Permitting Officer - 4639

8
East Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber
Nottingham , Sheffield
Trentside Offices, Quadrant Two
Staff Grade 3
Permanent
Full Time
Environment & Sustainability
£22,211
We are looking for three motivated and organised individuals to join the National Permitting Team in either Nottingham or Sheffield (1 post in Sheffield, 2 posts in Nottingham).
As Permitting Officers you will be required to assess and determine Environmental Permit applications received from a wide variety of customers across a range of activities that can affect the environment. The main focus of your work will be working with applicants who wish to discharge into the water environment or to abstract water, although our Permitting Officers may also deal with permissions for waste related activities.
A Permitting Officer's role requires assessment of applications, coordinating consultation with internal and external stakeholders and completing an appropriate technical assessment. Permitting Officers will complete a decision document along with the final permit (or notice of refusal) document.
As well as dealing with applications, Permitting Officers may also get involved in project work to review and improve existing permits and providing permitting advice and guidance to customers and internal staff.
You will be joining one of the teams, based in Sheffield or Nottingham, that focus on determining Water Resources and Water Quality permit applications. We also get involved with determining applications from other environmental regimes including waste, agriculture and industry regulation. As part of an experienced team you will be provided with full training to carry out your role. We enable businesses to operate whilst protecting the environment.
Essential:
• A broad understanding of environmental processes and issues
• Good communication skills (ability to produce accurate, plain English correspondence, and speak
• to customers and colleagues on the phone and face to face)
• Ability to assess risk and make risk based decisions
• Ability to manage a varied portfolio of work and deliver this work within tight deadlines
• Ability to persuade and influence others
• Ability to work with others in a team.
• Comfortable using common computer applications within Microsoft Office

Desirable:
• Experience in working in a role related to environmental management
• Degree level (or equivalent) qualification in a science or humanities subject
Closing Date: 14th April 2017 at 23:55 hours

The role will be primarily office based although infrequent travel may be required to attend meetings or training.

The National Permitting Service is committed to supporting the wider Environment Agency during major incidents. All employees are encouraged to support during incidents and there are a range of incident roles available - Full training will be provided for any incident role.

For further details please contact David Griffiths by phone on 02030 253217 or by email at : davidj.griffiths@environment-agency.gov.uk

14/04/2017, 23:55 hours

Basic Check
Communicates Effectively
Listens and questions to understand and engage. Conveys information and ideas clearly, accurately and persuasively through speech and writing.
Achieves Results
Sets and delivers high work standards, demonstrates the drive to meet targets. Prioritises and organises tasks and resources to ensure timely achievement of results.
Focuses on Customers and Partners
Addresses the needs of internal and external customers, provides rapid and effective responses.
Data and Information Management
Collects, analyses, interprets, records, manages, develops and shares data, material or information appropriately for a variety of purposes.
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.

This Vacancy is closed to applications.