29557 - Senior Drainage and Wastewater Planner

"Do you want to work for an organisation that values difference and includes everyone? Then the Environment Agency is the organisation for you! We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities for everyone. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share." We're looking for innovative people to support the Environment Agency's work on water company Drainage & Wastewater Management Plans (DWMPs). This work will achieve strategically important benefits for the environment across flood risk and water quality. You'll be responsible for:

• Supporting the Principal Drainage & Wastewater Planner (PDWPs) covering Thames Water and South West Water, to provide consistent, technical advice, guidance and input into the development of their Drainage and Wastewater Management Plans (DWMPs).
• Support the review and response to the draft and final DWMPs and annual reviews.
• Support the building of strong relationships with local water & sewerage companies, stakeholders and operational teams to ensure the development of robust water company DWMPs.
• Escalating risks and issues and working with the other PDWPs within the team and other departments across the Environment Agency.
You will be able to work on your own initiative, maintaining effective communication with the team and customers. We promote a positive, inclusive, supportive culture where everyone feels valued, using evidence, expertise, and innovation to enhance and support delivery, influence policy, legislation and secure resources. The team We are a new, small, dispersed team, in Environment & Business, working predominantly with water companies. Co-location with Area Operations and Account Management teams and easy travelling distance for water company meetings is imperative, so this role will be based in Reading or London.


• Knowledge of drainage, surface water, wastewater engineering, wastewater treatment and / or sewerage systems is essential.
• Experience of partnering and building relationships, acting as a key interface with customers.
• Eye for detail and ability to examine and analyse data, presenting facts/findings in a logical/well-structured manner, readily accessed, and understood by a wide audience.
• Self-starter, motivated to achieve outcomes with an appetite to work collaboratively across teams and with our stakeholders and partners towards a common goal.
• Passion for innovation and continuous improvement.
Everyone that joins us is required to undertake training and participate in incident response duties when the need to respond arises Having an incident role is an essential part of working for the Environment Agency and an active way to support communities and prevent harm to the environment. Further information on incident response can be found within your candidate pack.