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Job Overview
We are looking for an urban drainage advisor with sewer hydraulic modelling experience. This is an exciting and busy time for the wastewater sector. You will join an experienced and supportive national team working to design and implement new regulatory approaches, enabling strategic change in the way we regulate and work with sewerage companies in delivering their storm and emergency overflow improvement programmes.
Responsibilities
* Apply experience of building and using sewer hydraulic and modelling tools to inform guidance to the sector and assure programme delivery.
* Lead the development of audit processes for water quality investigations under the Storm Overflows Assessment Framework and Environment Act.
* Co‑develop training courses on Urban Pollution Management (UPM), respond to technical queries, and coach staff on sewerage and water quality investigations.
* Work proactively with Environment Agency teams and external organisations across the country involved in water industry regulation and water quality planning.
* Respond to incidents as part of an incident role (optional). Availability for incident response or business continuity support may attract additional payment and full training will be available.
Experience & Skills Required
* A relevant degree such as civil engineering, geography or environmental science, or equivalent experience.
* Experience of sewer modelling and/or river quality impact modelling carried out for UPM studies, including model audits.
* Knowledge of environmental planning and the regulation of Water and Sewerage Companies.
* Excellent organisational skills and effective coaching ability.
* Experience embedding new approaches into business, developing new processes through collaborative relationships across dispersed teams.
* Office base location is flexible; occasional overnight travel may be required.
Competences
Competence 1: Numerical Modelling and Forecasting
Numerical modelling and forecasting – interprets data and information to forecast the state of the environment, including large‑scale trends such as climate change and localised forecasting such as pollution, flooding and water availability.
Describe sewer and/or river quality impact models you have developed, their purpose, the audit or quality assurance processes followed, problems encountered, and how these were resolved.
Competence 2: Strategic Environment Planning
Develops, delivers and implements strategic plans for the sustainable use, protection and improvement of our environment.
Provide a summary of your technical knowledge and experience from the wastewater sector. Describe how you have applied environmental planning, along with your technical and professional skills, to have a significant positive impact on water quality in the wastewater sector or environment.
Competence 3: Coaches Others
Uses variety of methods, including direct instruction, coaching and feedback skills to help others to develop.
Provide an example of where you successfully enhanced the capability of a group of people within your organisation or an external organisation. Explain how you approached it and how you measured success.
Competence 4: Shapes Organisational Approach & Delivery
Shapes organisational approach and delivery. Informs Government Policy and/or designs, implements and supports an approach to translate it into cost‑effective operational activity delivering outcomes for people and the environment.
Describe a process you have developed and embedded at an organisational level.
Contact & Additional Information
Office base location is flexible, and you should be prepared to occasionally travel or stay overnight to attend meetings.
For further information on this role please contact: phil.hulme@environment-agency.gov.uk.
For more information about working for us and how to apply please read the Candidate Pack and Additional Information document.
Applications will be “blind” assessed using your answers to the competency questions.
Interviews will be held using MS Teams during the week commencing 12th January 2026.
If you consent to be recruited onto a reserve list, we’ll hold your details for 6 months and we may offer you an alternative post.
Notes for Civil Service Applicants
The Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service, so you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you would 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, 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. Please include any information about your preferred working arrangements in your application.
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