6366 - Senior Data Scientist Geospatial

You will help shape and deliver legislative planning, policy reforms and infrastructure projects to ensure that they are customer focused, digitally enabled and sustainable in the long term with a shift to nature's recovery at scale delivered through the planning system. Priority work areas include the Nature Restoration Fund, wider planning policy reforms and implementing Government reviews such as the Lead Environmental Regulator pilot (major projects/infrastructure development).

Key Tasks/Principal Accountabilities

Assist the Project/Programme Manager to:

• Prepare, monitor and control the business case and project plan(s) to ensure that the project scope, cost, timeframes and intended benefits are agreed. Support work to deliver the project against the baselined plans.
• Select and apply appropriate project management methodologies. Work to meet organisational standards for project delivery and understand assurance and approval requirements. Support the preparation of highlight reports as required by governance.
• Identify benefits and ensure they are understood, measured, tracked and owned, developing management and realisation plans as required.
• Ensure appropriate contract management resource is available, if commercial procurement is required.
• Prepare, monitor and control project spend in line with organisational and treasury standards and to the agreed project budget.
• Identify, evaluate and manage project issues/risks. Understand tolerances and escalation routes where required.
• Manage knowledge throughout the life cycle, including information management, records keeping and learning from lessons. Support the preparation of end of tranche/project closure reports. Prepare for and facilitate audits.
• Identify and manage stakeholders. Commit to professional development, contribute to the project delivery profession and build networks to enable continuous improvement and build capability across the organisation.

We are seeking ambitious individuals with great communication and organisational skills to join our highly performing, supportive and friendly teams across Natural England's Sustainable Development work.