Job Description
We are recruiting a fluvial flood risk modelling officer to join our national flood risk evidence modelling service. The team supports and assures the Environment Agency’s Flood and Coastal Risk Management (FCRM) programmes to deliver our core ambition of a nation resilient to climate change. Our modelling services provide the evidence base for flood management and inform strategic decision‑making, supporting the ambitions of EA2030.
Responsibilities
* Advise and guide flood risk management teams on hydraulic and hydrological modelling.
* Develop your own data management, hydraulic and hydrological modelling capabilities.
* Communicate flood risk analysis and results with internal and external stakeholders.
* Advise on appropriate tools and techniques for hydrological and hydraulic modelling approaches.
* Demonstrate positive health, safety and wellbeing behaviours.
* Use your technical skills to support incident management.
Qualifications
* Experience in science, flood risk and/or data management.
* Ability to analyse and process data and information.
* Good communication and customer service skills.
* Ability to influence and persuade.
* Ability to achieve results and work as part of a team.
* Ability to make decisions and solve problems.
* Awareness of health, safety and wellbeing with a commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity.
* Ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Preferred
* Understanding of how flood risk evidence supports investment programmes and mapping projects.
* Skills in flood modelling software (e.g. Flood Estimation Handbook, Flood Modeller, TuFLOW, InfoWorks ICM).
* Skills in data processing, management, and GIS software.
Competence
Competence 1: Data and Information Management
Provide an example of when you have managed data to improve reporting or decision‑making. Consider how you ensured the information was accurate, reliable, and compliant with standards; how did you manage the data; what did you learn?
Competence 2: Achieves Results
Can you tell me about a time you had to deliver results under tight deadlines? How did you organise your work, ensure accuracy, and still meet the target?
Competence 3: Takes Decisions and Solves Problems
Can you give an example of a time you faced a difficult problem, how you analysed it, and the decision you made to solve it?
Competence 4: Communicates Effectively
Can you give an example of when you had to explain technical information to others, and how you made sure they understood it?
Contact
Contact Emma Dauben (emma.dauben@environment-agency.gov.uk) for further discussion.
Interview Information
Interviews will be held in January 2026. Your answers to the capability questions will be used to determine interview selection.
EEO Statement
The Environment Agency is fully committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcomes flexible working patterns for all vacancies, including job share.
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