Senior Resource Advisor - 23006

We are seeking a highly motivated individual to lead and coordinate our delivery resourcing approach across Asset Management and Delivery Portfolios.
You will be part of a newly formed small dispersed technical team supporting our front line, Project and Programme delivery and support teams, by providing the right resourcing tools, support, advice and assurance to meet business demand.
This role requires excellent leadership, organisational and prioritisation skills. You will be a highly effective communicator and excellent influencer. You’ll be a self-starter, an effective enabler and networker with a track record of delivering through others outside your direct control across multiple teams.
As a senior advisor, you will advise and lead on a wide range of resource management, planning and assurance activities. You will work closely with practitioners and management in both National and Area teams as well as communities of practice, developing and implementing approaches to resource management to deliver priority asset management projects and programmes.
You will co-lead a community of Advisors to develop, collate, process and translate large volumes of resource data into plans and scenarios in collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders.
There is also the potential opportunity to line manage a small number of individuals.

Part of the Portfolio Delivery Office, our Resource Planning, Assurance & Skills team works with other teams across the Major Projects and Programme Delivery Directorate and the Integrated Delivery Hubs, helping to create a better place through our work in Portfolio, Programme and Project Management.
We support the resourcing of our teams, ensure our contractors are paid the right amount at the right time and support other teams with a wide range of activities.

You will have:
• The ability to collate, analyse and interpret large volumes of resource data.
• The ability to simplify complex resource data to develop delivery scenarios and articulate business risks and issues to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Attention to detail, balanced with pace and timeliness.
• The ability to be responsive and flexible to changing priorities, have emotional intelligence and resilience, a collaborative “can do” attitude and commitment to creating an inclusive culture.
• A strong track record and proven experience of working with and building effective working relationships in a change environment.
• Recognised technical or professional expertise to develop sustainable future facing solutions for resource planning and / or demonstrable operational understanding of resource planning.
• A working knowledge of operational delivery and project management is preferable. A good understanding of the Environment Agency’s operating business, Flood Risk and Asset Management would be advantageous.

Benefits include a generous pension provision and leave entitlement. Our flexible working practices support a healthy work/life balance.
You will be required to co-locate and work at other Environment Agency offices. You may be required to attend national meetings with some overnight stays. A Driving licence is ideally required
When providing evidence for competencies within your application, please give examples of how you clearly demonstrate these either within the context of this role or as transferable skills.
For further information please contact: Ros Bartram, at ros.bartram@environment-agency.gov.uk or on 0203 025 3393
CVs attached to your application will not be assessed for selection.
Interviews anticipated to take place the fortnight commencing: 25th July 2022

Presenting a case in a convincing and attractive way that will win people over, encouraging them to follow plans willingly; often succeeding where logic and reason alone would fail.

Harnesses the team to deliver results on time, to required standards and in line with organisational processes and procedures.

Has full awareness of own strengths, weaknesses, impact and approach. Effectively organises self and takes personal responsibility for own role in the Environment Agency.