London Surface Water Project Officer

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Public Sector Resourcing Full time

**London Surface Water Project Officer - **Inside IR35**

**Contract Term: 3 Months**

**Contracting Authority: DEFRA EA**

**Location: Hybrid working (2/3 days in London office with 2/3 days WFH)**

In the Defra group, we deal with a vast range of issues that profoundly impact on people’s lives. We are responsible for England’s environment, our countryside and rural economy, the food and farming sectors and have lead responsibility for protection from a wide range of natural threats and hazards. We have developed a set of three strategic objectives covering our policy outcomes and corporate objectives. These objectives help us to deliver our ambitious vision to build our green and healthy future and provide a framework for all the important work we carry out.

Our objectives are:

- To pass on to the next generation a natural environment protected and enhanced for the future.
- To lead the world in food, farming, and fisheries with a sustainable model of food production.
- To be an outstanding organisation focused on making a difference, with world class delivery capability.

**Role Background**:
This is a unique short-term opportunity for approximately 3 months to join a high-profile dynamic project as the lead project officer to start delivery of an improvements plan that will help reduce surface water flood risk for communities in London.

Surface water (flash) flooding is the greatest flood risk facing London. The risk is increasing due to the combined challenges of climate change, population growth and the loss of permeable landcover in the capital. The London Surface Water Strategic Group was set up following severe flash flooding affecting the city in 2021. The Strategic Group is responsible for a programme of improvements to address this. It comprises senior-level representatives from London’s Lead Local Flood Authorities, including the Environment Agency, GLA, Transport For London and other organisations with a flood risk management or strategic governance role.

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**The main duties and responsibilities of the London Surface Water Project Officer would be**:

- Working closely with the Officer Project Group to enable delivery of the London Surface Water improvements plan
- Building relationships and engaging with the Strategic Group and external stakeholders
- Collating project recommendations to take forward and track progress against these
- Collating summaries of projects that are already in progress and working on separate stand-alone actions that the Group want to ensure are taken forward, such as starting to develop a public website for the group.
- Identifying tasks, activities, interdependencies and outputs for the project and work with the project team to track and monitor progress throughout the project lifecycle.
- Supporting capability building and the use of best practice in planning and reporting.
- Developing and maintain the project plan.
- Contributing towards the development of breakdown structures, quality criteria, product descriptions and monitoring strategy.
- Gathering information from project teams and stakeholders and produces project performance reports.
- Providing advice on planning processes throughout the lifecycle of the project.
- Handover plan for permanent project officer.

**You’ll have**:

- Experience in Flood risk management
- Project/Programme Management experience
- Good knowledge of London
- Strong stakeholder Management experience, with the ability to communicate with both internal and external stakeholders
- Strong communications skills - Written and oral
- Background in the environmental sector (desirable)- Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas._

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