Project Support Officer - Water Resources Resilience - 31495

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Job Description

The Environment Agency is fully committed to having an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We seek diversity, embrace it, and live it, for the benefit of our staff, communities, and the environment.

Overview

It’s an exciting time to be involved in planning England’s water resources. Our water supply faces increasing pressure due to drought and dry weather, with the driest start to a year since 1976. We have published our National Framework for Water Resources to secure our future water supply. The framework, first released in March 2020, advances planning for resilience to climate change, droughts, and population growth, with a focus on environmental enhancement. The 2025 update reflects the urgency of water resource challenges and promotes integrated planning across sectors and levels.

The post holder will support activities to deliver and implement this framework, working closely with team members and stakeholders to advance water resource topics.

The Team

You will join the Water Resources Resilience team, responsible for leading the National Framework and collaborating across sectors to improve resilience.

We are part of the Environment and Business (E&B) Directorate, which influences policy, legislation, and environmental objectives through evidence, expertise, and engagement, securing resources to benefit the environment.

Experience and Skills Required

We are interested in candidates with:

• Good communication skills
• A commitment to building and maintaining relationships with colleagues and partners
• Experience in project and programme support
• Strong organizational skills, including planning, tracking, delivering, and evaluating work
• Experience of environmental planning and legislation (desirable but not essential)

As a dispersed team, you must be able to work independently while maintaining effective communication. Development opportunities and training will be provided.

Contact and Additional Information

This role is fixed-term until 31 March 2026. You will have an inclusive development plan objective, with support to find suitable roles and training. The location is flexible/hybrid, with an EA Office base. Some travel and overnight stays may be required.

Please review the Candidate/Additional Information Pack. For queries, contact WRNationalFramework@environment-agency.gov.uk. Applications are assessed blindly via competency questions. Interviews will be via MS Teams within two weeks of the closing date.

Contract Duration: Until 31/03/2026

Competencies

Achieves Results: Provide an example of meeting challenging objectives, including how you ensured success, problems faced, results, and lessons learned.

Communicates Effectively: Describe a time you communicated effectively with multiple stakeholders, methods used, ensuring understanding, and outcomes.

Takes Decisions and Solves Problems: Share an experience of making an important decision quickly, factors considered, challenges, and results.

Note: The Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service. If you work in local government or similar, you may have continuity of employment for redundancy calculations. Contact your HR for details.

We promote diversity and inclusion, welcome flexible working, and guarantee interviews for applicants with disabilities meeting minimum criteria.

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