Water Resources Officer (up to 18 months FTC) - 32202
Join the Environment Agency and help us protect our environment while preserving it for future generations.
Job Description
We’re on a mission to create lasting change for people's lives across every corner of society. We believe having an inclusive workforce is essential in representing the communities we serve, and this role provides just that! Water is essential for drinking, washing, recreation, industry and health. Our environment and economy depend on this precious resource. The pressure on water resources from climate change and population growth means that managing water abstractions has never been more important.
Responsibilities
* Advising on water resource licence applications, including abstraction and impoundments.
* Responding to requests for data and information.
* Support the delivery of projects and investigations related to abstraction activities.
* Supporting our work to protect our chalk streams and aquifers.
* Updating our water resource assessments and abstraction licensing strategies.
* Supporting the Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP).
* Providing technical administrative support to other team members.
Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You will be required to have an incident role. This may attract an additional payment; full training and alternative working arrangements will be available.
Team
The Integrated Environment Planning team is at the centre of local environmental planning and regulation. We use evidence to better understand the pressures on the local environment and focus resources to improve things for wildlife and people. Our area is exciting – we have chalk rivers, urban catchments and diverse communities to serve. We are a diverse and friendly team at the heart of environmental decision making, facilitating integrated actions to solve complex problems.
Experience & Skills
* Good organisational skills/discipline and the ability to plan, track, deliver and evaluate work.
* Able to work under own initiative and as part of a larger, cross-functional/multidisciplinary team.
* Good research/analysis skills, supporting an ability to make proportionate, evidence-based inferences/proposals from information.
* Experience of gathering, maintaining and quality-assuring data/information.
* Sensitive to the needs of different customers and able to deliver outcomes through these.
* Strong written and verbal communication skills.
* Knowledge and experience in hydrology, water resource management, GIS or related subject areas would be highly desirable.
Contact & Additional Information
The role will be based in our Welwyn Garden City office, although we currently work flexibly with a mixture of office and home working. For further information please contact Rob Fox (Rob.Fox@environment-agency.gov.uk). Interviews are expected to be held in person early to mid December at our Alchemy Office in Hertfordshire.
Length of contract
Up to 18 months
Competences
Achieves Results – Sets and delivers high work standards, demonstrates the drive to meet targets. Prioritises and organises tasks and resources to ensure timely achievement of results.
Data and Information Management – Collects, analyses, interprets, records, manages, develops and shares data, material or information appropriately for a variety of purposes.
Communicates Effectively – Listens and questions to understand and engage. Conveys information and ideas clearly, accurately and persuasively through speech and writing.
Licence requirements
A full UK driving licence would be useful.
Eligibility Notice
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.
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.
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