Groundwater Protection Officer

3 weeks ago


Chichester, United Kingdom Environment Agency Full time

Number of jobs available- 5
- Region- London, South East
- City/Town- Chichester, Reading, Romsey, Wallingford, West Malling, Worthing, Pevensey
- Building/Site- Orchard House, Chichester Office, Pevensey Office, Romsey Office, Guildbourne House, Kings Meadow House, Red Kite House
- Grade- Staff Grade 4
- Post Type- Permanent
- Working Pattern- Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share
- Role Type- Environment & Sustainability
- Salary Minimum- £29,706
- Job description- If you're interested in protecting our water environment, and keen to develop your technical knowledge, analytical skills and project management capabilities, then we want to hear from you. We're heavily dependent on our groundwater resource for drinking water and other uses. You'll play a critical role in safeguarding the quality of our groundwater and ensuring that improvements are achieved.
This is a busy and varied role in which you'll provide technical advice, coordinate others, and manage data. You'll support regulation and the delivery of our statutory responsibilities, including the Water Framework Directive.
In this role you'll:

- Contribute to the management of the Area Groundwater Quality Monitoring Network
- Provide technical support to protect groundwater through mechanisms such as environmental permitting and the planning regime
- Interpret technical information and have experience of handling multiple data sets
- Deliver decisions to protect groundwater, based on sound evidence and good practice, to identify trends and highlight emerging risks
- Use data to respond to enquiries, inform team work priorities and provide technical advice on incidents involving groundwater
- Build relationships and engage positively with internal and external customers

Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You'll 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.

Please note:

The role based in either Worthing/Romsey/Chichester/Pevensey is part-time.
The roles in Reading, Wallingford and West Malling are full-time or part-time and offer flexible working arrangements.
- The team- We have five posts across Groundwater, Hydrology and Contaminated Land teams in the South and South-east.
We work to protect and improve groundwater. This includes providing expert advice to internal and external customers, supporting environmental permitting across a wide range of activities. We also provide technical advice on a range of water resource management activities including Water Framework Directive (WFD), abstraction management, and permitting.
Please see the 'Additional Information' document linked below for location-specific information.
- Experience/skills required- You will be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience:

- Either a degree in a relevant scientific/environmental discipline or equivalent work-based experience
- An effective communicator, both verbally and written. You can present clear, well-reasoned arguments that can be understood by a wide range of audiences
- Proficiency in producing, analysing and presenting a range of environmental data to develop evidence and solve technical issues
- Good IT skills, including the use of spreadsheets, databases and mapping systems
- Ability to manage your own workload and work well in a team
- A practical approach to problem-solving, articulating solutions in a simple and persuasive way
- A good knowledge of groundwater quality issues and relevant environmental legislation

Experience in undertaking hydrogeological risk assessments would be advantageous
Experience in project management would be beneficial but not essential
- Contact and additional information-
We support flexible working hours and practices. We offer an extensive range of employee benefits and encourage you to keep developing your skills and professional knowledge throughout your career.
If you'd like more information, please contact:

Interviews will be held remotely by video conference; date to be confirmed.



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