Job Overview

We’re fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities for everyone. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share.

The Environment Agency strategy is to protect and enhance nature and leave the nation’s natural environment in a better state than we inherited it. We have committed to being a net zero organisation and Defra Group Fleet Services (DGFS) is responsible for leading the fleet transition to achieving this.

Responsibilities

• Work within a team of contract professionals, delivering a varied work programme of purchase and service contracts on behalf of the Environment Agency and our Defra Partners.
• Identify business needs, set contract strategy, and lead tender processes including award of contracts.
• Oversee contracts through the whole lifecycle, working with suppliers to reduce environmental footprint, maintain a cost‑effective fleet, and deliver legal and health & safety responsibilities.
• Respond to incidents as a central part of the role and participate in required training.

Qualifications & Experience

• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to collaborate with colleagues across the organisation and suppliers.
• Strong influencing and persuading skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• A forward thinker who can identify opportunities and risks.
• Experience of procurement processes within Defra is desirable.

Contact & Additional Information

As part of a national team the location is flexible. You may be required to work in EA offices and attend national meetings, possibly with some overnight stays. The post is Full Time but requests for other work patterns will be considered.

Interviews are expected to take place via MS Teams during mid to late November 2025.

Please contact Jacqui Date (Fleet Manager) via email on Jacqui.date@environment-agency.gov.uk (Monday to Thursday) for more information or to arrange an informal discussion.

Role‑Specific License Requirements

Full UK Driving Licence.

Seniority Level

• Associate

Employment Type

• Contract

Job Function

• Management and Manufacturing

Application Competence Questions

1. Efficiency, Innovation and Quality – In no more than 250 words, give an example of how you identified and implemented new or improved methods and processes without compromising quality or accuracy.

2. Influences and Persuades Others – In no more than 250 words, give an example of how you presented a case convincingly that won people over, encouraging them to follow plans willingly.

3. Takes Decisions and Solves Problems – In no more than 250 words, demonstrate a situation where you found and delivered a solution to a problem by analysing information, developing alternatives and making timely decisions.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, and have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability.

Additional Information

The Environment Agency, as a Non‑Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs.  Artificial intelligence may be used to support your application, but all statements must be truthful and taken directly from your own experience.