Flood and Coastal Risk Management - Advisor - Natural Flood Management - 32108

We’re on an ambitious journey to embed nature-based solutions at the heart of flood resilience. Natural Flood Management (NFM) plays a vital role in reducing flood risk while delivering wider benefits for nature, communities, and society. This permanent role offers an exciting opportunity to help deliver and upscale NFM across England. You’ll support our £25 million NFM Programme through project tracking, grant management, and secretariat support. You’ll also help mainstream innovative approaches trialled through the programme into the wider FCERM investment portfolio.

You’ll coordinate the NFM Community of Practice and respond to stakeholder enquiries. We’re looking for someone who can confidently lead specific workstreams - such as environmental and hydrological monitoring, permitting, or asset management - with initiative and independence. The role involves hybrid working, with some travel and overnight stays.

Responding to incidents is a central 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 support during an incident. This may attract an additional payment and full training and workplace adjustments will be available to support you with your incident role.

The Team
You’ll join a small, inclusive Natural Flood Management Team within the Strategy and Adaptation Department of our national Flood and Coastal Risk Management Directorate. We’re a collaborative and passionate team, driving forward NFM. The department works closely with Defra and other partners to shape the future of flood resilience, set strategic direction, and drive innovation. It’s a dynamic space, and we welcome flexible working for all roles.

Experience/skills Required

• Natural Flood Management – commissioning, funding, delivery, and identifying opportunities and barriers to upscaling
• Project and grant management
• EA processes and governance (e.g. Scheme of Delegation and assurance)
• Building and sustaining stakeholder relationships, including supporting a wide range of delivery bodies
• Clear, effective communication
• Strong digital and data skills, including coding, Power BI, Power Automate and effective use of tracking and filing systems
• Using GIS tools and carrying out spatial data analysis

We’re committed to building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds.

Contact and additional information

If you’ve got questions about the role, contact Eleanor Heron (eleanor.heron@environment-agency.gov.uk) or Jon Hollis (jon.hollis@environment-agency.gov.uk). Interviews will take place virtually in the week commencing 3 November.

Competencies

1. Achieves Results – Please give an example of a time when you delivered a complex or challenging outcome despite incomplete information or uncertainty. What steps did you take to move forward and achieve results?
2. Manages Self – Please give a work example showing organisation skills and resilience in a demanding situation. What techniques helped you stay effective and maintain wellbeing?
3. Works in Teams – Describe how your behaviour, skills, and knowledge contributed to a team’s effectiveness. What was the outcome?
4. Data and Information Management – Describe a time you collected, analysed, and interpreted a complex data set. What tools did you use and how did you present findings?

Important notes

If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service. You would not be a Crown Servant in the event of appointment. For continuous service eligibility follow the guidance in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment) Order 1999. If unsure, contact your HR Team. We guarantee an interview to applicants with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria. We welcome flexible working patterns including job share. The Environment Agency uses government frameworks/contracts for recruitment; direct market engagement is not used.

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, but all content must be truthful and taken from your own experience. The Environment Agency aligns with Civil Service guidance on AI use.

Seniority level
Associate

Employment type
Full-time

Job function
Finance and Sales