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Job Description
Hertfordshire and North London faces many environmental challenges. The amount of growth planned in the area is one such challenge. The successful candidate will influence development to protect and enhance the environment. Our aim is to secure the best environmental outcomes through this growth. Our work is varied and diverse. We seek to protect chalk stream rivers and groundwater, remediate contamination and steer development from flood risk areas.
Job Description
Hertfordshire and North London faces many environmental challenges. The amount of growth planned in the area is one such challenge. The successful candidate will influence development to protect and enhance the environment. Our aim is to secure the best environmental outcomes through this growth. Our work is varied and diverse. We seek to protect chalk stream rivers and groundwater, remediate contamination and steer development from flood risk areas.
As a member of our Sustainable Places team your work will involve:
* Providing a positive planning service to local planning authorities, developers and consultants
* Commenting on planning applications
* Negotiating environmental outcomes
* Responding to Local Plan consultations
* Contributing to internal business improvement working groups
There is no requirement for your background to be in the planning sector.
We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer. We strive to make our workforce as diverse as the communities we serve. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and underrepresented groups. We are a Stonewall Top 100 Employer and advocate diversity at every opportunity.
Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You will be required to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to incidents, or provide business continuity support during an incident. This may attract an additional payment and full training and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role.
For more info on working with us see https://environmentagencycareers.co.uk/
The team
The Sustainable Places team is part of our Environment, Planning and Engagement department. We work in partnership with stakeholders to deliver EA2030 goals.
We are a positive, friendly and hardworking team who take pride in delivering outcomes for the environment. We are dual located across our offices in London and Welwyn Garden City.
Experience/skills Required
We're looking for a talented, dynamic team member with a track record of delivering results. You will demonstrate professionalism, integrity and compassion. You will be adaptable and resilient under pressure and enjoy working as part of a supportive team
* You will be qualified to at least degree standard (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline
* Proven time management skills
* Excellent problem-solving skills
* An ability to prioritise workload
* Effective influencing and negotiation skills
* Excellent customer services skills and experience working with stakeholders
* An ability to communicate to a wide range of audiences
Most importantly, a passion to develop a career which will create a better place for people and wildlife.
Contact and additional information
We encourage you to apply and share your skills in helping us deliver our goals. You may be experienced in a different sector or looking for a new challenge.
This post includes a choice of locations with one post in Welwyn Garden City and one post in London. Please note that both locations will require ad-hoc travel to both offices. Partial home working is available.
Interviews are likely to take place in August and will be held face to face at either our office in Welwyn Garden City or London.
For further information about the role please contact Natasha Brennan, Sustainable Places Team Leader at Natasha.Brennan@environment-agency.gov.uk. or wfpg_hnl@environment-agency.gov.uk.
Please see the candidate pack for more information.
Competence 1
Customer and Partner Relations
Description
Consults and collaborates with Customers and Partners effectively through awareness raising, education and combined projects, ensuring buy-in to initiatives and the beneficial promotion of the Environment Agency’s duties and policies.
Question: We work with a wide range of customers and we need to deliver excellent customer service to help influence planning decisions to improve the environment. Describe an occasion when you have used your knowledge and understanding of a particular customer to improve the service you provided for them
Competence 2
Achieves Results
Description
Sets and delivers high work standards, demonstrates the drive to meet targets. Prioritises and organises tasks and resources to ensure timely achievement of results
Question: You will be expected to set and deliver high standards of work through prioritisation and organisation of tasks to meet targets and deadlines. Tell us about a time when you had to deliver a challenging piece of work: what was it and how did you approach it?
Competence 3
Influences and Persuades Others
Description
Presenting a case in a convincing and attractive way that will win people over, encouraging them to follow plans willingly; often succeeding where logic and reason alone would fail.
Question: To deliver our team goals requires excellent skills in influencing and persuading others. Please provide an example of how you have influenced and persuaded an individual / company to deliver to agreed deadlines, in the face of considerable challenge.
If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you will not be eligible for continuous service. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, you may be eligible for continuous service for the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status then you should contact your own HR Team.
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, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.
We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls. Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know for more information.
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