31376 - Water Resources Officer
| Posting date: | 04 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £33,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 July 2025 |
| Location: | Huntingdon |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 5 days per week |
| Company: | Environment Agency |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 31376 |
Summary
We need your help to protect the water environment in East Anglia. It has never been more important to manage the sustainable use of water resources, for public water supply, agriculture, and other sectors, whilst protecting and enhancing the environment.
In East Anglia we want to create a diverse workplace where people are respected, valued and listened to. We’re all different, and by embracing Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) we can become an equal opportunity employer where jointly we all grow and learn together.
It is our ambition to champion diversity through building a workforce as diverse as the communities we serve.
In this role you will use your knowledge of the environment and keen eye for detail to deliver our work managing water availability to water abstractors from all sectors.
We will train and help you to develop and learn new technical skills in managing water resources. Amongst your day-to-day tasks you are likely to be involved in:
• Updating our water resources evidence base, data, and plans.
• Responding to water resource abstraction licence applications and customer enquiries.
• Advising water management partners and abstraction licence holders when water is not available and applying restrictions when appropriate.
• Providing data and evidence to our regulatory teams so they can take action to protect the environment.
Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. Everyone that joins us is required to undertake training and participate. Please see the candidate pack for more on how you'll support with this.
The candidate pack and generic role profile should be read along with the advert to understand the key accountabilities and skills needed.
Everyone starting in a new role will be welcomed into the team and given all the training, support and equipment needed to carry out the role.
The team
The Integrated Environment Planning Team, which sits within the Environment, Planning & Engagement Department in Local Operations, is friendly and welcoming, with experts in water quality, water resources and catchment planning. We work with internal and external partners using data and evidence to identify environmental challenges then find ways to solve them.
Experience/skills required
We would like to talk to you if you can show us the following:
• You have an interest in the environment and, ideally, understand the current pressures on water availability in East Anglia.
• You can use data and information to analyse a problem and work with others to identify solutions.
• You are familiar and comfortable working with Microsoft Office products, including Excel, as we work with a lot of spreadsheets.
• You can communicate with a wide range of customers in different situations such as by telephone, online meetings, and face to face.
• You are organised and can work on your own projects, and as part of a larger, cross-functional team, prioritising and delivering work to relevant standards and deadlines.
A full UK driving licence would be desirable as you may need to travel to other work locations from time to time.
In East Anglia we want to create a diverse workplace where people are respected, valued and listened to. We’re all different, and by embracing Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) we can become an equal opportunity employer where jointly we all grow and learn together.
It is our ambition to champion diversity through building a workforce as diverse as the communities we serve.
In this role you will use your knowledge of the environment and keen eye for detail to deliver our work managing water availability to water abstractors from all sectors.
We will train and help you to develop and learn new technical skills in managing water resources. Amongst your day-to-day tasks you are likely to be involved in:
• Updating our water resources evidence base, data, and plans.
• Responding to water resource abstraction licence applications and customer enquiries.
• Advising water management partners and abstraction licence holders when water is not available and applying restrictions when appropriate.
• Providing data and evidence to our regulatory teams so they can take action to protect the environment.
Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. Everyone that joins us is required to undertake training and participate. Please see the candidate pack for more on how you'll support with this.
The candidate pack and generic role profile should be read along with the advert to understand the key accountabilities and skills needed.
Everyone starting in a new role will be welcomed into the team and given all the training, support and equipment needed to carry out the role.
The team
The Integrated Environment Planning Team, which sits within the Environment, Planning & Engagement Department in Local Operations, is friendly and welcoming, with experts in water quality, water resources and catchment planning. We work with internal and external partners using data and evidence to identify environmental challenges then find ways to solve them.
Experience/skills required
We would like to talk to you if you can show us the following:
• You have an interest in the environment and, ideally, understand the current pressures on water availability in East Anglia.
• You can use data and information to analyse a problem and work with others to identify solutions.
• You are familiar and comfortable working with Microsoft Office products, including Excel, as we work with a lot of spreadsheets.
• You can communicate with a wide range of customers in different situations such as by telephone, online meetings, and face to face.
• You are organised and can work on your own projects, and as part of a larger, cross-functional team, prioritising and delivering work to relevant standards and deadlines.
A full UK driving licence would be desirable as you may need to travel to other work locations from time to time.