Senior Air Quality, Environment and Industry Regulation Advisor / Scientist - 8775
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East Midlands, East of England, London, North East, North West, South East, South West, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber
Brampton , Bridgwater , Bristol , Exeter , Ipswich , Leeds , Lincoln , London, Newcastle , Norwich , Nottingham , Penrith , Peterborough , Preston , Reading , Solihull , Tewkesbury , Wallingford , Warrington , Welwyn Garden City , Worthing , York
Brampton Office, Lutra House, Ghyll Mount, Trentside Offices, Manley House, Dragonfly House, Iceni House, Richard Fairclough House, Kingfisher House, Tyneside House, Riversmeet House, Guildbourne House, Sapphire East, Rivers House Bridgwater, Horizon House, Kings Meadow House, Red Kite House, Lateral, Alchemy, Bessemer Road, AL7 1HE, Ceres House, 2 Searby Rd, LN2 4DT, Foss House, Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF
Staff Grade 6
Permanent
Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Compressed Hours
Environment & Sustainability, Policy, Strategy
£43,777 - £55,080
The Clean Air Strategy is a priority for government and Defra. You will be key to our work on the implementation of the strategy, delivery of national targets for atmospheric pollution.
Providing specialist advice which will shape how we respond and help improve air quality, you’ll lead on the reporting and assessment of pollution inventory data on emissions to air and the impact that they have on people, habitats and wildlife. You’ll also work with industry and colleagues to develop air quality roadmaps for various industry sectors and identify priorities for action.
Your opinions will matter and you will be expected to provide advice and briefings on air quality matters for all parts and levels of the Environment Agency up to and including Chief Executive and Board members.
This role is varied and will give you opportunities to work on a broad range of tasks relating to air quality. There may be an opportunity for you to build a team of air quality specialists - we’d welcome your ideas on how we can build our air quality capability to meet the growing challenges in this area.
Providing specialist advice which will shape how we respond and help improve air quality, you’ll lead on the reporting and assessment of pollution inventory data on emissions to air and the impact that they have on people, habitats and wildlife. You’ll also work with industry and colleagues to develop air quality roadmaps for various industry sectors and identify priorities for action.
Your opinions will matter and you will be expected to provide advice and briefings on air quality matters for all parts and levels of the Environment Agency up to and including Chief Executive and Board members.
This role is varied and will give you opportunities to work on a broad range of tasks relating to air quality. There may be an opportunity for you to build a team of air quality specialists - we’d welcome your ideas on how we can build our air quality capability to meet the growing challenges in this area.
Our Regulated Industry teams regulate emissions, noise and odour from a wide range of major industries.
Our teams our dispersed widely across England to ensure that we have access to the best talent. Consequently you may not be sat directly with your team colleagues.
You will be working within Air Quality and Assessment in the Monitoring and Assessment team.
Our teams our dispersed widely across England to ensure that we have access to the best talent. Consequently you may not be sat directly with your team colleagues.
You will be working within Air Quality and Assessment in the Monitoring and Assessment team.
You should have significant experience in air quality management, environmental assessment, standard setting or regulation of industrial processes. You will have:
• a good understanding of UK, EU and international air quality legislation
• a good understanding of air quality standards, their legal status, how they are derived and the real world impact of changes on human health, habitats and wildlife
• the ability to line manage other technical staff
• a good understanding of UK, EU and international air quality legislation
• a good understanding of air quality standards, their legal status, how they are derived and the real world impact of changes on human health, habitats and wildlife
• the ability to line manage other technical staff
Closing Date: 10th October 2018 at 23:55 hours
You will work as part of a national dispersed team and will be required to undertake regular travel, usually by public transport, to attend meetings, conferences and site visits.
You will be expected to engage with and support the Environment Agency’s wider incident management responsibilities which may include taking part in a duty rota to provide a 24 hour response to incidents. This is a team role and you’ll have back up from colleagues and incident support staff.
Salary is dependent on your skills and experience.
For further details about the role, please contact Dom Hutchings (Monitoring and Assessment Manager) by phone 07775 817692 or email dom.hutchings@environment-agency.gov.uk
You will work as part of a national dispersed team and will be required to undertake regular travel, usually by public transport, to attend meetings, conferences and site visits.
You will be expected to engage with and support the Environment Agency’s wider incident management responsibilities which may include taking part in a duty rota to provide a 24 hour response to incidents. This is a team role and you’ll have back up from colleagues and incident support staff.
Salary is dependent on your skills and experience.
For further details about the role, please contact Dom Hutchings (Monitoring and Assessment Manager) by phone 07775 817692 or email dom.hutchings@environment-agency.gov.uk
10/10/2018, 23:55 hours
Basic Check
Scientific Knowledge
Please provide details of you knowledge and experience relating to air quality.
Applies Analytical Knowledge and Experience
Please provide details of how you have applied your knowledge and experience to analyse a complex environmental issue.
Legislative Knowledge
Please explain the legislation that is relevant to the management of air quality.
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.
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.