Senior Environmental Monitoring Officer

Senior Environmental Monitoring Officer – 32467

Environment Agency

Join the Environment Agency as a Senior Environmental Monitoring Officer, drawing on your expertise in marine and freshwater environmental science to lead, mentor and deliver high‑quality evidence across the Analysis & Reporting team.

The Environment Agency is fully committed to an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We accept applications from people of all backgrounds and encourage you to demonstrate how you can contribute to an equitable, diverse workplace.

• Provide technical leadership across the Analysis & Reporting team.
• Represent the team in technical discussions, internally, externally, and nationally.
• Oversee and ensure effective delivery of high‑priority work areas, particularly our bathing water investigations.
• Analyse, interpret and report multifunctional datasets.
• Design fit‑for‑purpose monitoring programmes, utilising a variety of monitoring techniques.
• Communicate complex data to diverse audiences, both in public forums and within the agency.
• Coach, mentor and develop less‑experienced staff to improve resilience across work areas.

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant discipline (e.g., ecology, biology).
• At least 5 years’ experience of marine and/or freshwater environmental science in a regulatory capacity.
• Robust statistical analysis and reporting of complex, multifunctional data sets.
• Experience overseeing successful delivery of significant work areas.
• Ability to manage relationships and liaise with internal, external and national stakeholders.
• Design and delivery of water quality investigations.
• Coaching and mentoring of less‑experienced staff.

• Ability to work effectively with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Active encouragement of diversity issues within your work.

The post holder can be based in either Blandford (DT11 8ST
) or Bridgwater (TA6 4YS
), with a requirement to attend pollution incidents and deliver field work across the area. A full UK driving licence is mandatory. The role includes flexible home working, but you should be in the office a minimum of three days per week.

For more information or to raise any queries, please contact Fiona White