Environment Planning Officer – Water Quality - 28858
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London, South East
Welwyn Garden City
Alchemy, Bessemer Road, AL7 1HE
Staff Grade 4
Permanent
Full Time, Part Time
Environment & Sustainability
£31,429
Do you want to work for an organisation that values difference and includes everyone? Then the Environment Agency is the organisation for you!
We’re looking for an enthusiastic candidate with excellent communication, planning and data manipulation skills to help plan and deliver multi-functional environmental benefits.
Working on a catchment basis you will collate, analyse and share data across surface water quality and Water Framework Directive (WFD) issues facing the environment in Hertfordshire and North London Area.
This role offers an excellent opportunity for anyone wanting to grow a career in water quality planning.
Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You will be required to have an incident role and make yourself available to
respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident. This may attract an additional payment and full training and
alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role.
We’re looking for an enthusiastic candidate with excellent communication, planning and data manipulation skills to help plan and deliver multi-functional environmental benefits.
Working on a catchment basis you will collate, analyse and share data across surface water quality and Water Framework Directive (WFD) issues facing the environment in Hertfordshire and North London Area.
This role offers an excellent opportunity for anyone wanting to grow a career in water quality planning.
Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You will be required to have an incident role and make yourself available to
respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident. This may attract an additional payment and full training and
alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role.
You’ll join a team of environment planning specialists and officers who focus predominantly on surface water quality and Water Framework Directive activities. Working with operational teams and national colleagues, the team collates, analyses and shares data to produce environmental evidence that informs and drives area priorities.
We’re a team of trusted advisors at the heart of environmental decision making, bringing together internal and external partners to facilitate integrated actions and collective delivery.
We’re a team of trusted advisors at the heart of environmental decision making, bringing together internal and external partners to facilitate integrated actions and collective delivery.
• You will have a good understanding of our business and environmental activities, ideally you will have some knowledge in water quality aspects of the environment.
• You will have strong IT/communication skills.
• You will be effective at managing yourself/ working within teams.
• You will have excellent organisational skills meaning you are able to work to deadlines/ prioritise your work.
• You will be able to maintain a strong customer focus to ensure effective relationship building and partnership working to achieve environmental goals.
• Data and information management is a key part of this role and experience of using excel and GIS is desirable but not essential.
The successful candidate will be expected to apply their existing knowledge and experience to the role but will have the opportunity to develop technical skills/knowledge. We have a variety of tools/ internal training available providing many development opportunities -technically and personally.
• You will have strong IT/communication skills.
• You will be effective at managing yourself/ working within teams.
• You will have excellent organisational skills meaning you are able to work to deadlines/ prioritise your work.
• You will be able to maintain a strong customer focus to ensure effective relationship building and partnership working to achieve environmental goals.
• Data and information management is a key part of this role and experience of using excel and GIS is desirable but not essential.
The successful candidate will be expected to apply their existing knowledge and experience to the role but will have the opportunity to develop technical skills/knowledge. We have a variety of tools/ internal training available providing many development opportunities -technically and personally.
We are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve.
We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies - our flexible working practices support a healthy work/life balance.
Training and learning opportunities are available for those wanting to progress their career.
You’ll have access to our great benefits package, including generous annual leave, an excellent pension and the opportunity to be part of a variety of staff networks.
We do not accept CVs and so your answers to the below competencies will be used for selection. Please see the competency dictionary
within the candidate pack.
Interviews are expected to be scheduled for May 2024. Please contact Sandra Spinks at sandra.spinks@environment-agency.gov.uk
We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies - our flexible working practices support a healthy work/life balance.
Training and learning opportunities are available for those wanting to progress their career.
You’ll have access to our great benefits package, including generous annual leave, an excellent pension and the opportunity to be part of a variety of staff networks.
We do not accept CVs and so your answers to the below competencies will be used for selection. Please see the competency dictionary
within the candidate pack.
Interviews are expected to be scheduled for May 2024. Please contact Sandra Spinks at sandra.spinks@environment-agency.gov.uk
30/04/2024, 23:55 hours
Basic Check
Achieves Results
You may find researching the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action, Result) useful when answering this question.
Describe how you have delivered a busy workload successfully.
- How did you prioritise and plan your workload to maximise the output?
- Did you face any challenges or obstacles that would have affected your work plan and targets and how did you resolve these issues?
- Did you successfully achieve the planned outcomes?
- Would you do anything differently in a similar circumstance?
Describe how you have delivered a busy workload successfully.
- How did you prioritise and plan your workload to maximise the output?
- Did you face any challenges or obstacles that would have affected your work plan and targets and how did you resolve these issues?
- Did you successfully achieve the planned outcomes?
- Would you do anything differently in a similar circumstance?
Data and Information Management
You may find researching the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action, Result) useful when answering this question.
Describe how you collated and used data from multiple sources to report key information so that decisions could be made.
- How did you determine which information was most relevant?
- How do you ensure that all data is accurate and up to date?
- How do you manage large amounts of data?
- What common data quality issues have you come across?
- How do you protect your data from unauthorised access?
Describe how you collated and used data from multiple sources to report key information so that decisions could be made.
- How did you determine which information was most relevant?
- How do you ensure that all data is accurate and up to date?
- How do you manage large amounts of data?
- What common data quality issues have you come across?
- How do you protect your data from unauthorised access?
Communicates Effectively
You may find researching the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action, Result) useful when answering this question.
Please describe how you have tailored your communication style to meet the requirements of different stakeholders or customers on a piece of work.
- Who were the stakeholders or customers?
- How and why did you adapt your style?
- How did you gauge whether you were sharing the right quantity and quality of information?
- What was the outcome?
Please describe how you have tailored your communication style to meet the requirements of different stakeholders or customers on a piece of work.
- Who were the stakeholders or customers?
- How and why did you adapt your style?
- How did you gauge whether you were sharing the right quantity and quality of information?
- What was the outcome?
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.