Number of jobs available: 1
Region: National
City/Town: All
Building/Site: All
Grade: Staff Grade 5
Post Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time, Part Time/Job Share, Compressed Hours
Role Type: Environment & Sustainability, Science
Salary Minimum: £37,462
Job description
Do you want to make a difference to the quality of our water environment?
You will be working dynamically in a fast-paced national team providing advice and shaping the approach for environmental water quality for the water industry Price Review 2024 and activities across water quality policy development.
You will focus on the Water Industry Price Review, e.g. the Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP) for water quality. Tasks will include providing guidance and advice to water companies and operational teams to ensure water quality environmental outcomes are planned for and to communicate effectively the flexibility of approaches that the sector can optimise. Influencing take up of new approaches is key and working on options development and assessment you will be critical to ensuring that legislative requirements are met, while ensuring maximum wider benefits are also achieved.
You will need to optimise skills such as technical knowledge, agility and foresight. Information management and engagement skills will be essential.
The Environment Agency will be keen to support you to develop your professional and personal skills to help you succeed and flourish in your career.
You’ll have an inclusive incident management objective in your development plan, so we’ll support you to find an incident role to suit your needs and circumstances.
The team
You’ll be part of the Water Quality Regulatory Development (WQRD) team in the Environment and Business Directorate. WQRD develop our new regulatory approaches for environmental quality primarily focusing on the Water Industry. You will work closely with wider water quality colleagues including operational teams, Operations Catchment Services and the Price Review Programme Office. The team has a close working relationship with Defra, Natural England and water companies on proactive and reactive work.
Experience/skills required
Your skills and experience should include knowledge of the Price Review / Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP) and water quality legislation and permitting. You should be confident in your ability to proactively develop good relationships and apply excellent, varied communication skills with internal and external customers in a timely way. You should be experienced in designing and explaining new concepts and encouraging implementation via new ways of working. Working on your own initiative and using skills to ensure design, implementation and delivery bring stakeholders with you are essential.
Contact and additional information
The WQRD team is a dispersed national team. The position is permanent. The location for this role is flexible. You should be proficient in the use of virtual communication tools. Some occasional national travel will be required for internal and external meetings. You should be highly effective working across dispersed teams and with remote management.
Applications are welcomed from those with flexible working patterns.
Please note interviews will be conducted remotely via MS Teams in late February or early March. Further information will be provided to candidates in advance of interviews. For further details please contact Bethan Howard on 07826 859031, or by email: bethan.howard@environment-agency.gov.uk
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Closing Date: 13/02/2023, 23:55 hours
Level of security checks required: Basic Check
Competence 1: Focuses on Efficiency, Innovation and Quality
Description
Identifies and seizes the opportunity to create, introduce and implement new or improved methods, processes and without compromising quality or accuracy
Competence 2: Communicates Effectively
Description
Listens and questions to understand and engage. Conveys information and ideas clearly, accurately and persuasively through speech and writing.
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.
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.
