Strategic Resource Options Coordinator - 34898

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Strategic Water Resource Options Team within Environment and Business (E&B) as a Strategic Resource Options Coordinator. Our team leads on the development of new water supply infrastructure. 

In this role, you will provide support across a portfolio of schemes or have specific focus on emerging cross-cutting risks and issues, working closely with programme and project managers, scheme leads and other SRO coordinators. You will maintain flexibility to respond to changing programme needs, contributing across a broad range of activities including policy, risk management, resourcing, finance and technical areas. 

Success in this role requires an understanding of water resource planning, along with strong organisational skills and the ability to work across multiple workstreams. 

This is a national role supporting a geographically dispersed team and can be based at any EA office. Occasional national travel and overnight stays will be required

Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You will be asked to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident. This may attract an additional payment, and full training will be available to support you with your incident role.

The Water Resource Infrastructure Programme Team (WRIPT) sits within the Water Directorate, and supports the delivery of nationally important water supply infrastructure.

We work closely with water companies, regulators and teams across the business to provide consistent advice on new water infrastructure proposals.

The team focuses on large‑scale projects such as reservoirs, inter‑regional transfers, water recycling and desalination schemes, from early strategic planning through to preparation for consents and permits.

You will draw on skills and experience to deliver this role and will need to demonstrate your ability in the following areas:

• Knowledge and experience of water resource planning or relevant parts of the water planning and permitting process
• Good organisational skills in coordinating activity and bringing roles together to agree approach
• Ability to manage and present data and information effectively including management of risks and issues logs
• Effective communication skills, verbal and written, in dealing with technical colleagues across numerous teams, internally and within water companies
• Ability to translate complex technical information into a format suitable for a wider audience for inclusion in briefings and programme updates
• Elements of this work are time-critical; therefore, a flexible work style and ability to work with pace and agility are essential

You’ll have an inclusive incident management objective in your development plan. We’ll help you find a role to suit your needs. Appropriate training will be given.

You’ll have an EA Office base location, as a national role, the working location is flexible/hybrid.

We use smart tools to stay connected and reduce travel; some travel and overnights may be required.

Any queries, contact elliot.tinton@environment-agency.gov.uk.

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

Interviews will be held via MS Teams / or in person* during the weeks commencing 15th or 22nd June 2026.

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.