Environment Officer (EOA) – Land and Water team, East Midlands Area - 19350

4
East Midlands
Nottingham
Various
Environment Officer A
Permanent
Full Time
Operational Delivery
£23,196
Do you want to make the East Midlands a better place for people and wildlife?

As an Environment Officer you'll be an environmental champion. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who will be on the frontline, helping us to create a cleaner, safer and healthier environment. Your work will be vital to the protection of the environment and will be varied, challenging and rewarding.
The Land and Water Team deliver our regulatory role in water resources, water quality and agriculture, including working closely with water companies to ensure compliance with permits and influencing them to improve their environmental performance. You will carry out inspections of permitted sites and produce written reports capturing the findings. Outside of the permitted sectors you will apply Regulations to protect the environment and secure compliance.
Environment Officers influence and persuade businesses, individuals, our partners and stakeholders to do more for the environment.
Land and Water teams also respond to, and investigate, a wide range of environmental pollution incidents, and where necessary take appropriate enforcement action. There may be the potential for out of hours and weekend work.
A full driving licence is essential, access to a vehicle will be provided where required.
The two Land and Water teams deliver our Water, Land and Biodiversity brief, in an area including the cities, of Derby, Leicester and Nottingham, and also large areas given over to agriculture including the Derbyshire Peak District. The diverse nature of our Area makes for challenges and opportunities to enhance the environment.
Your base will be at one of our office locations: Owston Ferry, Ripley, Nottingham, Rothley. Travel between these locations will be necessary.
An A Level (or equivalent) in a relevant subject, with experience working in industry, the environmental sector or enforcement: or
A degree in a relevant subject, with related work experience being beneficial.

Through experience to date you will ideally be able to demonstrate the following:
Competent use of standard IT packages to deliver work.
Evidence of working independently and an ability to manage your own time.
An ability to work under your own initiative to make decisions about priorities and appropriate actions.
An ability to take responsibility for addressing your own performance and developmental needs.
Experience of influencing and dealing successfully with difficult people/situations.
Evidence of good communication and customer relations skills, both verbally and in written form.
An ability to develop and maintain good relations with customers and adapt behaviour to different people and situations.
The ability to deal with challenging and sometimes confrontational situations in a professional manner.
Please note that that your answers to the capability questions will be used to determine interview selection.

Everyone starting in a new role with the Environment Agency will be welcomed into the team and given all of the training and support you need to succeed.

There are also fully funded opportunities to develop further academic/professional qualifications.

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.

For any questions relating to this role, please contact: richard.moore@environment-agency.gov.uk.

Interviews will take place from week commencing 25 October 2021 at an office venue or remotely, subject to Covid-19 restrictions.

07/10/2021, 23:55 hours

Basic Check
Influences and Persuades Others
Description
Presenting a case in a convincing and attractive way that will win people over, encouraging them to follow plans willingly; often succeeding where logic and reason alone would fail.
Your role as an Environment Officer will involve getting the best outcome for the environment in a variety of situations, often by influencing and persuading people. Please tell us about a time where you demonstrated this capability in a difficult situation to get a positive outcome.
Communicates Effectively
Description
Listens and questions to understand and engage. Conveys information and ideas clearly, accurately and persuasively through speech and writing.
As an Environment Officer you will be required to communicate with a varied audience including colleagues, partners, permit holders and members of the public. Please tell us about a time when you have communicated effectively to achieve a desired outcome.
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.
Your role as an Environment Officer will be busy and varied. You may need to make decisions to prioritise your own workload on a daily basis. During incident response work you will call on your training and the information available to you to solve problems in the field. Please tell us about a time where you have demonstrated this capability.
Full driving licence
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.