Number of jobs available: 1
Region: East of England
City/Town: Ely , Huntingdon
Building/Site: DEFRA GRP EA BRAMPTON OFFICE, PE28 4NE, DEFRA GRP EA ELY OFFICE, CB7 4TX
Grade: Staff Grade 3
Post Type: Permanent
Role Type: Administration / Corporate Support, Environment & Sustainability
Working Pattern: Full Time
Salary Minimum: £28,607
Closing Date: 12/05/2025, 23:55 hours
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Job description
The Environment Agency is committed to a culture of inclusion. We welcome applications from all members of our community. We support flexible working, so please clearly include your preferred working arrangements on your application.
You will be given all the training and support needed to succeed as well as funded access to further academic/professional qualifications.
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual, who will contribute to the effective management, regulation and development of navigation activities on and around the Anglian Waterways, covering Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, and parts of West Norfolk.
As a River Inspector, you will provide a frontline presence undertaking enforcement activities to ensure those using our waterways adhere to our legislation and regulations. You will lead on ‘field’ based targeted enforcement patrols, conducting boat registration compliance checks, serving enforcement notices and supporting the wider enforcement team to increase compliance and registration income.
You must be able to build good working relationships with colleagues and professional partners, including emergency services, and other key stakeholders.
You will work both in the field and in the office and will require good IT skills.
Our work can involve challenging conversations, requiring you to adapt your communication style.
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:
The Waterways Partnerships & Development team manage partnership working, vessel registration, enforcement activities, income and funding strategies and waterways estates.
The wider team cover 568km’s of navigable waterways, with over 6,000 boats, across Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, West Norfolk, Essex and Suffolk, known as the Anglian Waterways.
The Environment Agency is working towards achieving a ‘sustainable navigation business’, ensuring ‘more people and wildlife benefit from improved waterways’ as described in our corporate plan.
Experience/skills required
Through experience to date you will be able to demonstrate:
- Exceptional organisational skills, display good verbal and written communication skills.
- Good attention to detail when recording information to support enforcement activities.
- You must be able to prioritise a varied workload, integrating into a small team and working closely with colleagues from other teams and external organisations.
- You must demonstrate strong health, safety and wellbeing principles for yourself and others.
- Experience of working closely in a team.
- You must have a good understanding of working in a customer-focused environment.
- You must hold a valid driving licence.
Desired
- Boat handling/skipper qualifications.
Contact and additional information
Everyone starting in a new role with the Environment Agency will be welcomed into the team and given all of the training and support you need to succeed, with opportunities to develop further academic/professional qualifications.
Some travel is expected so a full driving licence will be essential.
Further Information please contact stuart.garner@environment-agency.gov.uk
Interviews will be held at our Brampton Office – End of May/beginning of June
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.
Competence 1: Communicates Effectively
Description
Describe a time when you have had to explain something difficult to someone. How did you communicate this?
How did you know the message was understood?
Please note that that your answers to the capability questions will be used to determine interview selection
Competence 2: Deals with Hostile Situations
Description
Describe a time when you have had to deal with a hostile situation.
Why was it hostile?
Please note that that your answers to the capability questions will be used to determine interview selection
How did you remain focussed during the situation?
What did you learn from the situation?
Competence 3: Achieves Results
Description
Describe a time when you have had to manage a heavy workload? How did you prioritise the work?
Please note that your answers to the capability questions will be used to determine interview selection
Role specific license requirements: Full UK Driving Licence is essential
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.
