Pso Advisor

Number of jobs available- 1
- Region- Yorkshire and the Humber
- City/Town- Leeds
- Building/Site- Lateral
- Grade- Staff Grade 5
- Post Type- Permanent
- Working Pattern- Full Time
- Role Type- Operational Delivery
- Salary Minimum- £37,462
- Job description- We are the Environment Agency. We protect and improve the environment. Acting to reduce the impacts of a changing climate on people and wildlife is at the heart of everything we do. We work with government, local councils, businesses, civil society groups and communities to make our environment a better place for people and wildlife. We're committed to promoting equality and diversity in all we do, and to valuing the diversity of our workforce, customers and communities.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, driven and adaptable person to take up the role of Natural Flood Management Advisor in our West Yorkshire Partnerships and Strategic Overview Team (PSO).
This is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of Natural Flood Management (NFM) delivery, working on projects in West Yorkshire. You’ll have the skills to work with a wide range of partners and internal teams and engage with landowners and community groups. You’ll work collaboratively to identify opportunities to deliver NFM projects in a wide range of environments and oversee development of funding bids and business cases. You’ll lead on projects, providing technical support and guidance on their delivery along with overseeing financial and management reporting.
As 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- Partnerships & Strategic Overview support the whole lifecycle of our flood and coastal risk management assets. We use a wide range of skills to help us plan for the future. They include the analysis of data to inform future investment plans, engagement with communities and professional partners and developing strategic approaches to future flood risk management. We work in partnership with communities and other organisations to protect people and property from future flood risk.
- Experience/skills required- Through experience to date you will ideally be able to demonstrate some of the following:

- an environmental, geography or science background or relevant degree / professional qualification;
- good understanding of river processes, hydrology and the impact of flooding;
- strong understanding of natural flood management;
- appreciation of the climate and nature emergencies and how we can respond to these;
- a project management approach to manage multiple priorities and competing demands;
- be able to show where you’ve delivered success outcomes;
- be an intelligent problem solver, with a methodical work approach linked to managing risk;
- ability to communicate effectively and to develop and maintain good relationships with a variety of customers.
- Contact and additional information-
You’ll have access to our great benefits package, including generous annual leave, an excellent pension, flexible working arrangements and the opportunity to be part of a variety of staff networks. We also offer extensive training to develop your career.