Job Description
We are the Environment Agency. We work with government, local councils, water companies, businesses, and communities to make our environment cleaner, safer, and healthier for people and wildlife. We deal with the effects and causes of climate change, perhaps the most serious long‑term threat to the environment that we face. Groundwater supplies most of the drinking water in the Southeast and is vital for springs, rivers and wetlands across the area and essential for industry and agriculture.
You will be part of a busy and friendly team supporting and protecting our vulnerable groundwater resource, delivering technical advice, regulation, and guidance on hydrogeological matters.
Responsibilities
* Determining water resource permits
* Working with licence holders to ensure licences are sustainable
* Advising on the impacts of groundwater abstraction including groundwater resource and pump test assessments
* Advising on the groundwater extremes of drought and groundwater flooding
* Advising on the impacts of major infrastructure projects
* Supporting the management of our groundwater level network
* Providing technical information to our customers
* Helping to deliver our Water Framework Directive measures and investigations
Experience and Skills
* A geoscience related degree or equivalent experience; a relevant postgraduate qualification is desirable
* Good computer skills are essential, including the use of spreadsheets; the use of mapping systems is desirable but training will be provided
* Conceptualisation of hydrogeological processes
* Produce/interpret data to develop evidence and solve technical issues
* Good communication skills and the ability to present convincing verbal and written arguments to a wide range of audiences, with the ability to simplify technical detail
* Experience of working as part of a team as well as being able to use your initiative to work independently
* A practical common‑sense approach to problem solving, able to articulate solutions
Compensation and Working Conditions
Travel to Reading and Wallingford will be required when business need arises and monthly meetings are scheduled.
EEO Statement
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.
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