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Job Description
Do you enjoy coaching and developing the skills of others? Do you enjoy developing processes by working with colleagues across different teams to secure transparent and effective environmental regulation?
You will join a water quality-focused regulatory team of specialists, enabling strategic change within the water sector, particularly focusing on storm overflows.
Working proactively with Environment Agency teams and external organisations, the role will lead the development of audit processes for water quality investigations under the Storm Overflows Assessment Framework and Environment Act. You will also develop training courses on Urban Pollution Management (UPM), respond to technical queries, and coach staff on sewerage and water quality investigations.
We are a dispersed team working with various teams across the country involved in water regulation and water quality planning.
Responding to incidents is central to our work. You may have an incident role, with options to respond or provide business continuity support during incidents, potentially attracting additional pay and full training.
The Team
This role is part of the Water Quality Regulatory Development team within Water Industry Regulation. The team is dispersed nationally. The successful candidate must work independently while maintaining effective communication with internal and external stakeholders.
We promote an inclusive, positive, and supportive culture where everyone is valued. We leverage evidence, expertise, and innovation to enhance delivery, influence policy, and secure resources.
Experience and Skills Required
* A relevant degree such as civil engineering or environmental science, with evidence of ongoing professional development.
* Experience with sewer modelling and/or river quality impact modelling for UPM studies, including audits.
* Knowledge of environmental planning and regulation of Water and Sewerage Companies.
* Excellent organisational skills and effectiveness in coaching others.
* Experience embedding new approaches through collaborative relationships across dispersed teams.
Contact and Additional Information
Office location is flexible; occasional travel and overnight stays may be required.
We value diversity and inclusion, welcoming applicants including disabled, neurodiverse, LGBT+, and BAME candidates. Job share applications are encouraged.
For more information, contact: phil.hulme@environment-agency.gov.uk or tel. +44 7801 900977.
Apply by reading the Candidate Pack and Additional Information document. Applications are assessed 'blind' via competency questions. Interviews via MS Teams are scheduled for the week of 23rd June 2025. We may hold your details for 6 months for alternative roles if you consent to a reserve list.
Competencies
1. Numerical Modelling and Forecasting: Interpret data to forecast environmental trends, including pollution and water availability. Provide examples of sewer or river quality impact models you have developed, including audit processes and problem resolution.
2. Strategic Environmental Planning: Develop and implement strategic plans for environmental sustainability. Summarise your experience in applying environmental planning to improve water quality.
3. Coaching Others: Use methods like instruction and feedback to develop others. Provide an example of successfully enhancing a group's capability.
4. Shaping Organisational Approach & Delivery: Translate government policy into operational activities. Describe a process you developed and embedded at an organisational level.
Note: The Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service; employment does not confer civil service status. We support flexible working, including job share, and are committed to diversity and inclusion, with a Guaranteed Interview Policy for disabled applicants.
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