Number of jobs available: 8
Region: East Midlands, East of England, North East, North West, South East, South West, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber
City/Town: Birmingham , Blandford Forum , Bodmin , Brampton , Bridgwater , Bristol , Canterbury , Chelmsford , Chichester , Colchester , Darlington , Ely , Exeter , Ipswich , Kettering , Kidderminster , King’s Lynn , Leeds , Lincoln , Newcastle , Norwich , Nottingham , Penrith , Peterborough , Preston , Romsey , Rye , Shrewsbury , Spalding , Tewkesbury , Warrington , Welwyn Garden City , West Malling , Worthing , York , Pevensey, Fradley
Grade: Staff Grade 6
Post Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time, Part Time/Job Share, Compressed Hours
Role Type: Operational Delivery
Salary Minimum: £47,646
Job description
Are you passionate about regulating the Water Industry? We’re looking for Principal Regulatory Officers (PROs) to identify where improvements are required across the water industry, through analysis of data/intelligence and to implement effective delivery plans and regulatory interventions. As a PRO, you’ll play a pivotal role in applying intelligence to achieve compliance in the water industry by:
- Leading on complex cases of national importance and delivery of Operator Monitoring Assessment (OMA) and other key compliance activities;
- Building relationships with key teams across the business, working externally with water companies/stakeholders;
- Using regulatory tools to gather intelligence, understand what interventions should be delivered to improve compliance;
- Developing bespoke outcome-focused intervention plans to tackle the highest risks, based on intelligence/evidence;
- Implementing appropriate interventions (regulatory/enforcement/engagement) in our local teams and across the sector;
- Focusing on consistency, across local teams and the sector as a whole, providing technical leadership and identifying opportunities for innovation and new processes;
- Working with national/local teams identifying gaps in technical knowledge, developing/delivering training and providing assurance on technical resilience;
- Working with national/local teams to develop/implement coaching/mentoring programmes for less experienced officers;
- Ensuring that compliance/enforcement are delivered hand-in-hand to optimise environmental outcomes;
- Providing leadership/technical advice and making decisions on complex issues, including external correspondence and engagement;
- Driving up and maintaining a regulatory approach across the Environment Agency’s portfolio of water industry compliance activity, so our water company regulation is consistent/proportionate and robust.
Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do, you’ll be required to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident. This may attract an additional payment. Full training and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role
The team
This is an exciting time to join a new team working to protect and improve the water quality of our rivers, coasts and groundwater through effective and efficient regulation of water companies. The team will be made up of nine Principal Regulatory Officers, each one facing an
individual water company and working alongside a network of colleagues in national and local teams.
Experience/skills required
- Ability to demonstrate significant regulatory experience, including specific experience in water industry regulation and/or water quality
- Membership of a relevant professional body with chartered status or working towards
- Preferably an honours degree or equivalent/comparable industrial experience
- Able to demonstrate experience of effective regulatory compliance, application of legislation and use of compliance/enforcement tools for high risk/contentious sites
- Excellent communication skills
- Evidence of good technical judgement, a history of sound, evidence-led decision-making
- Experience of influencing to deliver successful outcomes at a senior level within or outside your organisation
- Able to lead a team, work to tight deadlines, prioritise tasks to deliver on time
- Ability to inform policy, implement/support approaches to translate it into cost-effective operational activity delivering outcomes for people/ environment
- Ability to use regulatory experience/legislative knowledge to identify opportunities for efficiency, develop procedures to bring about change, ensuring improvements are embedded
Contact and additional information
Please join the Water Transformation Team for a Candidate Call, Wednesday 16 August 2023 12:30pm – 1:15pm. If you have any queries or wish to attend the Candidate Call, please contact eatalent@environment-agency.gov.uk.
Successful candidates will be based and be able to travel within the geographical boundary of the relevant water company.
We are committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve, so welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds.
We offer extensive training to develop your career.
We do not accept CVs and your answers to the competencies will be used for selection. Please see the competency dictionary within the candidate pack and refer to the STAR approach to answering the questions. Interviews are expected to be held early September 2023.
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Closing Date: 18/08/2023, 23:55 hours
Level of security checks required: Basic Check
Competence 1: Shapes organisational approach & delivery
Description
It is your answers given to these questions that will be used for interview selection. More information on how to answer competency questions can be found on page 10 of the candidate pack. It is highly recommended that you read this before answering. Please refer to the EA Capability Dictionary here https://en.calameo.com/read/004433680aab41adf893b for guidance on how to support your answers.
Please consider the situation, task, action, and result (STAR) when structuring your answers.
Competency: Description: 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.
Question: Please provide an example of where you have taken business policy and translated it into an effective operational activity to deliver successful outcomes for the environment
Competence 2: Communicates Effectively
Description
It is your answers given to these questions that will be used for interview selection. More information on how to answer competency questions can be found on page 10 of the candidate pack. It is highly recommended that you read this before answering. Please refer to the EA Capability Dictionary here https://en.calameo.com/read/004433680aab41adf893b for guidance on how to support your answers.
Please consider the situation, task, action, and result (STAR) when structuring your answers.
Competency Description: Listens and questions to understand and engage. Conveys information and ideas clearly, accurately and persuasively through speech and writing.
Question: Please provide an example of where you have presented complex technical information in a compelling way in order to secure the support of others.
Competence 3: Focuses on Efficiency, Innovation and Quality
Description
It is your answers given to these questions that will be used for interview selection. More information on how to answer competency questions can be found on page 10 of the candidate pack. It is highly recommended that you read this before answering. Please refer to the EA Capability Dictionary here https://en.calameo.com/read/004433680aab41adf893b for guidance on how to support your answers.
Please consider the situation, task, action, and result (STAR) when structuring your answers.
Competency Description: Identifies and seizes the opportunity to create, introduce and implement new or improved methods, processes and without, compromising quality or accuracy.
Question: Please tell us about a time when you have identified where an improvement is needed and introduced a new approach/way of working to achieve a more effective and efficient outcome at a national level or across a number of teams.
Competence 4: Delivers Results Through Others
Description
It is your answers given to these questions that will be used for interview selection. More information on how to answer competency questions can be found on page 10 of the candidate pack. It is highly recommended that you read this before answering. Please refer to the EA Capability Dictionary here https://en.calameo.com/read/004433680aab41adf893b for guidance on how to support your answers.
Please consider the situation, task, action, and result (STAR) when structuring your answers.
Competency Description: Harnesses the team to deliver results on time, to required standards and in line with organisational processes and procedures.
Question: Please tell us about a time when you have successfully established and led a team/ group to deliver results on time, to required standards and in line with organisational processes
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.
