Water Resource Officer - 32398

Water Resource Officer - 32398
1
East Midlands
Nottingham
DEFRA GRP EA TRENTSIDE OFFICE, NG2 5FA
Staff Grade 4
Permanent
Administration / Corporate Support, Analytical, Environment & Sustainability, Project Delivery
Full Time
£34,320

11/01/2026, 23:55 hours

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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.

Do you have an interest in the water environment? Do you enjoy working with data and evidence? We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual with good communication and information management skills to join the Water Resources Integrated Environment Planning team at the Environment Agency.

You will help to protect and improve the quantity of water available for wildlife, people and future generations. You will be supported by Water Resource Specialists and work with others to gather, analyse, interpret, and share evidence to maximise environmental outcomes and manage our highest risks.

Depending on your skills, interests, and team priorities, you will contribute towards the following activities carried out within our team:

• Management of local data and water resource information
• Data handling such as analysis, mapping, and modelling
• Sharing and communicating evidence with others (internally/ externally)
• With the support of others, lead on specific areas/projects for the team
• Support / lead on strategic planning activities such as input to local plans (Water Resource Management Plan for example)
• providing local advice on water resource licence applications
• Contribute to drought planning and response
• Seek and support integrated outcomes through partnership work with others
• Provide technical administrative support to other team members
The Integrated Environment Planning (IEP) team is predominantly a water planning team with specialists in water resources, water quality and catchment planning.

Working with area operational teams and national colleagues, we commission, analyse and share data, and produce the environmental plans that inform and drive East Midland’s area priorities.
Our friendly team of advisors are at the heart of environmental decision making, facilitating integrated actions to solve complex problems.
You will ideally have a degree (or equivalent qualification) in a relevant environmental discipline. Your broad knowledge and understanding and the ability to learn quickly will give you a platform to become an effective Water Resources Officer.

You will be able to demonstrate some of the following:

Good organisational skills and the ability to plan, track, deliver and monitor work as well as managing multiple priorities and competing demands.
A broad range of technical knowledge together with strong interpersonal and team-working skills.
Good research / analysis skills, supporting and ability to make proportionate, evidence- based inferences/ proposals from information.
Work as part of a team sharing skills and experience to deliver the best outcomes for the environment.
Managing multiple priorities and competing demands.
Working & communicating with a range of customers and partners.
Experience of using data manipulation and visualisation tools such as Excel and ArcGIS or Power BI.
Interviews will take place face-to-face in Nottingham Mid-January.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Jennifer Marriott: Jennifer.marriott@environment-agency.gov.uk

Base location at Nottingham with flexibility for hybrid working in agreement with line manager.

Travel to other EA offices/overnight stays may, on occasion, be required.

This role is being advertised as a permanent full-time position; however part-time working opportunities would also be considered.

Everyone that joins us is required to undertake training and participate in incident response duties when the need to respond arises, having an incident role is an essential part of working for the Environment Agency and is an active way to support communities and prevent harm to the environment. Further information on incident response can be found within your candidate pack.
Achieves Results
Sets and delivers high work standards, demonstrates the drive to meet targets.
Prioritises and organises tasks and resources to ensure timely achievement of results

Please provide an example of when you have set and delivered high work standards, demonstrating your drive to meet targets and your ability to prioritise and manage resources.
Data and Information Management
Collects, analyses, interprets, records, manages, develops and shares data, material or information appropriately for a variety of purposes.

Please describe a time when you collated and used data from multiple sources to report key information so that decisions could be made. How did you determine which information was most relevant?
Communicates Effectively
Listens and questions to understand and engage. Conveys information and ideas clearly, accurately and persuasively through speech and writing.

Describe a report that you have delivered to a manager or other stakeholder in your current/last organisation.
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.

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Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Although the Environment Agency is a non-departmental public body sponsored by Defra, we subscribe to and align with the candidate guidance on the use of artificial intelligence found on the  Civil Service Careers website. Please review for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

This Vacancy is closed to applications.