Water Resources Technical Specialist - Water Company - 30769

Environment Agency; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Water Resources Technical Specialist to help protect and manage water resources in East Anglia. This role involves working closely with public water companies to ensure sustainable water abstractions and overseeing environmental monitoring programs. You'll be part of a dedicated team that values diversity and inclusion while addressing critical water resource challenges. With opportunities for professional development and a supportive work environment, this position is ideal for someone passionate about environmental sustainability and effective water management.

Benefits

27 Days Annual Leave

Flexible Working

Award-Winning Pension Fund

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and technical skills needed.
• Understanding of water resources planning and management is essential.

Responsibilities

• Act as technical advisor for water company abstractions.
• Oversee environmental monitoring and improvements in water management.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Technical Skills

Data Analysis

Problem-Solving

Decision-Making

Organizational Skills

Education

Relevant Degree or Experience

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Teams)

Job description

Water Resources Technical Specialist - Water Company - 30769

Employer: Environment Agency

Location: Ipswich, United Kingdom

Salary: Competitive

Closing date: 13 Apr 2025

Discipline: Earth, Environment & Energy, Water Quality

Position Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Region: East of England

City/Town: Huntingdon, Ipswich

Building/Site: DEFRA GRP EA BRAMPTON OFFICE, PE28 4NE, DEFRA GRP EA ICENI HOUSE, IP3 9JD

Grade: Staff Grade 5

Post Type: Permanent

Role Type: Environment & Sustainability

Salary Minimum: £41,617

Closing Date: 30/04/2025, 23:55 hours

Security checks level: Basic Check

Job description:

Working to regulate the water industry. In East Anglia, we want to create a diverse workplace where people are respected, valued, and listened to. We're all different, and by embracing Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) we can become an equal opportunity employer where jointly we all grow and learn together.

We need you to help protect the water environment in East Anglia. It has never been more important to manage the sustainable use of water resources, for public water supply, agriculture, and other sectors, whilst protecting and enhancing the environment.

In this role you will work with colleagues and public water companies in Area to ensure their abstractions are sustainable. You will oversee their programme of environmental monitoring and improvements to reduce and mitigate their impacts on the environment. We will train and help you to develop your skills to manage water resources.

As a Water Resources Specialist, you'll:

1. Act as technical advisor for water company abstractions.
2. Take a leading role in overseeing one of the water companies operating in East Anglia.
3. Ensure our water resources evidence base, data, and plans are up to date and accurate.
4. Plan, prepare, manage, review and sign off environmental improvements in the Water Company Asset Management Plan cycles.
5. Provide data and evidence to national and local teams to support our regulatory work.

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:

You'll join our friendly and welcoming Integrated Environment Planning (IEP) team, which sits within Environment, Planning and Engagement Department in Local Operations. We are experts in water resources, water quality, and catchment planning and work with internal and external partners using data and evidence to identify environmental challenges, then find ways to solve them. We provide technical leadership in drought incidents, protecting the environment and managing water availability through the abstraction licensing system we manage.

Experience/skills required:

Essential:

1. You will have excellent interpersonal and technical skills, with a relevant degree or experience, and we would particularly like to hear from you if you can demonstrate the following:
2. An understanding of water resources planning and management.
3. Using data and information to analyse a problem and identify solutions.
4. You can work with Microsoft Office products, including Excel, Word, and Teams.
5. Self-motivated and able to work on your own initiative as part of a wider team of local and national water resource planners.
6. Good judgement, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
7. Well organised, with the ability to handle multiple priorities and deliver to tight timescales.

It would be helpful, but not essential, if you had:

1. A good understanding of water resource challenges facing East Anglia.
2. Experience of the Environment Agency's abstraction licensing regime, but full training will be provided.

Contact and additional information:

The role will be based at either our Ipswich (IP3 9JD) or Brampton (Huntingdon, PE28 4NE) office. We'll accommodate working from home, but you'll be required to attend your base location on a weekly basis. This is a full-time post although requests for other work patterns will be considered.

We offer a fantastic benefits package including an attractive salary, flexible working, 27 days annual leave, and an award-winning Pension Fund. See the candidate pack for more details.

Please note this role does NOT qualify for skilled worker sponsorship.

If you have any questions please contact the IEP team leader, Rob Bakewell, at [e-mail]

Interviews will be w/c 12th May virtually via MS Teams (subject to change).

Competence 1: Achieves Results

Description: Please note we do not assess CVs. Answers to these competency questions will be used for interview selection so ensure you draw out your skills and experience in your responses. You have up to 250 words so please do use them to tell us what we need to know about you. See Candidate pack for more details and a link to our capability dictionary.

Competence 2: Communicates Effectively

Description: Please tell us about a time when you have had to communicate a difficult message to another person or group. What was the message, how did you choose to deliver it and why?

Competence 3: Takes Decisions and Solves Problems

Description: Tell us about a work situation where you had to choose a course of action to take. What alternative options did you consider? What was the result?

Competence 4: Data and Information Management

Description: Give an example of how you have used data and information to deliver an outcome.

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.