Senior Technical Officer - Climate Change Trading and Regulatory Services - 30690

Environment Agency; Preston; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Senior Technical Officer - Climate Change Trading and Regulatory Services - 30690

Employer: Environment Agency

Location: Preston, United Kingdom

Salary: Competitive

Closing date: 6 Apr 2025

Discipline: Earth, Environment & Energy, Climatology

Position Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Number of jobs available: 2

Region: North West, Yorkshire and the Humber

City/Town: Preston, Sheffield, Warrington

Building/Site: DEFRA GRP EA LUTRA HOUSE, PR5 8BX, DEFRA GRP EA QUADRANT TWO, S9 4WF, DEFRA GRP EA RICHARD FAIRCLOUGH HOUSE, WA4 1HT

Grade: Staff Grade 5

Post Type: Permanent

Role Type: Operational Delivery

Working Pattern: Full Time, Part Time

Salary Minimum: £41,617

Closing Date: 23/04/2025, 23:55 hours

Security checks level: Basic Check

We are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please clearly include any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual with a proven technical ability to join our team of Senior Technical Officers (STO) in Climate Change Trading and Regulatory Services (CCTRS).

Do you want to help create a better place for people, wildlife and the environment? Do you want to help regulate business and industry to reduce CO2 emissions, improve air quality and tackle the climate emergency?

Within our part of the Environment Agency we oversee the full range of compliance activities under several energy efficiency/emissions reduction regulations.

The role involves:

1. Registering and supporting operators within the UK Emissions Trading Scheme
2. Assessing compliance against energy efficiency/emissions reduction regulations
3. Providing advice and guidance to those we regulate
4. Interpreting new guidance and regulations
5. Developing internal guidance
6. Training and mentoring colleagues
7. Taking enforcement action to bring operators/organisations back into compliance
8. Working with external stakeholders to review and improve regulation

Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You will be required to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident. This may attract an additional payment and full training and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role.

Whilst we are working flexibly between office locations and home, occasional travel to offices will be required. Your base location will be Warrington, Sheffield or Preston. Travel/commuting to your contractual office base location is at your own expense.

The team:

The role sits within Climate Change, Trading and Regulatory Services (CCTRS). We regulate and administer various UK Government climate change schemes. The aim is to protect and improve our environment.

Regimes include UK Emissions Trading Scheme, UK ETS Registry, Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (F-Gas) and Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS), Clean Heat Market Mechanism (CHMM), Climate Change Agreements and Energy Saving Opportunity Scheme. These regimes are central to ensuring UK greenhouse gas emissions targets are met.

Experience/skills required:

1. Excellent written and verbal communication
2. Self-motivated with strong organisational skills
3. An eye for detail and accuracy
4. Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office particularly Word/Excel
5. Develop and maintain good relationships with internal and external customers
6. Ability to adapt to new systems
7. Can prioritise workflows and be agile and innovative
8. Strong team player
9. Promote cross regime working within the department and promote a culture of 'one team'
10. Experience of compliance and enforcement would be desirable

The candidate pack and role profile should be read along with the advert to understand the key accountabilities and skills needed.

A candidate call will be held on 14th April at 13:00. Please join to find out more about the roles. Call details can be found in the additional information pack.

Contact and additional information:

Should similar posts at the same grade arise within 6 months of interviews, we intend to use the outcome of this recruitment process to fill the vacancies. An additional technical assessment/feedback session may be required for some vacancies that arise.

The post is full-time although requests for other work patterns will be considered. We encourage flexible working hours and practices to help you strike a good balance between your work life and your personal life.

Applications and interviews are competency based, a copy of our 'Environment Agency capability dictionary' can be viewed by searching online using any web browser.

For any further information about the role or application process please contact: [e-mail]

Interviews will be conducted via MS Teams.

Competence 1: Embraces Change

Description: It is your answers given to the questions below that will be used for interview selection so ensure you draw out your skills and experience in your example.

Description: Initiates and supports change, responding effectively to changing roles, situations or people.

Question - Please describe a time when you have experienced a significant change to your ways of working and how you adapted to it.

Please consider using the 'Situation Task Action Result (STAR) approach' as this may help you frame your answer to the questions effectively.

Competence 2: Focuses on Efficiency, Innovation and Quality

Description: Identifies and seizes the opportunity to create, introduce and implement new or improved methods, processes and without compromising quality or accuracy.

Question - Please describe a situation when you identified an opportunity for improvement and what was the outcome.

Please consider using the 'Situation Task Action Result (STAR) approach' as this may help you frame your answer to the questions effectively.

Competence 3: Focuses on Customers and Partners

Description: Addresses the needs of internal and external customers, provides rapid and effective responses

Question - Please can you give an example of how have engaged with both internal and external customers and how you resolved any problems.

Please consider using the 'Situation Task Action Result (STAR) approach' as this may help you frame your answer to the questions effectively.

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.