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. We need to advise water companies on plans to protect the water environment and hold them to account for bathing waters and water quality.
What will you do: You will work alongside Water Quality Officers to establish and embed Bathing Waters work in our teams and support the Operational community of practice. This includes assessing Water Company proposals to meet bathing water standards and developing innovative methods to achieve this. You will collaborate with Environment Agency teams and engage with water companies and external stakeholders to achieve Bathing Waters outcomes. You will also have an incident role, responding to incidents or providing business continuity support during an incident with training available.
The team is the Operations Catchment Services Water Quality team. We operate with a one business approach and a dispersed, flexible workforce. Training and mentoring support will be provided.
Responsibilities
* Assess proposals from Water Companies to meet bathing water standards and contribute to Bathing Waters planning.
* Develop and embed Bathing Waters work across teams and support the Operational community of practice.
* Collaborate with Local Area Integrated Environmental Planning and National Water Quality Guidance Teams, and engage with external stakeholders to achieve water quality outcomes.
* Respond to incidents as part of the incident role, with training provided.
Essential qualifications and experience
* Knowledge of water quality planning, bathing water regulations, an understanding of the water industry and price review processes. Excellent communication and networking skills to work with Environment Agency colleagues and external stakeholders.
* Ability to analyse technical information.
* Experience presenting technical information to a wide audience.
* Organisational skills with the ability to plan, track, deliver and evaluate work to standards and timescales.
* Work experience in an environmental discipline (e.g., Water companies, Environmental consultancies, regulatory roles, research/education, environmental charities).
Desirable qualifications and experience
* 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.
Other information
You will be working as part of a dispersed team and may travel for national meetings with occasional overnight stays. We welcome flexible working patterns, including part-time and job share.
We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you have questions about accessibility or our guaranteed interview policy for candidates with disabilities, please contact the recruiting manager. Interviews will be held via MS Teams and will involve competency-based questions. See the Environment Agency capability dictionary for details.
Contact: dave.sanderson@environment-agency.gov.uk
EEO and policy notes
We aim to reflect the UK’s diverse communities and encourage applications from under-represented groups. Applicants from Civil Service backgrounds should note eligibility considerations described in our guidance. For more information about government contracts or supplier opportunities, visit the Crown Commercial Service site.
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