Data Analysts: Wastewater Recovery programme - 23533
2
National
Various
Staff Grade 5
Permanent
Full Time
Environment & Sustainability
£36,389
Are you an experienced Data Analyst with a passion for employing your skills to protect and enhance the environment? This is an exciting opportunity to play an important and rewarding role in a high-profile work area helping to protect our rivers by analysing the data we receive to assess Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) compliance with environmental permit requirements. We are looking for enthusiastic and experienced Data Analysts to support and develop our work in this area.
In this role you’ll be responsible for:
- Analysing and interrogating large sets of water company wastewater flow and storm overflow data together with environmental information to assess compliance against environmental permit conditions.
- Ensuring quality and robustness of reported data now and in the future.
- Presenting findings to the team and to local and national operations team to help inform environmental planning, compliance and enforcement outcomes based on your analysis.
- Providing technical expertise and advice to support the development of a national data management and assessment approach for water company permit compliance.
In this role you’ll be responsible for:
- Analysing and interrogating large sets of water company wastewater flow and storm overflow data together with environmental information to assess compliance against environmental permit conditions.
- Ensuring quality and robustness of reported data now and in the future.
- Presenting findings to the team and to local and national operations team to help inform environmental planning, compliance and enforcement outcomes based on your analysis.
- Providing technical expertise and advice to support the development of a national data management and assessment approach for water company permit compliance.
The Wastewater Recovery programme team is a new team established in National Environment & Business, Water quality Permitting and Compliance to support the identification and delivery of works to improve water company flow compliance.
Longer term, you’ll become part of the Environment Agency’s new data and evidence led approach to future regulation of water companies.
Longer term, you’ll become part of the Environment Agency’s new data and evidence led approach to future regulation of water companies.
It is desirable that applicants have knowledge and experience of the Water Industry sector, Environmental Permitting Regulations (EPR) permit requirements and the operation and monitoring of flows at wastewater treatment works and storm overflows. However, we would also welcome applications from those with a strong Data Analyst background and demonstrable ability to rapidly apply and adapt these skills to new work areas.
Applicant should have:
- Experience of using statistical computing and analysis software such as ‘R’, Python or Power BI.
- Managing and analysing large volumes of data, ideally flow/effluent data.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills - sharing trends, conclusions and making recommendations.
- The ability to manage your own workload and prioritise conflicting demands.
Applicant should have:
- Experience of using statistical computing and analysis software such as ‘R’, Python or Power BI.
- Managing and analysing large volumes of data, ideally flow/effluent data.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills - sharing trends, conclusions and making recommendations.
- The ability to manage your own workload and prioritise conflicting demands.
Office base location is flexible with occasional travel and/or stay overnight to attend meetings where possible. We are an inclusive team and will seek to offer hybrid options for those unable to travel.
We promote an inclusive culture, welcoming all applicants, including disabled, neurodiverse, LGBT+ or Black Asian and Minority Ethnic colleagues. Job share applications also encouraged.
**Please note all interviews will be conducted remotely via MS Teams. Further information will be provided to candidates in advance of interviews.**, likely to early September.
For further information please contact Clare Blacklidge (07733 307589) or Rachel Standen (07825 025308).
We promote an inclusive culture, welcoming all applicants, including disabled, neurodiverse, LGBT+ or Black Asian and Minority Ethnic colleagues. Job share applications also encouraged.
**Please note all interviews will be conducted remotely via MS Teams. Further information will be provided to candidates in advance of interviews.**, likely to early September.
For further information please contact Clare Blacklidge (07733 307589) or Rachel Standen (07825 025308).
31/08/2022, 23:55 hours
Basic Check
Data and Information Management
Collects, analyses, interprets, records, manages, develops and shares data, material or information appropriately for a variety of purposes.
Please provide an example of where you have had to analyse and interrogate large sets of data and present your findings/conclusions to a wider audience?
Please provide an example of where you have had to analyse and interrogate large sets of data and present your findings/conclusions to a wider audience?
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 give an example of a problem you have identified when analysing a large set of data and the decision you took to ensure the correct conclusion/recommendation/outcome was achieved.
Please give an example of a problem you have identified when analysing a large set of data and the decision you took to ensure the correct conclusion/recommendation/outcome was achieved.
Focuses on Efficiency, Innovation and Quality
Identifies and seizes the opportunity to create, introduce and implement new or improved methods, processes and without, compromising quality or accuracy.
Please provide a recent example of where you identified and implemented new or improved methods and processes to deliver an important outcome/business efficiency.
Please provide a recent example of where you identified and implemented new or improved methods and processes to deliver an important outcome/business efficiency.
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.