Senior Advisor (Chemicals Business Management) - 35139

Senior Advisor (Chemicals Business Management) - 35139
1
National
Various
Staff Grade 6
Fixed Term
Business Management & Improvement
Full Time, Part Time, Compressed Hours
£54,940 Pro-rata

20/05/2026, 23:55 hours

BS06 Job Family Role Profile Business Support Services, Grade 6

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The Environment Agency are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We don't just talk about diversity; we seek it, embrace it, and live it, for the benefit of our staff, our communities, and our environment.

We are looking for a Senior Advisor to work with other senior team members to lead business management and PMO activities for Chemicals work. The role involves fast‑paced work to ensure effective and efficient use of our resources and business processes to deliver successful outcomes for our work.

You will work collaboratively to lead the co-ordination and delivery of key business needs including business planning; progress monitoring and reporting; risk management; benefits management and realisation; data management; financial forecasting, monitoring and reporting; and future funding bids

We are seeking motivated individuals with a strong track record in these areas. The defined areas of responsibility within these areas will depend partly on the skills and experience of the successful candidate.

You will work across Chemicals teams and with wider EA and Defra colleagues so excellent collaboration, communication and engagement skills and experience are also essential.

This role is for EA staff only. 

The team sits within the Environment and Business Directorate. We lead business management and PMO for a community of chemicals teams. We ensure funding is used effectively and we meet the planning, monitoring and reporting requirements of our funding allocations and governance. The team is geographically dispersed with a culture of collaborative working, both virtually and in person.

We are looking for experienced candidates who can demonstrate experience leading business management activities within Environment Agency business processes, policies, financial controls and governance frameworks such as:

  • Development and delivery of business and/or resource plans
  • Corporate or programme reporting
  • Leading or contributing to spending review bid development and/or implementation
  • Financial forecasting, management and reporting

You will also be able to demonstrate personal effectiveness skills including:

  • Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and succinctly for different audiences including senior management
  • Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage tight deadlines, balance priorities, and maintain high standards of accuracy
  • Proven ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with dispersed colleagues across a large organisation
  • Confidence in working independently and collaboratively as part of a dispersed team

Flexible working patterns are welcomed, but working Fridays must be part of your normal working pattern.

You’ll have an EA Office base location but may use a hybrid of office/home working. Regular travel will be required for meetings and collaborative working, mainly to Birmingham, Bristol, London or York, but sometimes other locations. This will sometimes require overnight stays. 

Please read the Candidate / Additional Information Pack for information. Any queries, contact sue.hornby@environment-agency.gov.uk.

Applications are “blind” assessed using your answers to the competency questions.

Interviews are expected to be held 2-3 weeks after the closing date.

If you consent to being held on a reserve list, we’ll hold your details for 6 months and may offer you an alternative post.

Up to 31 March 2028
Manages the Business
Understands the Environment Agency’s business processes and how to maximise the use of resources in an efficient and effective way

If a large number of applications are received, an initial sift using this lead capability may be conducted. Successful candidates will then proceed to a full sift or directly to assessment/interview.

This role is for EA ONLY staff.

Feedback is generally not available at sift stage

Describe how your experience meets the required skills and experience specified in the advert. Use specific examples to support your answer.
Shapes organisational approach & delivery
Implements and supports an approach to translate it into cost effective activity delivering outcomes for people and the environment

Describe how you have implemented new business management or programme management approaches into your business area
Data and Information Management
Collects, analyses, interprets, records, manages, develops and shares data, material or information appropriately for a variety of purposes.

Describe how you have collated, analysed, interpreted and reported financial data and/or resource numbers to inform business or programme management
If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you will not be eligible for continuous service. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, you may be eligible for continuous service for the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status then you should contact your own HR Team.

We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.

We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls . Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know for more information.

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Although the Environment Agency is a non-departmental public body sponsored by Defra, we subscribe to and align with the candidate guidance on the use of artificial intelligence found on the  Civil Service Careers website. Please review for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

This Vacancy is closed to applications.