Water, Land and Biodiversity Assets’ Net Zero Carbon Management Senior Advisor - 28834

The Environment Agency (EA) are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We don’t just talk about diversity; we seek it, embrace it, and live it, for the benefit of our staff, our communities, and our environment.

With rising water demand, and a changing climate, pressures on water continue to increase. We need our EA assets to reliably monitor and move water so that we can effectively manage the environment and regulate those who take from, and discharge into our resources whilst also reducing carbon footprints to zero by 2050.

Maintaining our present approach to resiliently managing Water Land and Biodiversity (WLB) water management assets is not sufficient. We need our WLB assets to be cost and carbon effective whilst maintaining their performance and resilience.

We need an experienced creative thinker and motivator to work across our organisation to drive the transformative change required to meet our 2030 and 2050 targets. To do this you will need to work effectively at both local and national levels, delivering timely, and costed, collaborative action.

As the WLB Assets’ Net Zero Carbon Management Senior Advisor you will be able to show others, who are less familiar with carbon reduction, evidence-based cost-effective measures that will lower our organisation’s carbon footprint.

We use smart tools to stay connected and reduce travel, but some travel and overnight stays may be required.

Everyone that joins us is required to undertake training and participate in incident response duties when the need to respond arises. Having an incident role is an essential part of working for the Environment Agency and an active way to support communities and prevent harm to the environment. Further information on incident response can be found within your candidate pack.

You’ll join our Water Resource Strategic Business Management team in Environment & Business Directorate. We are responsible for setting strategic direction for the Water Resource business. The post reports to the WLB Directorate Asset Management Technical lead: Senior Advisor.

Our key role is shaping asset management systems, processes, and tools, and communicating their benefits to our organisation. It also works closely with water transfer operators and the surface water and groundwater monitoring communities.

In your capability-based answers please demonstrate your:

• An ability to work effectively with people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures and actively encourage others to consider diversity issues in their work.
• A good knowledge of asset management principles, tools and processes,
• Institute of Asset Management Certificate,
• A good understanding of the future climate change pressures on WLB assets,
• A good understanding of the future demand pressures on WLB assets,
• Ideas on how to sustainably and cost effectively solve them, whilst minimising or removing their carbon footprint
• Adept communication and engagement skills;
• Clear writing and presentational skills;
• Great negotiation and influencing skills; and
• A record of achieving results.

You’ll have a range of development opportunities and appropriate training will be provided.

We’re committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve, so welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds.

For more information about working for us, who to contact regarding these roles and how to apply please read the Candidate Pack and Additional Information Pack.

If you have any queries, or want to discuss the role, working patterns, base locations etc, please contact nic.walker@environment-agency.gov.uk

Applications will be “blind” assessed using your answers to the competency questions.

Interviews will be held via MS Teams week commencing 29th April 2024.

If you consent to be recruited onto a reserve list, we’ll hold your details for 6 months and we may offer you an alternative post

More information on how to answer competency questions can be found in the candidate pack.

Sets and delivers high work standards, demonstrates the drive to meet targets. Prioritises and organises tasks and resources to ensure timely achievement of results.

Please provide evidence of you having met this competency, with particular consideration of the nature of this role and the requirements of the post. Use real life examples to evidence your answer.

Finds and delivers optimal solutions by effectively analysing all the information, probing to develop alternatives and taking sound and timely decisions.

Please provide evidence of you having met this competency, with particular consideration of the nature of this role and the requirements of the post. Use real life examples to evidence your answer.

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.

Please provide evidence of you having met this competency, with particular consideration of the nature of this role and the requirements of the post. Use real life examples to evidence your answer.

Listens and questions to understand and engage. Conveys information and ideas clearly, accurately and persuasively through speech and writing.

Please provide evidence of you having met this competency, with particular consideration of the nature of this role and the requirements of the post. Use real life examples to evidence your answer.