.

We are diverse and inclusive, supporting, empowering and developing ourselves and each other.

We are looking for motivated individuals who are organised, pro-active, willing to learn and have good attention to detail. The successful candidate will have good engagement, communication and influencing skills.

Essential experience will include:

• Experience operating in a project, programme or portfolio management environment.
• Strong numeracy and data management skills
• A high level of digital literacy – ability to use the full suite of Microsoft products, and capable of learning to use new project and portfolio management tools

We aim to be a diverse workforce reflecting the UK’s population. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, disabled, female and LGBT+ candidates, who are under-represented across our workforce. Applications from those wanting full, shared or part-time arrangements, and flexible working patterns, are welcome.

In this national role, you can work in any one of 50 offices across England. We encourage blended home and office working. Some travel will be required to attend meetings and training.

For further information please contact Sara. [email protected]