Integrated Environment Planning Specialist – 32158
Be among the first 25 applicants. The Integrated Environment Planning Team (IEP) in West Midlands Area Operations offers a fulfilling role to develop and deliver integrated plans across a broad range of environmental specialisms, maximising joined‑up, data‑led improvements.
Job Responsibilities
* Champion integrated working by spotting and acting on opportunities to bring multiple teams, workstreams, and data sources together to achieve more.
* Commission, integrate, analyse and visualise data to help technical teams and area leadership target resources and identify priorities.
* Resolve complex, inter‑linked environmental issues such as water quality, water resources, biodiversity, land management and flood risk management.
* Contribute to and benefit from strong technical networks to drive best practice and continuous improvement.
Experience & Skills Required
* Analytical, open‑mind, collaborative thinking – craft compelling, evidence‑based, action‑oriented narratives from complex information.
* Excellent communication and influencing skills – produce clear, persuasive written material and visualisations, briefing 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.
* Skills in Geographic Information Systems, Power Query and Power BI are an advantage.
* Good organisational skills with the ability to plan, track, and deliver against set timescales, working under one’s own initiative.
* Understanding of environmental planning at catchment and river basin scales and the ability to see connections across planning processes such as River Basin Plans, Water Resource Management Plans, Local Plans and Local Industrial Strategies.
* Understanding of Water Framework Directive, water quality issues and catchment‑based approach would be an advantage.
Additional Information
Everyone that joins us is required to undertake training and participate in incident response duties. Having an incident role is essential to support communities and prevent harm to the environment. Further information on incident response can be found within your candidate pack.
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, and we have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability.
Contact: James Reed (James.Reed@environment-agency.gov.uk). For any questions about this role, please see the candidate pack or contact James Reed.
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