31869 - Geoscience Permitting Technical Specialist

Environment Agency; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental environmental body in the UK is looking for an enthusiastic geoscientist to support its National Permitting Service. The ideal candidate should have a relevant degree, experience in groundwater risk assessment, and be chartered or close to chartered status. This role involves collaborating with fellow specialists and ensuring effective communication of technical issues. Join us to make a significant impact on environmental protection and sustainable growth.

Qualifications

• Qualified to at least degree standard in geoscience or relevant fields.
• Proven ability in assessing geological or hydrogeological information.
• Experience in groundwater risk assessment and gas management.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to the National Permitting Service.
• Collaborate with technical specialists and colleagues across the organisation.

Skills

Hydrogeology assessment

Groundwater risk assessment

Gas management

Stability risk assessment

Communication of complex issues

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in relevant discipline

Chartered status or progression towards chartership

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced geoscientist to join our Geoscience Operations Team in a National Permitting Service (NPS) Centre (Birmingham, Bristol, Nottingham, Leeds, Sheffield or Warrington). You will join an existing core technical team and be responsible for providing technical support to the NPS and Area teams. You will work with other technical specialists in the team as well as colleagues across the organisation. The work requires individual technical working, along with internal collaboration and external facing communication of regulatory decisions. To ensure we deliver our goals, you will need to be comfortable making decisions and have a strong focus on delivering outcomes. Permitting is the foundation of regulation, and crucial to the protection of the environment, people and wildlife, while promoting sustainable growth. This is a unique opportunity to make a real difference to people\'s quality of life through minimising the long term impact to the environment.

The team You will join the collaborative and supportive Geoscience Operational Team. The team is part of the National Permitting Service, providing high quality technical support to NPS colleagues (for permit related work), the Environment and Business Team, and Area teams (for closed landfill review and compliance support). The team uses its technical expertise to assess and support the landfill, deposit for recovery, and mining sectors and more recently oil and gas and nuclear sectors.

What we are looking for

• We\'re seeking a hydrogeologist or geotechnical engineer, qualified to at least degree standard (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline with proven ability and/or knowledge of:
• Assessment of geological, hydrogeological, or engineering information
• Groundwater risk assessment - interpretation and modelling of groundwater risk
• Gas management and control
• Stability Risk Assessment

We\'re ideally seeking individuals with regulatory experience, including a working knowledge of the permitting process and experience of landfill, deposit for recovery. You will be a chartered member or expected to be chartered within the next 12 months, of a suitable professional body.

Qualifications

• Chartered status or progression towards chartership with a suitable professional body (within 12 months if not already chartered)

Non-technical requirements

• Communication of complex technical issues
• Team working
• Establishing and maintaining a network of contacts
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Influencing and negotiating
• Self-motivation in a dispersed team
• A passion for problem solving and delivering outcomes