E&B Senior Advisor, Ambient Air Quality Monitoring and Certification - 22359
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National
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Staff Grade 6
Fixed Term
Full Time
Science
£46,374 Pro-rata
Defra’s Clean Air Strategy and the Environment Act 2021 aim to improve ambient air quality. We are recruiting a senior specialist to support this aim, focusing on ambient air quality monitoring and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) specifically.
The post holder will lead projects to manage and develop MCERTS, the Monitoring Certification Scheme, to continue to provide quality assurance for our national air quality monitoring role; and work closely with the National air quality monitoring team. The role will advise on changes to regulations, and how these may impact instrument use on the National monitoring network; advising on instrument procurement, and evaluation of procurement, for the Automatic Urban and Rural (AURN) network (notably expansion of the PM2.5 network); helping with designing a new particulate matter equivalence programme for the AURN network, to provide meaningful data on a wider range of site types and for lower targets; and providing technical guidance on the best roadside analyser for the AURN network, for concentration target for PM2.5 on an expanded network of equivalent sites.
Tasks will also involve updating and preparing MCERTS standards and guidance for GOV.UK publication; and working closely with our appointed certification body to manage MCERTS certification of ambient monitoring equipment.
The post holder will lead projects to manage and develop MCERTS, the Monitoring Certification Scheme, to continue to provide quality assurance for our national air quality monitoring role; and work closely with the National air quality monitoring team. The role will advise on changes to regulations, and how these may impact instrument use on the National monitoring network; advising on instrument procurement, and evaluation of procurement, for the Automatic Urban and Rural (AURN) network (notably expansion of the PM2.5 network); helping with designing a new particulate matter equivalence programme for the AURN network, to provide meaningful data on a wider range of site types and for lower targets; and providing technical guidance on the best roadside analyser for the AURN network, for concentration target for PM2.5 on an expanded network of equivalent sites.
Tasks will also involve updating and preparing MCERTS standards and guidance for GOV.UK publication; and working closely with our appointed certification body to manage MCERTS certification of ambient monitoring equipment.
You will be working in the Monitoring and Assessment (M&A) team, within the Air quality and the Emissions Monitoring and Certification teams. M&A is part of Radioactive Substances and Installations Regulation (RSIR), within the national Environment & Business Directorate.
M&A also has teams specialising in environmental noise, and odour/amenity issues.
M&A also has teams specialising in environmental noise, and odour/amenity issues.
You will have a good understanding of:
• Ambient air quality legislation
• Ambient air quality monitoring equipment
• National and local air quality monitoring networks
• Certification of equipment applicable to this area of work
To achieve the role objectives you will:
• Be able to work with a wide range of internal and external customers.
• Be skilled at influencing outcomes through effective relationships with colleagues and customers.
• Have experience in producing technical information in accessible language;
• Have experience of planning, managing and delivering tasks to challenging deadlines.
• Ambient air quality legislation
• Ambient air quality monitoring equipment
• National and local air quality monitoring networks
• Certification of equipment applicable to this area of work
To achieve the role objectives you will:
• Be able to work with a wide range of internal and external customers.
• Be skilled at influencing outcomes through effective relationships with colleagues and customers.
• Have experience in producing technical information in accessible language;
• Have experience of planning, managing and delivering tasks to challenging deadlines.
We are a dispersed national team, and we are flexible about working location.
We are committed to having an inclusive and diverse workforce. We are willing to discuss flexible working patterns at the interview stage.
For further details about the role, please contact Rupert Standring (Senior Advisor) by phone 07799 133189 or email rupert.standring@environment-agency.gov.uk
We are committed to having an inclusive and diverse workforce. We are willing to discuss flexible working patterns at the interview stage.
For further details about the role, please contact Rupert Standring (Senior Advisor) by phone 07799 133189 or email rupert.standring@environment-agency.gov.uk
22/05/2022, 23:55 hours
Basic Check
Up to 12 months
Scientific Knowledge
Knowledge and experience of monitoring ambient air quality
Legislative Knowledge
Understanding of legislation related to environmental regulation of ambient air quality
Achieves Results
Sets and delivers high work standards, demonstrates the drive to meet targets. Prioritises and organises tasks and resources to make sure of timely achievement of results.
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.