Number of jobs available: 1
Region: East Midlands
City/Town: Nottingham
Building/Site: Trentside Offices
Grade: Staff Grade 4
Post Type: Fixed Term
Working Pattern: Full Time
Role Type: Environment & Sustainability
Salary Minimum: £29,706 pro-rata
Job description
We are the Environment Agency. We work in partnership with government, local councils, businesses, communities to manage the impacts of climate change, perhaps the most serious long-term threat to the environment, people, and wildlife face.
This role’s focus is to protect people and property from flooding. This will develop your technical, influencing, team working skills to influence development through our regulatory role in planning, permitting, building relationships with key partners such as councils and engaging with a variety of customers on flood risk matters, and supporting modelling and projects.
A typical week may involve:
• Analysing planning & permit applications and influencing developers to manage/improve flood risk
• Working alongside councils and communities to improve flood risk management
• Collaborating to achieve multiple benefits e.g., carbon savings, ecology gain, flood benefits
• Training on planning/engineering/modelling
• Catchment/project site visits
• Data management
• Patch ownership – Responsibility for a catchment area.
We offer a rewarding career both in terms of personal development, making a difference to people, businesses who are affected by flood risk now and in the future.
You will also be expected to participate in an incident response role and support our response as and when required.
The team
Our PSO Teams are central to reducing flood risk locally. We do this by:
- Having an overview of flood risk from all sources and providing strategic direction to the EA and other partner organisations
- Developing and delivering projects to reduce flood risk to communities while enhancing the environment
- Regulating works and development through Planning advice and Environmental Permitting
- Building, improving and utilising data and evidence on flood risk.
Experience/skills required
On the job training will be provided however through your previous experience you will be able to demonstrate the following:
Skills that are essential:
• Strong IT skills particularly relating to Microsoft Office
• Clear verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to prioritise busy and complex workloads independently to meet deadlines
• Ability to understand technical information and ideas.
The following qualities/experience are desirable:
• Have a relevant degree or professional qualification e.g. geographical / science /engineering background
• Flood and coastal risk management or related knowledge or experience
• Experience of working with members of the public, consultants and professional partners
• Understanding of Town and Country planning principles, especially National Planning Policy Framework
• ArcGIS skills and/or experience of using outputs from flood risk models.
A full UK driving licence is desirable as this role involves periodic travel to meet with partners and undertake site visits.
Contact and additional information
We promote a positive work life balance; we have a generous flexitime scheme and support flexible working. While you will be based at our office in central Nottingham you can choose to work from home, so long you are able to reach the office when required.
We are committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. Everyone starting in a new role with the Environment Agency will be welcomed into the team and given all of the training and support you need to succeed. For further information on this role, the employee benefits and the work of the Environment Agency, please download the candidate pack.
For any questions relating to this role, please contact: Francesca Marriott at Fran.Marriott@environment-agency.gov.uk
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Closing Date: 25/05/2023, 23:55 hours
Level of security checks required: Basic Check
Length of contract: Up to 18 month assignment
Competence 1: Builds and Sustains Relationships
Description
Listens and questions to understand and engage. Conveys information and ideas clearly, accurately and persuasively through speech and writing.
In this role you will have to convey technical information to number of different audiences. Can you give an example of where you have had to explain something that was tricky or confusing to an individual or a group of people?
Competence 2: Achieves Results
Description
Sets and delivers high work standards, demonstrates the drive to meet targets. Prioritises and organises tasks and resources to ensure timely achievement of results.
At the Environment Agency we are often having to balance competing priorities. Describe when you have had to prioritise your workload in the face of competing priorities; how you decided what was the most important task, and the ultimate outcome.
Competence 3: Takes Decisions and Solves Problems
Description
Finds and delivers optimal solutions by effectively analysing all the information, probing to develop alternatives and taking sound and timely decisions.
Give an example where you have worked through a challenge and made decisions or solved problems to ensure a successful outcome was achieved.
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.
