Number of jobs available: 1
Region: North West
City/Town: Warrington
Building/Site: DEFRA GRP EA RICHARD FAIRCLOUGH HOUSE, WA4 1HT
Grade: Staff Grade 5
Post Type: Fixed Term
Role Type: Operational Delivery
Working Pattern: Full Time, Part Time, Compressed Hours
Salary Minimum: £41,617 pro-rata
Closing Date: 06/03/2025, 23:55 hours
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Job description
If you’re passionate about our water environment and want to make a difference to the quality of our rivers in Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire (GMMC), then this might be the perfect role for you.
We’re looking for an individual with good planning, communication and data handling skills to help plan and deliver environmental benefits, with the primary focus being Water Quality.
The successful candidate will work on a variety of aspects of water quality planning to understand the risks, find solutions and work with those who can effect change. They will review and advise stakeholder (mainly water company) plans, and ensure they comply with environmental regulations.
They will also be required to understand, analyse and translate a variety of information into evidence that can be used to inform and influence decisions by technical and non-technical audiences.
Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You are 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 and full training is given. We will work with you to find a role that suits your interests and circumstances.
The team
The Integrated Environment Planning team is a centre of expertise for environment planning and decision making. We bring together a wide range of evidence to support the identification of environmental opportunities and to prioritise the delivery of functional environmental outcomes.
We are a friendly and diverse team divided into three workstreams – Water Quality, Water Resources and Catchment Planning. We work with other teams across the area and with external partners to facilitate integrated action.
Experience/skills required
Knowledge and experience of the following would be advantageous:
- Working with external partners, influencing decisions and demonstrating leadership
- Water company price review and asset management plans
- Water quality legislation, policy, strategy and permitting
- Analysing large data sets in order to make evidence led decisions (experience of statistical packages is desirable)
- Water quality modelling techniques
- Awareness of how water quality is impacted by wider environmental pressures and an ability to communicate this to different audiences
Essential: A degree in a relevant environmental discipline or equivalent experience.
Desirable: Membership of, or working towards a membership of, a relevant professional institute (e.g. CIWEM)
Contact and additional information
Our hybrid working model combines home and office working but you will be expected to attend the office for certain meetings.
The office base is Richard Fairclough House in Warrington.
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.
Interviews will be held the within 2 weeks of the closing date and will be in person.
The hiring manager will be holding a Teams Call on 28th February for anyone who wishes to know more about the role. Please email Katie Foster at: Katie.Foster@environment-agency.gov.uk for the link or for further information.
Please use the STAR format to answer the application questions.
Length of contract: Up to 12 months
Competence 1: Achieves Results
Description
Please describe a time when you delivered successfully in the face of considerable challenges or obstacles and with limited instruction
Competence 2: Strategic Environment Planning
Description
Describe a project you have been involved with that delivered an environmental outcome
Competence 3: Influences and Persuades Others
Description
Describe a time when you have successfully persuaded a key stakeholder round to your point of view.
Competence 4: Takes Decisions and Solves Problems
Description
Tell us about a time when you have had to co-ordinate information from a variety of sources in order to solve a difficult technical problem.
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.
