Number of jobs available: 2
Region: South East
City/Town: Welwyn Garden City
Building/Site: DEFRA GRP EA ALCHEMY, AL7 1HE
Grade: Staff Grade 4
Post Type: Fixed Term
Role Type: Operational Delivery
Working Pattern: Full Time
Salary Minimum: £33,000 Pro-rata
Closing Date: 14/01/2025, 23:55 hours
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Job description
Do you want to work for an organisation that values difference and includes everyone?
Then the Environment Agency is the organisation for you!
You will join the team responsible for the management of field telemetry equipment and hydrometric data collection, ensuring accurate and timely data and information is provided to customers of the Hydrometry & Telemetry Team (H&T).
This role is a combination of field and office work and therefore you must have a willingness to work outside often in demanding weather conditions, all year round. You will also be required to travel to both rural and urban sites. Working across Hertfordshire and North London on rainfall, river flow/level and groundwater monitoring sites, you will gather, quality assure and provide scientific data to internal and external customers.
You will work both in a team of officers and alone, so must be self-motivated and a team player.
You will be responsible for delivering the programme for your own section of the network, including sites that are part of the Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment programme. Elements of asset management, public safety and delivery of national project upgrades.
Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You’ll have an inclusive incident management objective in your development plan, we’ll help you find an incident role to suit your needs and circumstances. This may attract an additional payment, and full training will be available.
The team
The Hydrometry & Telemetry Team is responsible for the operation of the hydrometric network of assets for Hertfordshire and North London delivered as one team from the main office of Alchemy in Welwyn Garden City.
Our key customers are Flood Coastal Risk Management and Water Resources. External customers include the Met Office and Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH).
The service delivered underpins the Environment Agency’s statutory responsibilities relating to Flood Forecasting and Water Resources.
Experience/skills required
Ideally you will have experience in foundation Hydrometry and Telemetry activities/work methods OR a scientific OR engineering background and be experienced in installing and maintaining monitoring equipment.
Essential skills
- Experience in managing large quantities of data
- Good knowledge of telemetry systems and confidence using environmental monitoring equipment is essential
- Well-developed influencing and practical problem-solving skills
- Willingness to work outside often in demanding weather conditions, all year round.
- Confidence working in and near water
- Confidence driving in all weather conditions and to remote locations
- Full UK driving licence
Desirable skills
- Some understanding of incident management
The Agency is committed to supporting staff learning and development and Health, Safety & Wellbeing, through courses and experiences.
Contact and additional information
It’s our ambition to champion diversity through building a workforce as diverse as the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all regardless of race, sex, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity or marital status. If you require any reasonable adjustments to enable to you apply/interview for this role please contact WFPG_HNL@environment-agency.gov.uk.
For further information contact:
Nikita Gretsi, Nikita.gretsi@environment-agency.gov.uk or 07824889480 or WFPG_HNL@environment-agency.gov.uk
A Fleet/Lease vehicle is provided for the role. *Full UK driving licence required.
Interviews are expected to be held at our Alchemy office in February.
Please note we do not assess CVs. It is your answers given to the questions below that will be used for interview selection so ensure you draw out your skills and experience in your response.
Length of contract: Up to 31/03/2026
Competence 1: Scientific Knowledge
Description
Please tell us about your knowledge of; or experience of hydrometry and telemetry and hydrometric equipment? If you do not have any prior H&T experience, please tell us about your experience of using some other scientific/field-based equipment?
We encourage you to refer to our ‘Environment Agency capability dictionary’ which can be viewed by searching online using any web browser.
Please ensure you showcase your skills and experience in your response. Using the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action and Result) can help when formulating your answers.
Competence 2: Data and Information Management
Description
Please give an example of when you have had to analyse and interpret data and present it in a useable format: (Detail the situation, your role, data type and any challenges you identified/overcome)
We encourage you to refer to our ‘Environment Agency capability dictionary’ which can be viewed by searching online using any web browser.
Please ensure you showcase your skills and experience in your response. Using the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action and Result) can help when formulating your answers.
Competence 3: Achieves Results
Description
Describe a time you set a challenging goal for yourself and the steps that you took to achieve it.
(Detail your approach, how you monitored progress, and any lessons learnt)
We encourage you to refer to our ‘Environment Agency capability dictionary’ which can be viewed by searching online using any web browser.
Please ensure you showcase your skills and experience in your response. Using the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action and Result) can help when formulating your answers.
Competence 4: Manage your health and safety
Description
Using an example from a current or previous role, or hobby/pastime, tell us about your approach to managing your own health, safety and wellbeing (detail the situation, how you identified the risk, what actions you took and any changes you would make)
We encourage you to refer to our ‘Environment Agency capability dictionary’ which can be viewed by searching online using any web browser.
Please ensure you showcase your skills and experience in your response. Using the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action and Result) can help when formulating your answers.
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.
