Technical Officer (Hydrology) G3 - 11169

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South West, West Midlands
Shrewsbury , Tewkesbury , Fradley
Various
Staff Grade 3
Fixed Term
Full Time
Environment & Sustainability
£22,792 pro rata
We have a temporary grade 3 vacancy for a Hydrologist to join a busy team working across the West Midlands area. We can offer a training package over the eight month assignment to help you build your skills and knowledge within the role. You will help us to regulate, protect and enhance the water environment. Your role will be to collate, analyse and interpret hydrological information necessary for effective water resource management. This will include contributing to producing the water situation and hydrological monitoring reports, supporting the Team to complete quality assurance of river flow data and technical assessments into the impact of water abstractions on river flows. You will work closely with your hydrology team members and support provision of professional advice and technical assessments on hydrological issues to customers and partners. Your work will inform decision making and contribute to protecting and improving the environment
The West Midlands Hydrology Team currently consists of 7 Hydrologists delivering work across Shropshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and West Midlands. The Team provides technical expertise and advice on a range of water resource management projects including Water Framework Directive, Catchment Abstraction Management Strategies, Restoring Sustainable Abstraction programme, water resource management plans, drought plans and determining water resources licences.
Ideally, you will have a degree in geography or environmental sciences and where possible practical hydrology training. You will have an understanding of hydrological concepts, data and techniques. You will have experience of analysis and interpretation of data and information to inform decision making and problem solving.
You should be proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel and preferable ArcGIS skills.
You should have good interpersonal skills and be able to communicate effectively orally and in writing. You will deliver work to high standards and be able to prioritise tasks to achieve results.
For further information please contact Judy Smith on 020302 51184 or judy.smith@environment-agency.gov.uk or Sue Neale on 02084747749 or sue.neale@environment-agency.gov.uk

25/06/2019, 23:55 hours

Basic Check
8 Months
Communicates Effectively
Listens and questions to understand and engage. Conveys information and ideas clearly, accurately and persuasively through speech and writing.
The Hydrologist role links with a range of internal and external customers, including those with technical and non-technical knowledge. Who would you expect to communicate with as part of the Hydrologist role, and how would you approach this?
Takes Decisions and Solves Problems
Finds and delivers optimal solutions by effectively analysing all the information,
probing to develop alternatives and taking sound and timely decisions.

Please describe a situation where you have had to co-ordinate information from a variety of sources in order to solve a difficult technical problem.
Data and Information Management
Collects, analyses, interprets, records, manages, develops and shares data,
material or information appropriately for a variety of purposes.

How would you make sure the data and information you use is reliable, and why is this important?
Works in Teams
Works co-operatively as part of a team to achieve common goals
This role will be part of a dispersed Hydrology team where team members will sit in 2 or 3 offices. How would you work with others to make the most of this arrangement?
Driving Licence
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.

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