Overview
Environment & Business Senior Advisor, Air Quality - 31816. National role with a flexible/hybrid working location; some travel and overnights may be required. This position is part of the Environment Agency’s Air Quality team within Monitoring and Assessment, providing technical leadership on pollution issues across regulated industry.
Responsibilities
* Lead the development of Environmental Assessment Levels for key atmospheric pollutants, in support of Net Zero delivery.
* Provide strategic input to bridging planning and permitting issues, including input on air quality and amenity issues in development plans; support the Environment Agency’s approach to responding to planning application consultations; shape our role as Air Quality Partners.
* Oversee and guide the capture and use of emissions data and evidence to underpin decisions and regulate more effectively, in particular the use of the Pollution Inventory data.
* Provide mentoring and development support to junior Air Quality team members.
* Contribute to all areas of the Environment Agency Air Quality work and respond to internal and external technical queries on air quality issues.
* Undertake site visits to high-profile industrial sites to support emission reduction measures.
* Support Defra in developing new or updated air quality policy (e.g., input to the Gothenburg Protocol).
Team / Scope
You’ll join the Air Quality team within Monitoring and Assessment. The team provides technical leadership on pollution issues of our regulated industry. It is a dispersed team that collaborates with colleagues across the country. We are part of Regulatory Resilience, within the Chief Regulator Group in Environment and Business (E&B), promoting an inclusive culture and using evidence, expertise, engagement, and innovation to enhance delivery, influence policy and legislation, and secure resources.
Experience / Skills Required
In capability-based answers please demonstrate:
* Ability to work effectively with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures, and actively encourage consideration of diversity in working practices.
Baseline requirements include understanding of:
* UK and international air quality legislation
* Air Quality standards, targets, and legislation
* Regulation approach for industrial installations and use of Environmental Assessment Levels in setting permit limits
* The Environment Agency’s role in the planning regime
To deliver effectively, you should be able to:
* Work with a wide range of internal and external customers
* Deliver technical information in accessible language
* Prepare, run, and respond to technical consultations
* Influence outcomes through effective relationships with colleagues and customers
* Project manage to time and budget
Additional Information
A full range of development and training opportunities will be provided. You’ll have an inclusive incident management objective in your development plan and training will be provided. The role is national with a flexible/hybrid working arrangement; some travel may be required. Please read the Candidate / Additional Information Pack for information. For queries, contact lucia.susani@environment-agency.gov.uk. Applications are blind assessed using competency questions. Interviews will be via MS Teams within two weeks of the closing date. Length of contract: Up to 6 months with possible extension.
Important Notices
We are fully committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Flexible working patterns, including job share, are welcome. A Guaranteed Interview Policy exists to support disabled applicants whose applications meet minimum criteria. If applying as Civil Service staff, note that Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant upon appointment. Depending on status, continuous service rules may differ. For more information, contact your HR team. We also provide government framework-based recruitment and cannot engage directly by post, email or phone calls for direct recruitment. See Crown Commercial Service guidance for supplier opportunities.
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