Integrated Environment Planning Specialist - 32158
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Job Description
Are you excited by the idea of developing and delivering integrated plans across a broad range of environmental specialisms, to maximise joined‑up, data‑led improvements? The Integrated Environment Planning Team (IEP) in West Midlands Area Operations offers a fulfilling role to champion integrated working, spotting and acting on opportunities to bring multiple teams, workstreams, and data sources together to tackle complex environmental challenges such as water quality, water resources, biodiversity, land management and flood risk management. The role supports strong technical networks, driving best practice and continuous improvement.
The Team
The IEP catchment planning & Water Framework Directive (WFD) team consists of specialists in catchment planning, WFD, waste planning and data visualisation. We are central to environmental decision‑making, facilitating integrated actions to maximise benefits for people and wildlife. We work closely with sister IEP teams dealing with water resources, water transfer, water quality, and across operational teams within West Midlands Area and National colleagues.
Experience / Skills Required
* Analytical, open‑minded, collaborative thinking – craft compelling, evidence‑based, action‑oriented narratives from complex information.
* Excellent communication and influencing skills – produce clear persuasive written material and visualisations and brief senior colleagues and customers.
* Strong data literacy and visualisation capabilities – extract, combine and analyse data from multiple sources, respecting data quality and integrity, and create insightful visualisations.
* Good organisational skills – plan, track and deliver to set timescales, working independently.
* Understanding of environmental planning at catchment and river basin scales and connections across planning processes such as River Basin Plans, Water Resource Management Plans, Local Plans, and Local Industrial Strategies, with a focus on enabling sustainable growth.
* Knowledge of the Water Framework Directive, water quality issues, and a catchment‑based approach is an advantage.
Additional Skills (advantageous):
* Geographic Information Systems
* Power Query
* Power BI
Contact and Additional Information
At the Environment Agency we value our employees, champion work/life balance, and support bespoke training. Everyone that joins is required to undertake training and participate in incident response duties. If you have any questions about this role, please see the candidate pack or contact James Reed (James.Reed@environment-agency.gov.uk).
Competencies
Competence 1 – Data and Information Management: describe experience using data to identify, plan and deliver a multi‑disciplinary environmental outcome.
Competence 2 – Focus on Customers and Partners: explain how you ensure a clear focus on their needs when delivering your work.
Competence 3 – Influences and Persuades Others: describe how you present a case convincingly to win people over and get them to follow your plans willingly.
Competence 4 – Strategic Environment Planning: explain how you expect to contribute to strategic environment planning in West Midlands Area in this role.
Equality and Diversity
We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome flexible working patterns and have a Guaranteed Interview Policy for applicants with a disability. We do not accept direct applications or follow the normal recruitment channels for supplier engagement. We provide value for money using Central Government frameworks and contracts.
Artificial Intelligence Disclosure
Applications must be truthful and accurate. Items generated by AI are not permitted. Please review the Civil Service Careers guidance on AI use for more information.
Seniority level: Associate
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Other
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