Job Description
We are looking for an energetic and dynamic person to join the E&B Systems Team. This is a permanent role and is within our development team.
The role will give you the opportunity to experience a wide variety of work and develop widely transferable skills. They focus on the support and delivery of technical digital solutions to address business problems and to support major digital transformation. We want someone to understand how digital tools can help our regulatory work and how we can build and support and develop solutions to help our staff in their front-line work.
We are looking for a flexible individual who manages themselves and able to lead on technical development areas and solutions. The team focusses on regulatory services and technical solutions, focusing on how these services support the work of the Environment Agency.
We are looking for a flexible individual who manage themselves and who are comfortable working in dispersed project groups.
At the EA we aspire for inclusivity to thrive in our workforce. We embrace equal opportunities and flexible work arrangements, ensuring everyone can contribute and succeed.
The team
The team is a dispersed, flexible resource working across digital and business activity areas. We provide digital product development and configuration services, a support service to Operations staff, covering our business systems and technologies and we contribute to cross-cutting and high-risk projects. We deliver innovative, integrated outcomes. We connect the business to the IT needed to deliver benefits for the environment. We provide a critical intelligent client role in digital IT services and operational activities.
Experience/skills Required
You should have skills in digital product management or be an experienced environment practitioner. You should be comfortable with tools such as Power Platform, Sharepoint, DCP (Document Core Pack), Canvas Apps, Microsoft Access and have the capability of application configuration. You will be skilled in addressing the needs of internal and external customers. You will have a good understanding of business problems and the challenges faced by staff and be able to think innovatively to develop solutions.
The successful person will be able to demonstrate strong technical skills. Key to this is developing strong partnerships with staff that will work alongside us to deliver great outcomes. You will need strong technical skills and an ability to convey that understanding to non technical clients. You will need to be skilled in collaborating with customers, and developing and sustaining partner relationships is vital
Contact and additional information
We are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from candidates seeking flexible working patterns, including job share. Please highlight any information regarding preferred flexible working arrangements on your application.
We’re looking for applicants who believe that having a diverse, representative, and engaged workforce is fundamental to protect the environment and serve our communities. Please contact EandB@environment-agency.gov.uk for additional information.
The Environment Agency offers an extensive range of employee benefits.
We welcome applications from candidates seeking flexible working patterns, including job share. Please highlight any information regarding preferred flexible working arrangements on your application.
Location is flexible. Infrequent travel for some meetings in Bristol/Birmingham is required.
Competence 1
Achieves Results
Description
Please describe, with examples, how you set and deliver high work standards, demonstrating the drive to meet targets. Prioritises and organises tasks and resources to ensure timely achievement of results.
Competence 2
Focuses on Efficiency, Innovation and Quality
Description
Please describe where you have Identified and seized the opportunity to create, introduce and implement new or improved methods, processes and without, compromising quality or accuracy.
Competence 3
Focuses on Customers and Partners
Description
Please describe how you build and sustain effective relationships with operational customers to understand issues and provide effective response / steer for operational needs.
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.