Number of jobs available: 1
Region: East Midlands
City/Town: Lincoln
Building/Site: DEFRA GRP CERES HOUSE, LN2 4DW
Grade: Staff Grade 5
Post Type: Permanent
Role Type: Analytical, Environment & Sustainability
Working Pattern: Full Time
Salary Minimum: ÂŁ41,617
Closing Date: 16/03/2025, 23:55 hours
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Job description Â
The role
Our Area relies on clean and plentiful groundwater supplies for abstraction and baseflow to springs and rivers. We need a groundwater resources specialist to join our Lincolnshire & Northamptonshire Groundwater & Contaminated Land team. You will be working in a productive and experienced team, delivering technical advice, regulation and guidance on groundwater matters to internal and external partners.
Our groundwater resources work is varied and includes Water Framework Directive assessment, Water Company WINEP work, Catchment Abstraction Management Strategy advice, model use and interpretation, water situations reporting, interpretation and presentation of our groundwater level data, groundwater licence renewals, application and consenting work and consultation and advice on regional and nationally important projects. We work closely with internal Integrated Environmental Planning and Land & Water teams, external stakeholders such as Anglian Water, Lead Local Flood Authorities and WRE.
Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You will 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 and full training, and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role.
We don’t just talk about diversity; we seek it, embrace it, and live it, for the benefit of our staff, our communities, and our environment. As an organisation we strive to reflect the communities we serve and continue to develop diversity throughout our workforce. We welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of race, sexual orientation, or religion.
The team Â
The team comprises technical specialists and officers who offer expertise across Water Land & Biodiversity, Regulated Industry and Flood and Coastal Risk Management. Our skills include groundwater quality and resources, land contamination, landfill engineering and conventional oil and gas regulation.
Experience/skills required Â
You’ll be qualified to at least degree level (or equivalent) in a Geoscience related discipline, namely environmental science, geology or hydrogeology. A member of a professional body (or working towards this). You will have a strong understanding of and experience in groundwater resources. You will be a skilled communicator, experienced in analysing, interpreting and presenting data to a range of audiences. You will be expected to support and develop team members. You will be comfortable communicating risk and successes to Stakeholders, the Area Leadership team and nationally.
You will need to be proficient in GIS and Microsoft Office. You will need good knowledge of hydrogeology and have experience of delivering presentations.
Contact and additional information Â
The role will be based at Ceres House, Lincoln and we have incorporated flexible ways of working into our daily routine. However, the role will require the post holder, from time to time, to travel to other office locations in the Area, and occasionally nationally, for meetings and to undertake occasional site visits. As a result, a full UK driving licence is required and there is a requirement for non-hybrid working.
Interview and assessment are to be held in the first or second week of April 2025 and will be in person at Ceres House.
For further information relating to this role please contact Shaun Rowson, Groundwater & Contaminated Land Team Leader by email shaun.rowson@environment-agency.gov.uk
Competence 1: Scientific Knowledge
Description Â
Explain how your goals and experience provide you with the necessary scientific and technical knowledge to perform the water resources role and how you develop and maintain your knowledge?
Competence 2: Strategic Environment Planning
Description Â
Can you describe the current and future risks to water resources in Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire. What tools can we utilise and what actions can we take to mitigate these risks?
Competence 3: Legislative Knowledge
Description Â
Please identify the legislation we use to protect water resources in England and provide an example of when you have worked on a project affected by this legislation?Role specific license requirements
You must hold a Full UK Driving Licence.
(If selected for interview, you will be asked to provide proof of this before attending interview.)
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.
