33262 - Groundwater Resource Officer
| Posting date: | 16 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £34,320 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 April 2026 |
| Location: | Wallingford |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 5 days per week |
| Company: | Environment Agency |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 33262 |
Summary
We are the Environment Agency. We work with government, local councils, water companies, businesses, and communities to make our environment cleaner, safer, and healthier for people and wildlife. We deal with the effects and causes of climate change, perhaps the most serious long-term threat to the environment that we face.
Groundwater supplies most of the drinking water in the Southeast and is vital for springs, rivers and wetlands across the area and essential for industry and agriculture.
You will be part of a busy and friendly team supporting and protecting our vulnerable groundwater resource. Delivering technical advice, regulation, and guidance on hydrogeological matters.
In this role you will provide technical advice on hydrogeological and water resource activities. This will include:
Determining water resource permits
Working with licence holders to ensure licences are sustainable
Advising on the impacts of groundwater abstraction including groundwater resource and pump test assessments
Advising on the groundwater extremes of drought and groundwater flooding
Advising on the impacts of major infrastructure projects
Supporting the management of our groundwater level network
Providing technical information to our customers
Helping to deliver our Water Framework Directive measures and investigations
The team
We are seeking a motivated team member to join the Groundwater Resources and Hydrology team in Thames Area. The team’s hydrogeologists and hydrologists provide technical expertise and advice on a range of water resource management projects including Water Framework Directive, Catchment Abstraction Management Strategies, Restoring Sustainable Abstraction programme and determining water resources permits.
There is an expectation to travel to Reading and Wallingford when there is a business need and monthly meetings.
Experience/skills required
We are looking for someone who is versatile, self motivated and can quickly fit in and contribute to the work of our busy team. You will be able to demonstrate the skills and experience below:
A geoscience related degree or equivalent experience; a relevant postgraduate qualification is desirable
Good computer skills are essential, including the use of spreadsheets; the use of mapping systems is desirable but training will be provided
Conceptualisation of hydrogeological processes
Produce/interpret data to develop evidence and solve technical issues
Good communication skills and the ability to present convincing verbal and written arguments to a wide range of audiences, with the ability to simplify technical detail
Experience of working as part of a team as well as being able to use your initiative to work independently
A practical common-sense approach to problem solving, able to articulate solutions
Groundwater supplies most of the drinking water in the Southeast and is vital for springs, rivers and wetlands across the area and essential for industry and agriculture.
You will be part of a busy and friendly team supporting and protecting our vulnerable groundwater resource. Delivering technical advice, regulation, and guidance on hydrogeological matters.
In this role you will provide technical advice on hydrogeological and water resource activities. This will include:
Determining water resource permits
Working with licence holders to ensure licences are sustainable
Advising on the impacts of groundwater abstraction including groundwater resource and pump test assessments
Advising on the groundwater extremes of drought and groundwater flooding
Advising on the impacts of major infrastructure projects
Supporting the management of our groundwater level network
Providing technical information to our customers
Helping to deliver our Water Framework Directive measures and investigations
The team
We are seeking a motivated team member to join the Groundwater Resources and Hydrology team in Thames Area. The team’s hydrogeologists and hydrologists provide technical expertise and advice on a range of water resource management projects including Water Framework Directive, Catchment Abstraction Management Strategies, Restoring Sustainable Abstraction programme and determining water resources permits.
There is an expectation to travel to Reading and Wallingford when there is a business need and monthly meetings.
Experience/skills required
We are looking for someone who is versatile, self motivated and can quickly fit in and contribute to the work of our busy team. You will be able to demonstrate the skills and experience below:
A geoscience related degree or equivalent experience; a relevant postgraduate qualification is desirable
Good computer skills are essential, including the use of spreadsheets; the use of mapping systems is desirable but training will be provided
Conceptualisation of hydrogeological processes
Produce/interpret data to develop evidence and solve technical issues
Good communication skills and the ability to present convincing verbal and written arguments to a wide range of audiences, with the ability to simplify technical detail
Experience of working as part of a team as well as being able to use your initiative to work independently
A practical common-sense approach to problem solving, able to articulate solutions