31553 - Senior Advisor, Estuaries & Coasts
| Posting date: | 31 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £52,929 per year, pro rata |
| Additional salary information: | Fixed Term Up to 31 March 2026 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 August 2025 |
| Location: | UK |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 5 days per week |
| Company: | Environment Agency |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 31553 |
Summary
The Environment Agency are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We don't just talk about diversity; we seek it, embrace it, and live it, for the benefit of our staff, our communities, and our environment.
We have two exciting opportunities to help shape the future of England’s estuarine and coastal environment — both playing a vital role in delivering positive environmental outcomes for people and nature. If you have the talent and commitment to help us achieve this, we’d love to hear from you.
One post will lead the monitoring elements of the Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment (NCEA) Programme — a flagship initiative designed to accelerate our ability to assess England’s natural capital and transform environmental decision-making. You’ll lead projects that integrate natural capital thinking across the land-sea interface, enabling a catchment-to-coast approach. Your work will span from steering the design of monitoring programmes to applying case studies and influencing how evidence is used in decision-making.
The second post will focus on leading our Restoring Meadows, Marsh and Reef (ReMeMaRe) initiative, which aims to restore 15% of priority estuarine and coastal habitats — including saltmarsh, seagrass, and oyster reefs — by 2043. You’ll provide programme management for a growing pipeline of restoration projects and support other key elements of the initiative, including stakeholder engagement, and strategic planning.
Depending on your technical expertise, both roles may also contribute to other priority areas such as marine policy, planning and regulation. A key part of each role will be helping to identify and secure the evidence and information needed to support robust environmental decision-making.
Collaboration is central to both roles. You’ll work closely with colleagues across the Environment Agency and external partners such as Defra, other government bodies, industry, and academia.
The team
You’ll join our Estuaries and Coasts Team in our Environment and Business (E&B) Directorate. We provide leadership on the protection and restoration of our estuaries and coasts. We inform and deliver the government's key environmental objectives; using evidence, expertise, engagement, and innovation to influence policy and legislation, and enhance integrated delivery.
We promote a positive, inclusive, and supportive culture where everyone feels valued.
We’re a dispersed team, working with others across the country.
Experience/skills required
In your capability-based answers please demonstrate your:
technical knowledge of estuarine, coastal, and marine environments
understanding of the ‘natural capital approach’ and its role in decision making
Programme/project management
ability to manage multiple priorities, and to deliver through others to time, budget and quality
ability to deliver on technically challenging projects through coordination of technical experts
excellent communication skills, and ability to clearly present technical information
strong interpersonal skills in managing collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders
ability to work effectively with people from a variety of backgrounds, and actively encourage others to consider diversity issues
knowledge of marine policy, marine monitoring, environmental regulations, and the Environment Agency’s role and that of delivery partners and stakeholders (desirable, not essential)
You need to be educated to degree level or have relevant professional experience. You’ll have a range of development opportunities and training will be provided as required.
We have two exciting opportunities to help shape the future of England’s estuarine and coastal environment — both playing a vital role in delivering positive environmental outcomes for people and nature. If you have the talent and commitment to help us achieve this, we’d love to hear from you.
One post will lead the monitoring elements of the Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment (NCEA) Programme — a flagship initiative designed to accelerate our ability to assess England’s natural capital and transform environmental decision-making. You’ll lead projects that integrate natural capital thinking across the land-sea interface, enabling a catchment-to-coast approach. Your work will span from steering the design of monitoring programmes to applying case studies and influencing how evidence is used in decision-making.
The second post will focus on leading our Restoring Meadows, Marsh and Reef (ReMeMaRe) initiative, which aims to restore 15% of priority estuarine and coastal habitats — including saltmarsh, seagrass, and oyster reefs — by 2043. You’ll provide programme management for a growing pipeline of restoration projects and support other key elements of the initiative, including stakeholder engagement, and strategic planning.
Depending on your technical expertise, both roles may also contribute to other priority areas such as marine policy, planning and regulation. A key part of each role will be helping to identify and secure the evidence and information needed to support robust environmental decision-making.
Collaboration is central to both roles. You’ll work closely with colleagues across the Environment Agency and external partners such as Defra, other government bodies, industry, and academia.
The team
You’ll join our Estuaries and Coasts Team in our Environment and Business (E&B) Directorate. We provide leadership on the protection and restoration of our estuaries and coasts. We inform and deliver the government's key environmental objectives; using evidence, expertise, engagement, and innovation to influence policy and legislation, and enhance integrated delivery.
We promote a positive, inclusive, and supportive culture where everyone feels valued.
We’re a dispersed team, working with others across the country.
Experience/skills required
In your capability-based answers please demonstrate your:
technical knowledge of estuarine, coastal, and marine environments
understanding of the ‘natural capital approach’ and its role in decision making
Programme/project management
ability to manage multiple priorities, and to deliver through others to time, budget and quality
ability to deliver on technically challenging projects through coordination of technical experts
excellent communication skills, and ability to clearly present technical information
strong interpersonal skills in managing collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders
ability to work effectively with people from a variety of backgrounds, and actively encourage others to consider diversity issues
knowledge of marine policy, marine monitoring, environmental regulations, and the Environment Agency’s role and that of delivery partners and stakeholders (desirable, not essential)
You need to be educated to degree level or have relevant professional experience. You’ll have a range of development opportunities and training will be provided as required.