Water Resources Permitting Officers

6 days ago

Ipswich, United Kingdom Environment Agency Full time

**Water Resources Permitting Officers**

**£28,607 pro-rata**

**Ipswich**

**The Role**

Join the Environment Agency and be part of the solution Together, we drive sustainable growth, tackle climate change, and work for a greener, safer future for all.
- Delivering high-quality, risk-based permitting decisions to deadlines
- Proactively manage your workload, escalating issues and seeking support when needed
- Developing and maintaining excellent working relationships with customers

**Training and Development**

You will receive full training, mentoring, and coaching to help you develop your technical skills and knowledge in:

- Understanding environmental sensitivities (hydropower sites, irrigation, navigation, wetlands)
- Making sound technical decisions within tight timeframes
- Building effective relationships with customers and partners
- Understanding environmental permitting legislation and policies

**About the Team**

You’ll be part of a dedicated team of permitting officers based in either Nottingham or Ipswich, working within a supportive, hybrid working model, spending at least 20% of your time in the office. Occasional national travel may also be required.

Incident response is a core part of life at the Environment Agency. Everyone is expected to undertake relevant training and contribute to incident response duties when required. This is a key way we protect communities and prevent environmental harm, and it’s an essential part of your role.

**What We’re Looking For**

We’re looking for people who are passionate about protecting the environment and who are comfortable at making risk-based decisions. The Water Resources Permitting Officers would also demonstrate:

- Experience dealing with customers
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Good organisational skills - able to manage your own caseload and meet deadlines
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, SharePoint) and the ability to learn bespoke systems
- Attention to detail and ability to produce high-quality, accurate work
- Self-directed learning alongside provided training
- Able to work under pressure and meet performance targets
- Confident working both independently and within a virtual or hybrid team

**What We Offer**

At the Environment Agency, we support your career and wellbeing. Our benefits include:

- Hybrid and flexible working options (minimum 1 day in the office)
- 25 days annual leave (plus public holidays), increasing with service
- Flexi-time to support work-life balance
- Excellent training and career development
- A generous 19% employer pension contribution
- Supportive, inclusive teams and active staff networks
- Two additional paid volunteering days for environmental work

**Additional Information**:

- All assessments and interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams

**Closing Date**: 18th August 2025

**Interview dates**: w/c 8th and 15th September 2025

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: £28,607.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Paid volunteer time

Reference ID: 1411384

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