Flood and Coastal Risk Management - Advisor - Natural Flood Management - 32108
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Flood and Coastal Risk Management – Advisor – Natural Flood Management
We’re on an ambitious journey to embed nature-based solutions at the heart of flood resilience. This permanent role offers an exciting opportunity to help deliver and upscale Natural Flood Management (NFM) across England. You’ll support our £25 million NFM Programme through project tracking, grant management, and secretariat support, help mainstream innovative approaches trialled through the programme into the wider FCERM investment portfolio, 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.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the £25 million NFM Programme through project tracking, grant management, and secretariat support.
- Help mainstream innovative approaches trialled through the programme into the wider FCERM investment portfolio.
- Coordinate the NFM Community of Practice and respond to stakeholder enquiries.
- Lead specific workstreams such as environmental and hydrological monitoring, permitting, or asset management with initiative and independence.
- Respond to incidents as part of the incident role and make yourself available to provide business continuity support during an incident.
- Work hybrid with some travel and overnight stays.
Required Experience and Skills
- Relevant qualification or experience in FCRM or a related discipline (essential).
- Experience in: 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.
Working arrangements
This is a permanent full-time role with hybrid working. The role involves some travel and overnight stays.
Contact
For 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 week commencing 3rd November.
We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve.
We are open to all qualified applicants.
- Location:
- Penrith, England, United Kingdom
- Salary:
- £80,000 - £100,000
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Finance
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