Flood Resilience Officer - 17678
1
South East
Welwyn Garden City
Alchemy, Bessemer Road, AL7 1HE
Staff Grade 4
Permanent
Full Time
Knowledge & Information Management, Operational Delivery
£28,785
We work to ensure homes and business are better protected and communities are better prepared for floods. We are seeking a skilled, enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Hertfordshire and North London team. You will be responsible for supporting the delivery of our flood warning and flood incident management services. As part of a varied workload you will be required to work with a range of internal and external customers and professional partners to:
- maintain and improve our flood warning service
- support multi-agency preparedness to respond to flooding
- support our wider incident response
Your primary focus will be to deliver improvements to our flood warning network. You will be confident working with data in order to review our current network and support decision making for future development. You will also have the opportunity to carry out an incident role and support work with communities and professional partners to improve their resilience to flooding.
- maintain and improve our flood warning service
- support multi-agency preparedness to respond to flooding
- support our wider incident response
Your primary focus will be to deliver improvements to our flood warning network. You will be confident working with data in order to review our current network and support decision making for future development. You will also have the opportunity to carry out an incident role and support work with communities and professional partners to improve their resilience to flooding.
The flood resilience team provide a flood warning service, plan for incidents and help co-ordinate the areas response to flood events in order to minimise impact on life and property, we also identify new warning areas.
We raise awareness of flooding in areas through campaigns and mailshots and attend events and functions in line with this. To ensure the public are better prepared to respond to flood events.
We raise awareness of flooding in areas through campaigns and mailshots and attend events and functions in line with this. To ensure the public are better prepared to respond to flood events.
You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to successfully deliver messages to a variety of audiences.
You will be confident working within a team environment and able to develop networks with colleagues locally and nationally.
You will be a highly organised, enthusiastic and self-motivated individual, with the ability to problem solve.
Your ability to be adaptable and deliver work within tight timescales will be an advantage because sometimes the work can be reactive and unplanned after flooding incidents.
You will have competent IT and data skills; experience of GIS software would be beneficial.
It will be beneficial to have a good understanding of flooding, the Flood Warning Service and the Environment Agency’s Role in managing flood risk.
You will be confident working within a team environment and able to develop networks with colleagues locally and nationally.
You will be a highly organised, enthusiastic and self-motivated individual, with the ability to problem solve.
Your ability to be adaptable and deliver work within tight timescales will be an advantage because sometimes the work can be reactive and unplanned after flooding incidents.
You will have competent IT and data skills; experience of GIS software would be beneficial.
It will be beneficial to have a good understanding of flooding, the Flood Warning Service and the Environment Agency’s Role in managing flood risk.
The Environment Agency offer an extensive range of employee benefits For further information on this role, the employee benefits and the work of the Environment Agency, please download the candidate pack.
Interviews are expected to take place W/C 28 June and will virtually via MS Teams.
For any questions relating to this role, please contact Yvette Barda yvette.r.barda@environment-agency.gov.uk
Interviews are expected to take place W/C 28 June and will virtually via MS Teams.
For any questions relating to this role, please contact Yvette Barda yvette.r.barda@environment-agency.gov.uk
19/06/2021, 23:55 hours
Basic Check
Data and Information Management
Please can you describe when you had to rely on data to make an informed decision and on how it impacted on the overall delivery of your task?
What was the data?
What was the decision?
What was the result?
What was the data?
What was the decision?
What was the result?
Achieves Results
Tell us about how you navigated a complex project, which included using data, and what you achieved as a result.
Works in Teams
Can you tell us about the most rewarding experience you’ve had working in a team, specifically focusing on your role and what made the experience rewarding.
Communicates Effectively
Please tell us about a time when you have needed to communicate with others effectively.
What did you do? How did you ensure understanding?
What did you do? How did you ensure understanding?
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.