Overview

Flood and Coastal Risk Management - Advisor - Natural Flood Management (NFM) – 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, and you will be required to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support. This may attract an additional payment and full training and workplace adjustments will be available to support you with your incident role.

Experience/skills

We’re seeking a proactive individual with a strong track record of delivering results. You’ll be confident managing a varied workload, coordinating across teams, and progressing work independently. A relevant qualification or experience in FCRM or a related discipline is essential. We welcome candidates with 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

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

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery and upscaling of the NFM Programme across England, including project tracking and grant management
• Provide secretariat support and coordinate the NFM Community of Practice
• Lead specific workstreams (e.g., environmental and hydrological monitoring, permitting, asset management) with initiative and independence
• Respond to stakeholder enquiries and maintain effective stakeholder relationships
• Travel as required; hybrid working arrangements apply
• Contribute to incident response and business continuity activities as part of the role

Qualifications and eligibility

• Relevant qualification or experience in FCRM or a related discipline
• Ability to manage a varied workload and work across teams with minimal supervision

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 week commencing 3 November.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion and welcome flexible working patterns, including job share. We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria. For more recruitment context, the Environment Agency works with Defra and uses government frameworks.

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