Job Description
The Environment Agency are fully committed to inclusivity and equal opportunities. We are recruiting a fixed‑term role, up to 2 years, for someone with experience of working in or regulating energy sectors including combustion plants, waste incineration, and refineries.
Responsibilities
* Provide expert support and technical leadership through advice, guidance, and training.
* Develop strategy for our sectors and produce the tools to regulate, support development and deliver environmental outcomes.
* Commission and manage external research projects where needed.
* Work with internal and external stakeholders such as Defra, DESNZ, trade associations and other key industry players.
* Respond to incidents and provide business continuity support during an incident.
Qualifications and Experience
* Ability to work effectively with people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures and actively encourage others to consider diversity issues in their work.
* Relevant technical and regulatory knowledge, and experience of the work area for the role in question, gained either by working within and/or regulating relevant processes, including knowledge of control measures for emissions to air where relevant.
* Ability to build and maintain good relationships with colleagues, operators, partner regulators, government, trade bodies and academia.
* Work cooperatively as part of a team to achieve common goals.
Other Information
Applications will be “blind” assessed using your answers to the competency questions. Feedback is generally not available at the application stage.
For questions relating to this role, please contact Emma Preston or Charlotte Sholl at combustion@environment-agency.gov.uk.
This vacancy closes end of October. Interviews are expected to be held in person in Birmingham, by the end of November. The role may require some travel. If you consent to be recruited onto a reserve list, we’ll hold your details for 6 months and may offer you an alternative post.
Legal and Accessibility Statements
This vacancy is open to all qualified applicants. We welcome flexible working patterns for all vacancies, including job share. We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability. The Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service; therefore applicants are not Crown Servants and may not be eligible for continuous service, unless applicable under specific rules.
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements supplied must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Plagiarism or misuse of AI can result in withdrawal or disciplinary action.
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