Overview
The Environment Agency has a broad, varied remit to protect and enhance the environment, with a goal to create a cleaner, safer and healthier environment for people and wildlife. Water is at the heart of all we do. Clean and available water is essential as it becomes an increasingly scarce resource, and we need to protect it. Water companies must invest to protect the environment from pollution, and we need your knowledge and experience to help advise water companies on their plans and hold them to account for protecting the water environment.
Join the teams that ensure our environment is protected now and for future generations.
Responsibilities
* Work alongside Water Quality Officers to establish and embed Bathing Waters work within the team and support the Operational Community of Practice to fulfill its responsibilities.
* Assess Water Company proposals to meet bathing water standards and develop innovative methods to achieve these standards.
* Collaborate with Environment Agency teams (e.g., Local Area Integrated Environmental Planning, National Water Quality Guidance Teams) and engage with water companies and other external stakeholders to achieve Bathing Waters outcomes.
* Respond to incidents as part of an incident role, with training provided; availability for incident response or business continuity support may attract additional payment.
* Be part of a dispersed team and travel for national meetings with occasional overnight stays; training and mentoring support will be provided.
Team and Location
Operations Catchment Services works to secure outcomes across key stakeholders, influencing significant investment in the water environment. This post is part of the OCS Water Quality team. The team is dispersed and flexible on location, with opportunities for face-to-face meetings as needed.
Essential qualifications and experience
* Knowledge of water quality planning, bathing water regulations, understanding of the water industry and price review processes; excellent communication and networking skills with both Environment Agency colleagues and external stakeholders.
* Ability to analyse technical information.
* Experience presenting technical information to diverse audiences.
* Organisational skills to plan, track, deliver and evaluate work to meet standards and timescales.
* Experience in an environmental discipline (e.g., water companies, environmental consultancies, regulatory roles, research and education, environmental charities).
Desirable qualifications
* Degree or postgraduate qualification in an environmental discipline (e.g., Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Ecology, Environmental Science, Sustainability, Data Science and analytics).
* Experience in water quality modelling.
Contact and additional information
You will be working as part of a dispersed team and may be required to travel for national meetings with occasional overnight stays. We welcome flexible working patterns, including part-time and job share. If you have questions regarding the vacancy or application process, please contact the recruiting manager at dave.sanderson@environment-agency.gov.uk.
Interviews will be held using MS Teams and will involve competency-based questions. For information on competencies, see the Environment Agency capability dictionary. Please note: your answer will be used for interview selection and should draw out your skills and experience.
Competence areas include:
* Data and Information Management
* Communicates Effectively
* Works in Teams
We are committed to diversity and an inclusive workforce and welcome flexible working patterns and applicants from under-represented groups. The Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service, and continuous service eligibility may vary. See the vacancy for details and contact your HR team if unsure.
Further information on supplier participation and guidelines for using artificial intelligence in applications is provided in the full advert.
Seniority level
* Associate
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Other, Information Technology, and Management
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