Water Resources Planning Lead

Environment Agency; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The Environment Agency seeks a Water Resources Planning Officer to join the Water Resources Planning team. You will lead on assessment of Statutory Water Resources Management Plans from water companies, ensuring plans meet regulatory requirements and address stakeholders' questions.

You will work with internal and external partners to provide timely, expert advice and develop solutions. The role requires experience in water resources planning, strong communication and data interpretation skills,

Qualifications

• Worked within Water Resources or a relevant field.
• Experience and understanding of key aspects of water resources planning such as water resources management plans, water company drought plans.
• Familiar with the challenges facing water companies with respect to Water Resources.
• Good communication skills as you’ll be working with a variety of internal and external customers and will need to be able to explain and describe sometimes complex technical issues and solutions verbally and in writing through reports, guidance and briefings suitable for the audience.
• Influencing & Persuading skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Experience of working with large data sets and able to interpret the data.
• Experience of solving problems & decision-making through independent and collaborative working.
• Belonging to or working towards a professional body (I.e. CIWEN) would be desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead on a water company Statutory Water Resources Management Plans assessment.
• Provide timely assessment addressing questions from colleagues and the company.
• Work with national stakeholders and EA departments to ensure plans meet legislation.
• Respond to incidents as part of the role; training provided.
• Develop relationships with customers to ensure they receive expert advice.

Skills

Water Resources

Water resources planning

Drought plans

Communication skills

Influencing

Interpersonal skills

Data analysis

Problem solving

CIWEN

Job description

The Environment Agency seeks a Water Resources Planning Officer to join the Water Resources Planning team. You will lead on assessment of Statutory Water Resources Management Plans from water companies, ensuring plans meet regulatory requirements and address stakeholders' questions.

You will work with internal and external partners to provide timely, expert advice and develop solutions. The role requires experience in water resources planning, strong communication and data interpretation skills,