Number of jobs available: 1
Region: South West
City/Town: Bodmin , Exeter , Launceston
Building/Site: Sir John Moore House, Pennygillam Depot, Manley House
Grade: Staff Grade 4
Post Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time
Role Type: Environment & Sustainability
Salary Minimum: £29,706
Job description
Water is vital for all life. This role provides the opportunity to make a difference through a rewarding career dedicated to managing this precious resource in the environment while balancing the increasing pressures from climate change and rising water demand for people, businesses, industry and agriculture.
Devon, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly (DCIS) Area still remains in drought status since Summer 2022. Although autumn rainfall increased the low river flows experienced during the summer, drought continues due to the need to refill public water supply reservoirs for spring / summer 2023.
To help us ensure the future resilience of water for the environment, we are recruiting two new permanent posts, at an officer and specialist level. Both will be part of our DCIS Area Integrated Environment Planning (IEP) Team, and form part of our overall ‘Team Water Resources (WR)’. To help us adapt our workforce to critical environmental priorities, you may also have the opportunity to undertake an incident management role, and support our water and environment management work in other teams.
For this Officer role we are looking for someone who understands the importance of water, with keenness to manage this resource for the environment through supporting a range of activities including:
• Plan, develop and prioritise our WR investigations and monitoring.
• Update and maintain our abstraction licence records to ensure a quality evidence base for environmental planning.
• Update our Abstraction Licensing Strategies to provide information about future water availability.
• Respond to consultations for applications for new and varied abstraction licences to ensure future sustainability.
• Support water company engagement on drought and water resources management plans, licensing and future Price Review investment.
You will need to be a team player, and keen to contribute to our culture for close team working.
The team
We are an inclusive team with a passion to protect and enhance the environment. We work with others to focus on the most important things for the environment. You will also have opportunity to support our incident management, the wider national EA community, and work with our external partners who share the ambition of our Environment Plan for a nation resilient to climate change; healthy air, land and water; and green growth and future sustainability.
Experience/skills required
- A keenness to develop your understanding of WR management for the environment, and support our role to ensure a water resilient future
- Ability to work collaboratively with others to deliver environmental outcomes
- Confidence to manage competing workloads and deliver tasks to deadlines
- Able to work effectively in a dispersed team.
- Excellent skills with MS Excel and mapping programmes
Contact and additional information
This is a permanent role in the Devon, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Environment Planning team. The role will be based in our Exeter, Launceston or Bodmin office, but through a flexible hybrid model that allows people the choice to work at offices or home to suit the needs of both individuals and the business. To attract the best candidate we are open to considering applications from those who wish to work flexibly, and do not live locally.
For further information about this role please Contact Charles Ikediashi
email – charles.ikediashi@environment-agency.gov.uk
Phone – 07833 407883
Shortlisting for interview is based on full answers to the competency questions below, no CV required.
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Closing Date: 15/01/2023, 23:55 hours
Level of security checks required: Basic Check
Competence 1: Business of the Environment Agency
Description
Please tell us why you are interested in this role using examples of how you could apply your previous learning to this position?
Competence 2: Works in Teams
Description
Our Water Resources (WR) work involves staff from a broad range of our business who work together with a close ‘Team WR’ culture. Please describe your experience of working in teams, and why you are an effective team player?
Competence 3: Data and Information Management
Description
This role will require maintaining and managing our WR data, mapping, modelling and information. Please describe your experience in managing and using data and information?
If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you will 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 then you should 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, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.
We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls . Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know for more information.
