29725 - Water Resources Technical Specialist for Water Company Planning

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 work with public water companies in East Anglian to ensure their abstractions are sustainable. You will oversee their program of environmental monitoring and improvements to reduce and mitigate their impacts on the environment. We will train and support you to develop your skills to manage water resources. As a Water Resources Specialist, you will:

• Act as technical lead for water company abstractions.
• Take a leading role in overseeing one of the water companies operating in East Anglia.
• Ensure our water resources evidence base, data, and plans are up to date and accurate.
• Plan, prepare, manage, review and sign off environmental improvements in the Water Company Asset Management Plan cycles.
• Provide data and evidence to national and local teams to support regulatory oversight of water company operations.
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 will 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. The team You'll join our friendly and welcoming Integrated Environment Planning (IEP) team, which sits within Environment, Planning and Engagement Department in Local Operations. We are experts in water resources, water quality and catchment planning and work with internal and external partners using data and evidence to identify environmental challenges, then find ways to solve them. We provide technical leadership in drought incidents, protecting the environment and managing water availability through the abstraction licensing system we manage

Essential: You will have excellent interpersonal and technical skills, with a relevant degree or experience, and we would particularly like to hear from you if you can demonstrate the following:
• Experience of water resources planning and management.
• Using data and information to analyse a problem and identify solutions.
• You are familiar and comfortable working with Microsoft Office products, including Excel, Word and Teams.
• Self-motivated and able to work on your own initiative as part of a wider team of local and national water resource planners.
• Good judgement, problem solving and decision-making skills
• Well organised, with the ability to handle multiple priorities and deliver to tight timescales.
It would be helpful, but not essential, if you had: - a good understanding of water resource challenges facing East Anglia. - experience of the Environment Agency's abstraction licensing regime, but full training will be provided.