Marine Water Quality Officer

Overview

Marine Water Quality Officer – 32656 at Environment Agency. The role supports the team that monitors and models marine water quality to inform evidence‑based decisions across key coastal and industrial catchments.

• Review technical reports and summarise key information for decision‑making.
• Interpret monitoring data and model outputs to support environmental protection.
• Summarise and communicate technical work and escalation challenges when needed.
• Build strong relationships across a dispersed team, with external partners and customers.
• Contribute to incident response duties, receiving full training and support.

• Degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline (water quality, marine science, environmental engineering, or related field).
• Experience in data analysis and knowledge of modelling software (Excel, Power BI, GIS, R, or specialist packages such as Mike or Cormix).
• Strong communication skills – able to convey complex technical information to non‑technical audiences.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a virtual, dispersed team and to build relationships with external partners.
• Comfortable with occasional travel for national meetings.

We are committed to building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. The Environment Agency is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. Applications will be assessed ‘blind’ based on competency questions. Interviews will be conducted via MS Teams within two weeks of the closing date.