Overview

We’re on an ambitious journey to embed nature-based solutions at the heart of flood resilience. As outlined in our FCERM Strategy and Roadmap, 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. In addition, 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, with an incident role and availability to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident (may attract additional payment). Full training and workplace adjustments will be available to support you with your incident role.

Note: This role sits within the Environment Agency’s Natural Flood Management Team, part of the Strategy and Adaptation Department of the national Flood and Coastal Risk Management Directorate. We welcome flexible working for all roles.

Responsibilities

• Support the £25 million NFM Programme through project tracking, grant management, and secretariat support.
• Help mainstream innovative NFM 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.
• Contribute to incident response and business continuity planning as part of the role.
• Operate in a hybrid working environment with some travel and overnight stays.

Experience and Qualifications

• Relevant qualification or experience in FCRM or a related discipline.
• 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 across delivery bodies; clear, effective communication.
• Strong digital and data skills, including coding, Power BI, Power Automate, and effective tracking and filing systems.
• GIS tools and spatial data analysis.

Additional Information

We are committed to building an inclusive workforce and welcome flexible working patterns for all vacancies, including job share. We have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability seeking employment. If you are applying from the Civil Service, Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of appointment. For more information about continuity of service and redundancy, contact your HR team. Interview date: week commencing 3 November (virtual).

Contact: Eleanor Heron (eleanor.heron@environment-agency.gov.uk) or Jon Hollis (jon.hollis@environment-agency.gov.uk).

Seniority level: Associate

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Finance and Sales