Technical Officer

-Region
East MidlandsCity/Town
NottinghamBuilding/Site
DEFRA GRP EA TRENTSIDE OFFICE, NG2 5FAGrade
Staff Grade 4Post Type
PermanentRole Type
Environment & Sustainability, Operational DeliveryWorking Pattern
Full TimeSalary Minimum
£33,000Closing Date:

05/03/2025, 23:55 hours
Security checks level
Basic Check- Job description- Do you want to work for an organisation that values difference and includes everyone?
Then the Environment Agency is the organisation for you We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities for everyone. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share.

Do you want to make a real difference in protecting the local environment? We're looking for a hydrologist to join our Hydrology Team in the East Midlands Area.

In this role you will collate, analyse and interpret hydrological information necessary for effective water resource management. Working closely with other hydrology team members, you will provide professional advice and technical assessments on hydrological issues to customers and partners. The work you do will inform decision making and contribute to protecting and improving the environment.

You will work closely with other team members to achieve the following:

- Achieve our target for quality assuring river flow data
- Monthly Water Situation Reports (monthly external customer report published on gov.uk).
- Hydrological monitoring reports
- Support the Area Drought Group with hydrological information including providing updates on river flows
- Updating various data sets including rainfall and reservoir information.

Incident response remains a top priority for the Environment Agency. 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 join a friendly and welcoming team of Hydrologists delivering work across the East Midlands Area. You will work in the Environment Agency’s Trentside Office in Nottingham.

Our Team provides technical expertise and advice on a range of water resource management projects including the Water Framework Directive, Catchment Abstraction Management Strategies, water resource management plans, drought plans and determining water resources licences.- Experience/skills required- Through experience to date, you will be able to demonstrate the following:

- A solid understanding of hydrological processes
- An in depth understanding of water resources
- Understanding of hydrological concepts, data and techniques
- Delivery of work by planning, tracking, gathering and maintaining data/information
- Ability to analyse complex hydrological problems and review modelling techniques
- An understanding and experience of data collection, quality analysis and processing
- Ability to develop and maintain good relationships with internal and external customers
- Excellent communication skills with the ability of turning technical detail into compelling argument for the respective audience.
- Contact and additional information- This is an office based location, with occasional requirements for infrequent travel. This is for events such as face to face team meetings, site visits, environmental outcome days etc.

Successful applicants will be required to complete onboarding checks prior to starting and these can take an average of 25 working days.- Competence 1- Data and Information Management- Description- Description: Collects, analyses, interprets, records, manages, develops and shares data, material or information appropriately for a variety of purposes.

Question:
Tell us about a work-related problem you have encountered that you have solved specifically using data and or analysis and interpretation skills.- Competence 2- Communicates Effectively- Description- Description: Listens and questions to understand and engage. Conveys information and ideas clearly, accurately and persuasively through speech and writing.

Question:
Provide an example of where you have had to explain a technical issue to a customer and how you went about this.- Competence 3- Scientific Knowledge- Description- Description: Applies scientific knowledge to provide sound, science-based evidence to our internal and external customers.

Question: Tell us about how your scientific knowledge of Hydrology could be applied to this role.