Number of jobs available: 1
Region: South West
City/Town: Blandford Forum , Bridgwater
Grade: Staff Grade 5
Post Type: Permanent
Role Type: Environment & Sustainability, Operational Delivery, Planning
Working Pattern: Full Time
Salary Minimum: ÂŁ39,635
Closing Date: 08/11/2024, 23:55 hours
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Job description
In Wessex we want to create a diverse workplace where people are respected, valued and listened to. We’re all different, and by embracing Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) we can become an equal opportunity employer where jointly we all grow and learn together.
Are you passionate about rivers, lakes and coastal waters? Do you have an interest in part of the drive to improve our water environment?
This role is critical to developing and maintaining our evidence base and plans to improve our water environment in Wessex.
In this role you’ll have the opportunity to use your environmental knowledge and data management skills to work across disciplines to facilitate and drive integrated environmental improvements.
Using data and information from a variety of sources, you’ll contribute to a better understanding of the environment in the Wessex Area. Working with others, you will identify the pressures and prioritise the actions needed to address them. Using creativity and innovation, you will translate that information into compelling evidence that informs decisions and actions by technical and non-technical audiences.
You’ll provide guidance for how we will deliver and develop opportunities to improve the water environment by ensuring our evidence base held in our catchment management data system is current and accurate, so we are able report and share data collated under Water Framework Directive regulations.
The role includes :
-Assessment and reporting of the quality of designated waters including; Bathing waters, Shellfish water’s and Drinking Water Protected Area’s.
-Collation of monitoring data, modelling, and other evidence on nutrient challenges in key catchments to enable integrated actions to address nutrient challenges
For more information about working for the Environment Agency and what we do visit our careers page environmentagencycareers.co.uk
The team
You’ll be part of a fantastic team of environment planners focusing on water quality and river basin planning, working alongside the IEP water resources team.
Working with area operational teams and national colleagues, we commission, analyse and share data, and produce the environmental plans that inform and drive Wessex Area priorities and investment.
Our friendly team of advisors are at the heart of environmental decision making, facilitating integrated actions to solve complex problems.
Experience/skills required
Essential: You will have a degree in an environmental subject and ideally either experience in water quality or river basin planning.
You will have:
-proven communication, influencing and networking skills
-experience of translating internal guidance and instructions into local delivery
-experience of using evidence to explore problems and propose effective and innovative solutions
-good organisational skills and ability to plan, track, deliver and evaluate work
-be self-motivated, able to prioritise and deliver a busy workload to defined deadlines
-be able to bring people together and inspire collaboration and information sharing
-be able to coach and mentor others to improve resilience within the environment planning community
-experience of gathering, maintaining data/information and experience of using GIS, data visualisation tools
-diplomatic, sensitive and demonstrate political awareness when dealing with customers, stakeholders, and communities
Knowledge of the impact and mitigation of excessive nutrients in surface waters would be advantageous.
Contact and additional information
Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. Please see the candidate pack for how you will support with this.
You will be part of a diverse, inclusive organisation embracing difference. We will invest in you and allow you to grow and shape your career.
You will be welcomed into the team and given the training and support needed, as part of your induction, you will be provided with all the equipment and protective clothing required.
This post is based in Bridgwater/Blandford but other South west office locations maybe considered. We operate hybrid office/home working. Occasional travel will be necessary.
For more information contact Rosanne Broome, rosanne.broome@environment-agency.gov.uk
Interviews will be in person, week commencing 25/11/2024.
Competence 1: Data and Information Management
Description
PLEASE NOTE: We do not accept CV’s and your answer to the following question will be used for interview selection – please draw out your skills and experience in your response. Using the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action Result) can help when formulating your answers.
You’ll need to be able to collate data, evidence and intelligence, analyse and share data to produce environmental evidence that informs and drives area priorities.
In this role you will work with range of data and information as a key element of catchment planning. Please give an example of when you have used a data set to form an opinion or provide a decision.
Competence 2: Influences and Persuades Others
Description
PLEASE NOTE: We do not accept CV’s and your answer to the following question will be used for interview selection – please draw out your skills and experience in your response. Using the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action Result) can help when formulating your answers.
This competency is about presenting a case in a convincing and attractive way that will win people over and encourage them to follow plans willingly.
Please tell us about a time you’ve needed to influence and persuade individuals to contribute to your work or project using a variety of information or data. How did you achieve their input?
Competence 3: Focuses on Customers and Partners
Description
PLEASE NOTE: We do not accept CV’s and your answer to the following question will be used for interview selection – please draw out your skills and experience in your response. Using the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action Result) can help when formulating your answers.
This competency is about addressing the needs of internal and external customers and providing timely and effective responses.
In this role you will work with range of customers both internal Environment Agency colleagues as well as external partner organisations so experience of being able to address and respond to customers’ requirements will be essential. Please give an example of when you have responded to a customer’s query or request and why you believe you provided a quick and useful response.
Competence 4: Achieves Results
Description
PLEASE NOTE: We do not accept CV’s and your answer to the following question will be used for interview selection – please draw out your skills and experience in your response. Using the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action Result) can help when formulating your answers.
Sets and delivers high work standards, demonstrates the drive to meet targets. prioritises and organises tasks and resources to ensure timely achievement of results.
Can you describe a time when you have completed an important piece of work and where delivery relied on others input as much as your own to achieve environmental results for your organisation?
Role specific license requirements: Full UK Driving Licence.
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.
