Environment Planning Officer – Water Resources - 28860
2
London, South East
Welwyn Garden City
Alchemy, Bessemer Road, AL7 1HE
Staff Grade 4
Permanent
Full Time, Part Time
Environment & Sustainability
£31,429
The Environment Agency 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. Everyone starting in a new role will be welcomed into the team and given all the training and support needed. As part of your comprehensive induction, you will be provided with all the equipment required for your role.
Water is essential for drinking, washing, recreation, industry and health. Our environment and economy depend on this precious resource.
The pressure on water resources from climate change and population growth means that managing water abstractions has never been more important.
We’re looking for two enthusiastic and motivated individuals with good communication, and information management skills to support our role in managing Water Resources in Hertfordshire and North London.
Supported by our Water Resource Specialists, you will help to protect and improve the quantity of water available for wildlife, people and future generations. You will do this by supporting workloads such as:
• Advising on water resource licence applications, including abstraction and impoundments.
• Responding to requests for data and information.
• Support the delivery of projects and investigations related to abstraction activities.
• Supporting our work to protect our chalk streams and aquifers.
• Updating our water resource assessments and abstraction licensing strategies.
• Supporting the Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP)
• Providing technical administrative support to other team members
Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You will be required to have an incident role. This may attract an additional payment; full training and alternative working arrangements will be available
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. Everyone starting in a new role will be welcomed into the team and given all the training and support needed. As part of your comprehensive induction, you will be provided with all the equipment required for your role.
Water is essential for drinking, washing, recreation, industry and health. Our environment and economy depend on this precious resource.
The pressure on water resources from climate change and population growth means that managing water abstractions has never been more important.
We’re looking for two enthusiastic and motivated individuals with good communication, and information management skills to support our role in managing Water Resources in Hertfordshire and North London.
Supported by our Water Resource Specialists, you will help to protect and improve the quantity of water available for wildlife, people and future generations. You will do this by supporting workloads such as:
• Advising on water resource licence applications, including abstraction and impoundments.
• Responding to requests for data and information.
• Support the delivery of projects and investigations related to abstraction activities.
• Supporting our work to protect our chalk streams and aquifers.
• Updating our water resource assessments and abstraction licensing strategies.
• Supporting the Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP)
• Providing technical administrative support to other team members
Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You will be required to have an incident role. This may attract an additional payment; full training and alternative working arrangements will be available
The Integrated Environment Planning team is at the centre of local environmental planning and regulation. We use evidence to better understand the pressures on the local environment and focus resources to improve things for wildlife and people.
Our area is exciting – we have chalk rivers, urban catchments and diverse communities to serve. We are a diverse and friendly team at the heart of environmental decision making, facilitating integrated actions to solve complex problems.
Our area is exciting – we have chalk rivers, urban catchments and diverse communities to serve. We are a diverse and friendly team at the heart of environmental decision making, facilitating integrated actions to solve complex problems.
• Good organisational skills/discipline and the ability to plan, track, deliver and evaluate work.
• Able to work under own initiative and as part of a larger, cross-functional/multidisciplinary team
• Good research/analysis skills, supporting an ability to make proportionate, evidence-based inferences/proposals from information.
• Experience of gathering, maintaining and quality-assuring data/information.
• Sensitive to the needs of different customers and able to deliver outcomes through these.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge and experience in one or more of these subject areas would be highly desirable: hydrology, water resource management, Geographical Information Systems, chalk issues.
• Able to work under own initiative and as part of a larger, cross-functional/multidisciplinary team
• Good research/analysis skills, supporting an ability to make proportionate, evidence-based inferences/proposals from information.
• Experience of gathering, maintaining and quality-assuring data/information.
• Sensitive to the needs of different customers and able to deliver outcomes through these.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge and experience in one or more of these subject areas would be highly desirable: hydrology, water resource management, Geographical Information Systems, chalk issues.
These roles will be based in our Welwyn Garden City office, although we currently work flexibly with a mixture of office and home working.
We encourage you to refer to our "EA capability dictionary" which can be viewed by searching online using any web browser. You may find it helpful to research the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) approach when formulating your response.
For further information please contact Harriet Corbett (Harriet.Corbett@environment-agency.gov.uk)
Interviews are likely to take place in May.
We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies - Our flexible working practices support a healthy work/life balance and offer numerous choices to help accommodate the demands that personal commitments may present.
Training and learning opportunities are available for those wanting to progress their career.
We encourage you to refer to our "EA capability dictionary" which can be viewed by searching online using any web browser. You may find it helpful to research the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) approach when formulating your response.
For further information please contact Harriet Corbett (Harriet.Corbett@environment-agency.gov.uk)
Interviews are likely to take place in May.
We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies - Our flexible working practices support a healthy work/life balance and offer numerous choices to help accommodate the demands that personal commitments may present.
Training and learning opportunities are available for those wanting to progress their career.
30/04/2024, 23:55 hours
Basic Check
Achieves Results
You may find researching the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action, Result) useful when answering this question.
Describe how you have delivered a busy workload successfully.
- How did you prioritise and plan your workload to maximise the output?
- Did you face any challenges or obstacles that would have affected your work plan and targets and how did you resolve these issues?
- Did you successfully achieve the planned outcomes?
- Would you do anything differently in a similar circumstance?
Describe how you have delivered a busy workload successfully.
- How did you prioritise and plan your workload to maximise the output?
- Did you face any challenges or obstacles that would have affected your work plan and targets and how did you resolve these issues?
- Did you successfully achieve the planned outcomes?
- Would you do anything differently in a similar circumstance?
Data and Information Management
You may find researching the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action, Result) useful when answering this question.
Describe how you collated and used data from multiple sources to report key information so that decisions could be made.
- How did you determine which information was most relevant?
- How do you ensure that all data is accurate and up to date?
- How do you manage large amounts of data?
- What common data quality issues have you come across?
- How do you protect your data from unauthorised access?
Describe how you collated and used data from multiple sources to report key information so that decisions could be made.
- How did you determine which information was most relevant?
- How do you ensure that all data is accurate and up to date?
- How do you manage large amounts of data?
- What common data quality issues have you come across?
- How do you protect your data from unauthorised access?
Communicates Effectively
You may find researching the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action, Result) useful when answering this question.
Please describe how you have tailored your communication style to meet the requirements of different stakeholders or customers on a piece of work.
- Who were the stakeholders or customers?
- How and why did you adapt your style?
- How did you gauge whether you were sharing the right quantity and quality of information?
- What was the outcome?
Please describe how you have tailored your communication style to meet the requirements of different stakeholders or customers on a piece of work.
- Who were the stakeholders or customers?
- How and why did you adapt your style?
- How did you gauge whether you were sharing the right quantity and quality of information?
- What was the outcome?
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.