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Flood and Coastal Risk Management - Senior Advisor - Natural Flood Management - 32183

Environment Agency

The Role

Overview

Lead and scale Natural Flood Management programmes, pilots, evaluation and stakeholder partnership.

Key Responsibilities

  • flood management
  • commissioning
  • funding
  • delivery
  • strategic recommendations
  • stakeholder relations

Tasks

-Natural Flood Management – including, for example, commissioning, funding, delivery, and identifying opportunities, filling gaps and removing barriers to upscaling -distilling key findings from evidence and insights, and translating them into strategic recommendations -building and sustaining stakeholder relationships, including working with delivery bodies.

Requirements

  • ea governance
  • clear communication
  • innovation

What You Bring

-EA processes and governance (e.g. Scheme of Delegation and assurance) -communicating with clarity and impact, both written and verbal, including briefing senior leaders -innovating and piloting approaches

The Company

About Environment Agency

-Established to regulate and protect the environment, the agency plays a pivotal role in safeguarding natural resources. -With a mission to create a cleaner, healthier environment, it ensures proper management of water, waste, and air quality. -The agency works on diverse projects, from flood defense systems to energy-efficient infrastructure, enhancing public safety. -Key areas of specialization include water resources, marine protection, waste management, and sustainability in transport and utilities. -It operates across a broad spectrum of sectors, coordinating with governments and private entities to drive environmental improvements. -Notably, it manages complex flood risk programs and pollution control measures, often taking innovative approaches to problem-solving. -The agency is a cornerstone of the UK's environmental policies, ensuring compliance and setting benchmarks for future generations.

Sector Specialisms

Flood management

Waste management

Land pollution regulation

Water pollution regulation

Conservation

Water resources management

Inland rivers management

Estuaries management

Harbours management

Water abstraction licensing

Drinking water supply

Artificial irrigation

Hydro-electricity generation

Environmental regulation

Air quality regulation

Land quality regulation

Water quality regulation

Pollution incident response

Hazardous waste management

Fisheries regulation

Biodiversity management

Habitat restoration

Emergency response

Climate emergency adaptation

Sustainable development

Interview Process

-virtual interviews week commencing 17 november.