Industrial Placement (University Students only between Year 2 and 3) - Installations Team - 9537

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East of England, South East
Welwyn Garden City
Alchemy, Bessemer Road, AL7 1HE
Staff Grade 2
Graduate Placement
Full Time
Science
£18,102 (pro-rata)
The team is responsible for regulating a range of industrial and waste processes which involves the inspection of permitted activities.
The role will support the delivery of operational and regulatory services that are key to the improvement of our water, land and air. It will provide a comprehensive support service to the team to ensure environmental outcomes.
We are seeking an enthusiastic industrial placement student to join and support our Installations team. The work will be extremely varied drawing upon a range of your transferrable and specialist skills. You can be expected to be involved in any of the following:
Essential support enabling the team to complete their duties
Collection analysis and interpretation of data
Responding to sensitive environmental issues
Providing information requested by internal and external customers
You will be between your second or third year at University, preferably studying towards a degree in a scientific or technical field.
Through your experience to date you will ideally be able to demonstrate some of the following:
Delivery of work by planning, tracking, gathering and maintaining data and information.
Ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a team to make decisions and achieve planned outcomes
Excellent organisational skills and computer literate.
Ability to develop and maintain good relationships with internal and external customers
Closing Date: 7th January 2019 at 23:55 hours

This role is an Industrial Placement and available to University students between their second and third year. For further details contact Dr Alan Wootton, Installations Team Leader on 02030258952 or email alan.wootton@environment-agency.gov.uk

07/01/2019, 23:55 hours

Basic Check
Takes Decisions and Solves Problems
You find and deliver optimal solutions by effectively analysing all the information, probing to develop alternatives and taking sound and timely decisions
Environmental Awareness
You have a sufficient scientific knowledge to understand the functions within the team and complexities of the environmental protection undertaken
Communicates Effectively
You communicate effectively with team members and internal and external customers to ensure efficient and timely achievement of results.
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.

This Vacancy is closed to applications.