Technical Specialist (Grade 5) – Groundwater and Contaminated Land - 30984

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

Job summary

The Environment Agency seeks a Technical Specialist to enhance groundwater protection efforts in East Midlands. This role involves expert advice on environmental permitting, responding to planning consultations, and managing groundwater contamination. Candidates should have relevant degrees and extensive sector experience, with a strong commitment to a cleaner environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum degree in geology/hydrogeology or equivalent experience.
• Considerable experience in groundwater and contaminated land sector.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence others.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice for environmental permitting.
• Respond to planning consultations and advise on groundwater protection.
• Conduct site visits and manage workload effectively.

Skills

Communication

Data Management

Regulatory Knowledge

Education

Degree in Geology/Hydrogeology/Geochemistry

MSc in related subject

Job description

Technical Specialist (Grade 5) – Groundwater and Contaminated Land - 30984

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Job Description

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.

Job Description

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 are looking for an experienced professional with strong technical skills to help protect and enhance our valuable groundwater resource in East Midlands area.

The specific focus areas for this role are:

• Providing expert advice to internal and external customers to support environmental permitting including groundwater activities (discharges to ground), waste management sites, landfills and other installations.
• Responding to planning consultations, including residential, commercial, mineral and waste developments, providing risk-based technical and regulatory advice on groundwater protection and remediation of land and groundwater contamination. Including in relation to high profile Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
  
  
  

You may also have the opportunity to contribute to the team’s work in some of these other areas:

• Risk assessment and providing advice on response to and remediation of pollution incidents.
• Managing agricultural diffuse pollution.
• Responding to consultations on groundwater abstraction licence applications to protect water resources.
• Groundwater modelling.
• Groundwater flooding.
• Management of groundwater monitoring networks.
• Experience of Landfill engineering and Landfill Gas migration would be welcomed.
  
  
  

Join us as a Groundwater and Contaminated Land Technical Specialist and you’ll play an important role in ensuring that future generations inherit a cleaner, healthier environment.

Incident response remains a top priority for the Environment Agency. 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.

The team

You will be part of the multi-functional Groundwater, Hydrology and Contaminated Land Team. We provide specialist technical expertise to other operational teams including the National Permitting Service, Environment Management and Sustainable Places teams to support the regulation of water resources and land contamination.

Join us as a Groundwater and Contaminated Land Technical Specialist and you’ll play an important role in ensuring that future generations inherit a cleaner, healthier environment.

Experience/skills Required

You will have a minimum of a degree (or equivalent relevant experience) in a relevant discipline such as geology/hydrogeology/geochemistry/land quality or similar and ideally have an MSc (or equivalent relevant experience) in a related subject.

You will have considerable experience of working within the groundwater and/or contaminated land sector. You will have good working knowledge in areas such as the Environmental Permitting Regulations and planning regime as it relates to management of land and groundwater contamination.

You will need excellent communication skills, both written and verbal and the ability influence others through your work. You will have the ability to work as part of a team, manage your own workload and meet tight deadlines.

You will also need to carry out site visits and travel between offices, so you will need a full UK driving licence.

Contact and additional information

Interviews will be held W/C 23/06/2025 but maybe subject to change.

Travel will be required between regional offices & site visits, therefore a full UK driving licence is required.

Base office location is Nottingham, but other alternative office locations within the East Midlands can be discussed at interview/offer stage.

Successful applicants will be required to complete onboarding checks prior to starting and these can take an average of 25 working days. If you have any questions regarding the onboarding process, please contact [e-mail]

Competence 1

Data and Information Management

Description

Description: Collects, analyses, interprets, records, manages, develops and shares data, material or information appropriately for a variety of purposes.

Question: Tell us about a work-related problem you have encountered that you have solved specifically using data and or analysis and interpretation skills.

Competence 2

Communicates Effectively

Description

Description: Listens and questions to understand and engage. Conveys information and ideas clearly, accurately and persuasively through speech and writing.

Question: Provide an example of where you have had to explain a technical issue to a customer and how you went about this.

Competence 3

Scientific Knowledge

Description

Description: Applies scientific knowledge to provide sound, science-based evidence to our internal and external customers.

Question: Tell us about how your scientific knowledge of Contaminated Land could be applied to this role.

Role specific license requirements

Full UK Driving Licence.

Role specific professional membership requirements

minimum of a degree (or equivalent relevant experience) in a relevant discipline such as geology/hydrogeology/geochemistry/land quality or similar and ideally have an MSc (or equivalent relevant experience) in a related subject.

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

  Information Technology

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