E&B Senior Advisor - Air Quality - 28848
1
National
All
All
Staff Grade 6
Permanent
Full Time
Environment & Sustainability
£50,409
The Environment Agency is driving improvements in air quality, supporting Defra’s Clean Air Strategy and the 2021 Environment Act. We are recruiting a Senior Advisor to lead our regulatory air quality activities, including:
• Leading our Air Quality team, focused on emissions from our regulated industry sectors; working with individual sectors on emissions reductions approaches.
• Providing technical advice to Defra in the development of new air quality policy.
• Working with partner bodies and other regulators to devise common solutions to emissions management and impacts assessment; representing the Environment Agency on air quality issues with external groups.
• Supporting the shaping of future international legislation, e.g. through UK Best Available Techniques, the Defra International Emissions group and National Emissions Group (Gothenburg Protocol revision).
• Reduction of ammonia emissions from our regulated agricultural sector.
• Keeping abreast of and influencing international developments on air quality monitoring and abatement; improving the use of monitoring as a key tool in emission control and assessment;
• Cascading air quality information within the Environment Agency through appropriate training and presentations.
• Providing site-specific advice and support on air quality issues, including particulate abatement, across our regulated sites country-wide.
• Leading our Air Quality team, focused on emissions from our regulated industry sectors; working with individual sectors on emissions reductions approaches.
• Providing technical advice to Defra in the development of new air quality policy.
• Working with partner bodies and other regulators to devise common solutions to emissions management and impacts assessment; representing the Environment Agency on air quality issues with external groups.
• Supporting the shaping of future international legislation, e.g. through UK Best Available Techniques, the Defra International Emissions group and National Emissions Group (Gothenburg Protocol revision).
• Reduction of ammonia emissions from our regulated agricultural sector.
• Keeping abreast of and influencing international developments on air quality monitoring and abatement; improving the use of monitoring as a key tool in emission control and assessment;
• Cascading air quality information within the Environment Agency through appropriate training and presentations.
• Providing site-specific advice and support on air quality issues, including particulate abatement, across our regulated sites country-wide.
You will lead the Air Quality component of the Monitoring and Assessment (M&A) team, within the wider Regulatory Resilience team. We are part of the Chief Regulator Group in the national Environment & Business Directorate.
M&A includes teams specialising in environmental noise, and odour/amenity issues; and runs our monitoring certification system, MCERTS. Air Quality staff work closely with our odour colleagues on odour issues, and with our monitoring colleagues on emission monitoring certification.
M&A includes teams specialising in environmental noise, and odour/amenity issues; and runs our monitoring certification system, MCERTS. Air Quality staff work closely with our odour colleagues on odour issues, and with our monitoring colleagues on emission monitoring certification.
You will have a good understanding of:
• UK and EU air quality legislation, standards and targets; and international conventions and protocols.
• The approach to permitting and regulation of industrial installations, including compliance and enforcement.
• Air quality within the planning system and its interaction with regulation.
Experience will also be welcome in the following areas:
• Monitoring of atmospheric pollutants and the MCERTS certification process
• Measurement and abatement of point source and fugitive pollutants.
• The effects and mitigation of atmospheric ammonia on vegetation
• Atmospheric chemistry
• National and International Standards for air pollution monitoring.
You will be:
• Able to work with a wide range of internal and external customers.
• Confident in providing evidence and technical knowledge to support decision making.
Experienced in delivering technical information in accessible language;
• Skilled at influencing outcomes through effective relationships;
• Comfortable in the management of others.
• UK and EU air quality legislation, standards and targets; and international conventions and protocols.
• The approach to permitting and regulation of industrial installations, including compliance and enforcement.
• Air quality within the planning system and its interaction with regulation.
Experience will also be welcome in the following areas:
• Monitoring of atmospheric pollutants and the MCERTS certification process
• Measurement and abatement of point source and fugitive pollutants.
• The effects and mitigation of atmospheric ammonia on vegetation
• Atmospheric chemistry
• National and International Standards for air pollution monitoring.
You will be:
• Able to work with a wide range of internal and external customers.
• Confident in providing evidence and technical knowledge to support decision making.
Experienced in delivering technical information in accessible language;
• Skilled at influencing outcomes through effective relationships;
• Comfortable in the management of others.
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 UK based working patterns at the interview stage. The role will also involve occasional national travel with overnight stays.
For further details about the role, please contact Lucia Susani by phone (tel 07884 476514) or email lucia.susani@environment-agency.gov.uk
We are willing to discuss flexible UK based working patterns at the interview stage. The role will also involve occasional national travel with overnight stays.
For further details about the role, please contact Lucia Susani by phone (tel 07884 476514) or email lucia.susani@environment-agency.gov.uk
28/04/2024, 23:55 hours
Basic Check
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.
Give an example of a situation where you had to make a decision on a technical/environmental issue, based on limited data and differing viewpoints from stakeholders
Give an example of a situation where you had to make a decision on a technical/environmental issue, based on limited data and differing viewpoints from stakeholders
Legislative Knowledge
Understanding of key legislation related to environmental regulation of air quality
Describe the key legislation to protect and improve air quality in England and the UK
Describe the key legislation to protect and improve air quality in England and the UK
Influences and Persuades Others
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
Describe a situation where you had to convince colleagues or stakeholders to follow or take up a new approach to address an environmental (or other) issue; what approach did you use and how did you win people round?
Describe a situation where you had to convince colleagues or stakeholders to follow or take up a new approach to address an environmental (or other) issue; what approach did you use and how did you win people round?
Scientific Knowledge
Applies scientific knowledge in air quality to provide sound, science-based evidence to our internal and external customers.
Describe how your background and knowledge reflects the needs of the post
Describe how your background and knowledge reflects the needs of the post
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.