Sustainable Places - Planning Advisor - 30978

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

Job summary

The Environment Agency seeks a Planning Advisor to support the Sustainable Places team in managing projects and providing technical advice on environmental issues. This role involves coordinating data, reporting on KPIs, and promoting best practices to ensure effective environmental management. The ideal candidate will possess strong IT skills, a proactive approach, and a commitment to excellent customer service.

Benefits

Extensive range of employee benefits

Support for ongoing career development

Flexible working patterns

Qualifications

• Good understanding of environmental issues and opportunities.
• Excellent IT skills, specifically Microsoft Excel.
• Proactive attitude and good problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the Sustainable Places team on project management.
• Analyse and present numerical data.
• Communicate key information across internal teams.

Skills

Understanding of environmental issues

Excellent IT skills

Problem-solving skills

Numeracy skills

Attention to detail

Customer service skills

Job description

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Job Description

Help us to create a better environment and deliver green growth

Job Description

Help us to create a better environment and deliver green growth

Do you want to work for an organisation that values difference and includes everyone?

Then the Environment Agency is the organisation for you!

We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities for everyone. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share.

We advise councils and developers to ensure development happens in the right way with the right environmental infrastructure to protect and enhance the environment. You will provide technical and administrative support to the Sustainable Places team to ensure we maximise results, work efficiently and recover our costs for planning advice that we provide to developers, consultants or councils.

You’ll co-ordinate data for our monthly and quarterly updates and reporting. There will be opportunities to lead improvements to our ways of working and to promote our advice to external customers in line with the continual improvement process.

Job responsibilities:

• Actively support the Sustainable places team on project management
• Support reporting on our KPIs for example through adding decision notice data to our systems to track outcomes
• Provide process, budget control and best practice for our project work (training provided)
• Analyse and present numerical data
• Communicate key information across internal teams
• Be part of a friendly team to manage workloads and work flexibly to deliver our goals
  
  
  

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.

The team

We influence development across Kent and south London area. We respond to pre applications, planning applications and influence local plans using evidence and a place based approach. We lead on developing and maintaining positive ways of working with Local Planning Authorities focused on protecting and improving the environment. Responding to incidents is also a central part of what we do and you will be required to have an incident role.

Experience/skills Required

Essential:

• Good understanding of environmental issues and opportunities
• Excellent IT skills, specifically Microsoft Excel
• Able to work independently and as a part of team
• Pro active attitude and good problem solving skills
• Good understanding of the importance of excellent customer service
• Numeracy skills, good attention to detail, and ability to consistently deliver tasks to a high standard
  
  
  

Contact and additional information

We offer an extensive range of employee benefits and will support your ongoing career development. We encourage staff to gain / maintain relevant professional membership such as Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI),The Chartered Institution of Water and Environment Management (CIWEM) and Chartered Geographer (CGeog).

The role requires regular attendance at your base location (London or Addington Kent) and regular visits to work in partnership with customers such as site visits and workshops / training. Please state your location preference (Kent or London) in the application form.

Interviews are expected to be held London or Orchard House, Kent in early June

If you would like to find out more please contact James Togher [e-mail] or

Jo Beck [e-mail]

Competence 1

Works in Teams

Description

Please note we do not assess CVs. 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 response. We encourage you to refer to the candidate pack for a link to our "EA capability dictionary" You may find it helpful to research the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) approach when formulating your response.

Please provide an example of a time you have demonstrated the competency in the question set out below (the answer you provide will be assessed as part of your application):

You will work co-operatively as part of a team to achieve our common goals. Please provide an example of when you have worked as part of a team to deliver a shared goal. How did you help deliver the team goal?

Competence 2

Achieves Results

Description

Please note we do not assess CVs. 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 response. We encourage you to refer to the candidate pack for a link to our "EA capability dictionary" You may find it helpful to research the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) approach when formulating your response.

Please provide an example of a time you have demonstrated the competency in the question set out below (the answer you provide will be assessed as part of your application):

To achieve results we need to work to high standards and meet deadlines. Please provide an example when you delivered work to a high standard and met a deadline. How did you prioritise and organise the tasks?

Competence 3

Takes Decisions and Solves Problems

Description

Please note we do not assess CVs. 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 response. We encourage you to refer to the candidate pack for a link to our "EA capability dictionary" You may find it helpful to research the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) approach when formulating your response.

Please provide an example of a time you have demonstrated the competency in the question set out below (the answer you provide will be assessed as part of your application):

A key part of your role will be to help solve problems and take decisions. Please provide an example of when you have helped to solve a problem or issue? What was the final outcome and what did you learn?

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

  Consulting, Information Technology, and Sales

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