Biodiversity Technical Officer

3 weeks ago


Canterbury, United Kingdom Environment Agency Full time

Number of jobs available- 2
- Region- London, South East
- City/Town- Canterbury, West Malling
- Building/Site- Rivers House Canterbury, Orchard House
- Grade- Staff Grade 4
- Post Type- Permanent
- Working Pattern- Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Part Time Term Time, Compressed Hours
- Role Type- Environment & Sustainability, Governance, Operational Delivery
- Salary Minimum- £29,706
- Job description- We are the Environment Agency. We work with government, local councils, businesses, and communities to make our environment cleaner, safer, and healthier for people and wildlife. We tackle the effects and causes of climate change, perhaps the most serious long-term threat to the environment that we face.
Using your technical biodiversity experience and influencing skills you will help us protect and enhance the diverse habitats and wildlife of Kent and South London, to ensure development is sustainable and to deliver landscape-scale environmental outcomes. You will work to integrate benefits for wildlife and people into innovative flood risk management solutions.
Additionally, you will:

- Screen and advise on Environment Agency programmes, plans, and projects for biodiversity impacts to ensure compliance with relevant legislation.
- Identify opportunities to deliver multiple benefits, Natural Flood Management and working with natural processes, through river basin management and flood risk management planning and delivery
- Proactively integrate biodiversity enhancements into Environment Agency plans and strategies

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 will be part of our passionate, dedicated, and enthusiastic Fisheries, Biodiversity and Geomorphology Team covering Kent, South London & East Sussex.
A major focus of the team is inputting into Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management capital schemes, maintenance of assets, water company environmental programmes, and partnership working to deliver priority habitat creation, Water Framework Directive mitigation measures, river restoration projects and planning advice.
- Experience/skills required
- You will have well-developed communication skills, great customer focus, and have the confidence to build effective relationships with external partners and internal teams.
- Good knowledge of biodiversity, water dependent habitats and species and their ecological requirements
- Educated to degree level in an appropriate environmental discipline, or equivalent practical work experience
- Knowledge and understanding of the Water Framework Directive and other environmental legislation
- Awareness of natural capital and the ecosystems approach
- A proven track record of on-the-ground delivery and of working effectively with others.
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work to tight deadlines and focus on priorities and the delivery of outcomes

You’ll have a positive approach, a desire to work collaboratively and be dedicated to your personal and professional development.- Contact and additional information-
You will be welcomed and supported by the team and given all the training and guidance needed to succeed.

on 020 8474 6674
We have 2 roles, one based in Addington and one in Canterbury. Interviews will be held in March.



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