Fisheries Officer

-Region
London, South East
City/Town
Welwyn Garden City
Grade
Staff Grade 4
Post Type
Permanent
Role Type
Environment & Sustainability, Operational Delivery
Working Pattern
Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share
Salary Minimum
£31,429
Closing Date:

04/11/2024, 23:55 hours
Security checks level
Basic Check
- Job description-
An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint a Fisheries Technical Officer to the Fisheries, Biodiversity & Geomorphology Team in our Hertfordshire North-London area.

The role is full of variety with significant office based and field-based activity requiring you to manage and deliver your own workload. You will also work with a range of internal teams and external groups to provide top quality fisheries advice and guidance.

You will engage with Local Authorities, angling clubs, NGOs, Water Companies, contractors and developers through our permitting processes, project delivery and advisory role with a strong focus on partnership delivery delivering benefits for people and wildlife,

Responding and manging environmental incidents is a central part of what we do. You will 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.

The Environment Agency is committed to creating an inclusive workplace and will take appropriate measures to enable persons with disabilities to access equal employment opportunities by providing reasonable adjustments at assessment stage and workplace adjustments should you be offered a role.
- The team- You’ll join a small team of fisheries specialists within the wider Fisheries, Biodiversity & Geomorphology area team.

Major challenges include improving fish/eel habitats and passage, restoring urban river and still water habitats and providing an advisory service to a significant angling community alongside our regulation and legislative duties.
- Experience/skills required- A fisheries background and related qualifications, as well as relevant operational experience.
- Knowledge of freshwater fisheries and aquatic ecology.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to integrate across a diversity of customers and partners.
- Proven negotiation and influencing skills with experience of influencing decision-makers, operators, business and partners.
- A full UK Driving Licence and confidence in driving and the ability to swim are essential.
- Working knowledge of fisheries and environmental legislation, Government policy and strategy, is desirable.
- Experience of fisheries survey and monitoring techniques is desirable.
- Contact and additional information- We warmly welcome applicants from culturally and/or socially diverse backgrounds. We champion diversity at every opportunity.

This permanent role will be based in our Herts and North London Area’s Alchemy Office which is fully accessible. Our hybrid working model combines home and office working, however you will be expected to attend the office for certain meetings and some occasional travel may be required to other offices and locations.

Interviews will be face-to-face at our Alchemy office in Welwyn Garden City and will be held during early December.
- Competence 1- Achieves Results
- Description- Sets and delivers high work standards, demonstrates the drive to meet targets. Prioritises and organises tasks and resources to ensure timely achievement of results.

Question: Can you describe a time where you have worked with others on a challenging project or piece of work and explain what the challenges were?
- Competence 2- Communicates Effectively
- Description- Listens and questions to understand and engage. Conveys information and ideas clearly, accurately and persuasively through speech and writing.

Question: Describe your experience of communicating effectively with a range of people to get your message across respectfully, clearly and succinctly.
- Competence 3- Focuses on Customers and Partners
- Description- Addresses the needs of internal and external customers, provides rapid and effective responses.

Question: Please provide an example of working collaboratively with customers or partners to deliver a good outcome for the environment.
- Competence 4- Technical Skills
- Description- Applies scientific & technical knowledge to provide sound, science-based evidence to our internal and external customers.

Question: Please provide details of when you have used your technical and scientific knowledge to deliver a piece of fisheries related work.

Please note your answers to these questions will be used for interview selection - please draw out your skills and experience in your responses.

You may find it helpful to research the STAR approach (Situation, Task, Action, Result) when formulating your response.
- Role specific license requirements- A full UK Driving Licence