Coastal Flood Forecasting Advisor - 24168

We’re looking for someone with a passion for the coast to join our Coastal Evidence and Risk team.

You will provide expertise on coastal flood modelling and coastal change to ensure we have robust evidence to support flood and coastal change management decisions for England. Our coast is at the forefront of the climate emergency, and this is a great opportunity to shape, develop and apply our current and future approaches to tackle this fascinating challenge.

Specifically, you will:
· Develop, review and assure coastal models and data
· Provide specialist advice and support to underpin decisions relating to coastal planning, flood and coastal change management projects
· Develop, embed and apply new analysis approaches, new datasets and techniques
· Influence and collaborate with colleagues from across our organisation and with our external partners, driving an understanding of the value of coastal modelling data and evidence
· Develop your technical skills and support the learning and development of others through coaching and delivery of technical training

You will have the opportunity to work on a variety of activities on all parts of the English coastline, while working with a wide range of customers, partners, and practitioners.

Evidence and Risk are part of the Incident Management and Resilience Team. We are responsible for setting standards, contributing to research and development, and we are actively influencing future change, shaping the way we manage and respond to the climate emergency. We are a national team with colleagues located throughout England, specialising in fluvial and coastal flood modelling and forecasting, hydrological assessments, flood modelling and hydrology improvements, mapping and analytics, data improvements, and skills development.

You will be able to demonstrate transferable skills and capabilities in the following:
Experience, knowledge and understanding of modelling coastal and estuarine processes
Experience, knowledge and understanding of coastal hazard management, emergency planning, incident management and / or flood forecasting
Experience of GIS and complex data analysis and processing
Experience of modelling and forecasting for flood and / or coastal change purposes
A passion for collaborating, working with others and building relationships to maximise outcomes and benefits.
A passion for proactively looking for better ways of doing things and seeks to improve efficiency and effectiveness of methods processes and approaches
Ability to influence and persuade effectively, using a wide variety of strategies and approaches
A passion for equality, diversity, inclusivity and respects different viewpoints, values, cultures and contributions
Experience of developing others using a variety of methods, including delivering training, coaching and feedback.

The EA is a great place to work. We offer a fantastic benefits package to our employees, i.e. flexible working, 27 days annual leave, award-winning Pension Fund, 15% personal development time and opportunity to get involved in incident response. Find out more in the Candidate Pack and our Careers website.

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 and particularly encourage applications from underrepresented groups.

Your answers to the capability questions will be used to determine interview selection.
Interviews will be held between 31st October and 18th November 2022.
If you'd like to discuss the post please contact Keith Nursey on keith.nursey@environment-agency.gov.uk or Susan Connolly on susan.connolly@environment-agency.gov.uk

Please tell us about a time when you developed, reviewed or analysed a coastal complex data set, numerical model or forecast to draw conclusions and support decisions.
- What data analysis, numerical modelling, forecasting knowledge, skills, approaches and tools did you use?
- How did you use them and how did you ensure they were appropriate?
- What did you learn from this experience that you could bring to this role?

Please tell us about a time when you developed and introduced a new approach, technique or process

Please tell us about a time when you successfully influenced a stakeholder to change their point of view

Please describe a time when you coached a colleague or fellow team member?

Please describe any ideas you have to develop and work with people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures and ensuring that work is managed so that everyone is able to deliver at their best.
Also how would you actively encourage others to promote and consider diversity issues in their day to day work?