Advisor - Water Quality Permitting Strategy - 30964

Environment Agency; West Malling; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

The Environment Agency seeks an Advisor in Water Quality Permitting Strategy. This role involves regulating water discharge activities and improving permitting processes. It requires collaboration across government and industries while promoting an inclusive approach to enhance environmental quality.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Professional development support

Qualifications

• Experience in water quality permitting and wastewater discharge regulation.
• Ability to communicate effectively and engage with diverse stakeholders.
• Collaborative approach to deliver innovative solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of permitting processes focused on chemical substances.
• Collaborate with team members to support regulatory actions.
• Develop surface water permit review guidance.

Skills

Water quality permitting

Collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent

Job description

Advisor - Water Quality Permitting Strategy - 30964

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Job Description

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.

Job Description

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.

This role is an exciting opportunity to be at the centre of helping the Environment Agency to update and amend our permitting processes and guidance as part of our work to improve England’s water quality. You will also have a key role in delivering regulatory actions from our delivery plan with a specific focus of permitting chemical substances. The tasks will be varied but will focus on our work on regulation of water discharge activities. You will lead the delivery of some work areas and collaborate with other team members to support them in delivering actions that they lead. You will be flexible and creative, sometimes working in unfamiliar territory and without established processes or guidance to base decisions on. You will be supported in the role by specialists within the team and wider organisation. Examples of work that the post holder will be involved in, are the surface water permit review guidance, innovative permitting and development of permitting standard rule sets.

You will be customer focussed, seeking opportunities to work with others across government, other Agencies, industry and environmental bodies.

The Environment Agency will be keen to support you to develop your professional and personal skills to help you succeed and flourish in your career.

The team

You’ll join the E&B Water Regulation – Water Quality Permitting Strategy Team. We’re a dispersed team, working on a broad remit of surface water permitting issues. We work with a wide range of customers, technical and project teams across the country.

In E&B we promote a positive, inclusive, and supportive culture where everyone feels valued. We use evidence, expertise, engagement, and innovation to enhance and support delivery, influence policy, legislation, and secure resources.

Experience/skills Required

• Experience of water quality permitting and wastewater discharge regulation
• Enthusiasm and experience of working collaboratively and creatively to deliver innovation.
• An ability to effectively communicate and engage people - to motivate them to act and to resolve conflicts and challenges, both internally and externally
• An ability to develop and share technical expertise with others in a collaborative way
• An ability to support/deliver projects
• Undertake national travel to meet dispersed team members and attend meetings if required.
  
  
  

In your capability-based answers please demonstrate your:

• ability to work effectively with people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures and actively encourage others to consider diversity issues in their work.
  
  
  

Contact and additional information

We recognise the challenges that people with (multiple) protected characteristics may experience on the job market. We are committed to being an inclusive employer, ensuring equal opportunities.

You’ll have an EA Office base location, as a national role the working location is flexible.

You’ll have an inclusive incident management objective in your development plan. We’ll help you find a role to suit your needs. Appropriate training will be given.

If you consent to being held on a reserve list, we’ll hold your details for 6 months and may offer you an alternative post.

Please see Candidate / Additional Information Pack for information.

Interviews will be held via MS Teams within two weeks of the closing date for any queries, contact Ben Bradford ([e-mail]).

Competence 1

Achieves Results

Description

Planning, prioritisation and adapting plans in response to changes is vital.

With reference to the capability description and indicators in the candidate pack we would like you to answer the below question.

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

If a large number of applications are received, an initial sift using this lead capability may be conducted. Successful candidates will then proceed to a full sift or directly to assessment/interview.

Feedback is generally not available at sift stage

Please describe a time when you have set yourself a challenging work goal, and how you managed the process to achieve to achieve your aims.

Competence 2

Takes Decisions and Solves Problems

Description

Taking decisions based on complex but often incomplete information is an important part of this role.

With reference to the capability description and indicators in the candidate pack, please answer the question below.

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

Describe a time when you have made a difficult decision based on complex but incomplete information. How did you analyse and use the information available to you to support your decision making?

Competence 3

Influences and Persuades Others

Description

In this role you will need to be able to persuade a group or influence people by presenting a case in a convincing and attractive way that will win people over.

With reference to the capability description and indicators in the candidate pack please answer the question below.

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

Describe a time when you have successfully influenced key players or stakeholders to deliver to agreed deadlines, in the face of considerable challenge.

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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Quality Assurance

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