PSO Flood Risk Officer

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. As an organisation we strive to reflect the communities we serve and continue to develop diversity throughout our workforce.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of race, sexual orientation, or religion. As a Flood Risk Officer, you will be working in a diverse team supporting many aspects of flood risk management including: modelling and data management, responding to planning and permitting applications. partnership working, as well as development of flood risk management strategies and schemes. You will be responsible for responding to requests for information and general enquiries from the public as well as advising on permitting and planning applications to ensure they suitably manage flood risk.

The role also requires working with key internal and external partners and communicating key messages regarding flood risk to the public. 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 is an active way to support communities and prevent harm to the environment.

Further information on incident response can be found within your candidate pack. The team You'll join our Partner and Strategic Overview Team which has a varied workload. This includes responding to requests for information as well as technically reviewing/assessing flood risk relating to planning applications and providing technical comments on flood risk activity permits including compliance checks. We develop and deliver capital flood risk projects to help alleviate flooding in affected communities.

We work closely with internal and external teams to protect people, place and property from flooding.

In your capability-based answers please demonstrate your:

• ability to work effectively with people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures and actively encourage others to consider diversity issues in their work.
• Be proactive and work co-operatively as part of a team to achieve our aims and goals.
• Have strong communication skills and the ability to connect with people in a professional manner
• Ability to take on challenges, make timely decisions and solve problems
• Be organised and driven to deliver high work standards and achieve results in a timely manner.

You’ll have a range of development opportunities and appropriate training will be provided.