31760 - Land & Water Technical Officer
| Posting date: | 28 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £28,607 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 September 2025 |
| Location: | Canterbury |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 5 days per week |
| Company: | Environment Agency |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 31760 |
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.
Everyone starting in a new role will be welcomed into the team and given all the training and support needed. As part of your comprehensive induction, you will be provided with all the equipment required for your role.
We work in partnership with government, local councils, businesses, and communities to manage the impacts of climate change, perhaps the most serious long-term threat to the environment, people, and wildlife that we face.
You will be organised and enthusiastic and keen to work in a role where you can help make a better place for people and wildlife.
This is a varied role with no two days being quite the same.
You will:
• Support Team Leaders and Senior Environment Officers within the Land and Water teams.
• Respond to enquiries, ensuring that responses are within statutory deadlines.
• Handle team mailboxes, adhering to records management requirements and retention schedules.
• Manage filing systems to ensure that information is accurate, up-to-date and available for use.
• Help to compile case files for enforcement
• Review and analyse data
• Assist the area with debt recovery work, collating information using internal systems to recover the costs of our regulatory and incident response work.
• Handle procurement requests to maintain equipment and supplies
• Process simple permit and planning applications
• Support and maintain the in-hours Incident Duty Roster and support the duty desk
We offer an extensive range of employee benefits and are fully invested in developing team member’s skills and careers
The team
You will work within our Land and Water teams who are responsible for water quality, water resources and agricultural regulation.
Our teams are friendly and highly motivated in achieving outcomes for the environment and the communities we serve. We would love to hear from you if you are someone with a willingness to get involved and learn about what we do.
Experience/skills required
• A great team worker who also works well independently with minimum supervision
• Positive attitude with a desire to contribute to a diverse and inclusive work culture
• Well-organised, able to prioritise effectively and have proven administrative experience
• Self-motivated and capable of problem solving
• Proficient written and verbal communication
• Thorough, with a keen eye for detail and accuracy when recording data and managing records
• Able to analyse data and present results in a suitable format
• Competent in use of Microsoft Office applications
A full UK driving licence is required
You will be supported to take up an appropriate incident management role.
We are an inclusive organisation committed to diversity, heath, safety and wellbeing
Everyone starting in a new role will be welcomed into the team and given all the training and support needed. As part of your comprehensive induction, you will be provided with all the equipment required for your role.
We work in partnership with government, local councils, businesses, and communities to manage the impacts of climate change, perhaps the most serious long-term threat to the environment, people, and wildlife that we face.
You will be organised and enthusiastic and keen to work in a role where you can help make a better place for people and wildlife.
This is a varied role with no two days being quite the same.
You will:
• Support Team Leaders and Senior Environment Officers within the Land and Water teams.
• Respond to enquiries, ensuring that responses are within statutory deadlines.
• Handle team mailboxes, adhering to records management requirements and retention schedules.
• Manage filing systems to ensure that information is accurate, up-to-date and available for use.
• Help to compile case files for enforcement
• Review and analyse data
• Assist the area with debt recovery work, collating information using internal systems to recover the costs of our regulatory and incident response work.
• Handle procurement requests to maintain equipment and supplies
• Process simple permit and planning applications
• Support and maintain the in-hours Incident Duty Roster and support the duty desk
We offer an extensive range of employee benefits and are fully invested in developing team member’s skills and careers
The team
You will work within our Land and Water teams who are responsible for water quality, water resources and agricultural regulation.
Our teams are friendly and highly motivated in achieving outcomes for the environment and the communities we serve. We would love to hear from you if you are someone with a willingness to get involved and learn about what we do.
Experience/skills required
• A great team worker who also works well independently with minimum supervision
• Positive attitude with a desire to contribute to a diverse and inclusive work culture
• Well-organised, able to prioritise effectively and have proven administrative experience
• Self-motivated and capable of problem solving
• Proficient written and verbal communication
• Thorough, with a keen eye for detail and accuracy when recording data and managing records
• Able to analyse data and present results in a suitable format
• Competent in use of Microsoft Office applications
A full UK driving licence is required
You will be supported to take up an appropriate incident management role.
We are an inclusive organisation committed to diversity, heath, safety and wellbeing