Hydrology Senior Technical Specialist - 31842
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Hydrology Senior Technical Specialist - 31842
Hydrology Senior Technical Specialist - 31842
Number of jobs available
1
Region
North West
City/Town
Penrith , Preston , Warrington
Building/Site
DEFRA GRP EA GHYLL MOUNT, CA11 9BP, DEFRA GRP EA LUTRA HOUSE, PR5 8BX, DEFRA GRP EA RICHARD FAIRCLOUGH HOUSE, WA4 1HT
Grade
Staff Grade 6
Post Type
Permanent
Role Type
Operational Delivery
Working Pattern
Full Time, Part Time/Job Share
Salary Minimum
£52,929
Closing Date:
28/09/2025, 23:55 hours
Job description attachment 1
Candidate pack
Security checks level
Basic Check
Job description
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 are seeking someone with passion, drive and ambition to deliver a robust and resilient hydrology service. You will use the breadth of your hydrology skills and knowledge alongside your networks, to provide strategic leadership, to build capability, champion innovation and deliver through partnership working.
You will be:
• working closely with the team leader and hydrology community to develop technical resilience and implement new ways of working.
working alongside the water resources technical leadership to develop the strategic thinking for a more sustainable future
• building strong and productive relationships with customers and partners within the organisation as well as externally to help facilitate a more sustainable water story
• providing direction, specialised expertise and support on delivering reputational, political or technically complex activities. Ensuring decisions are made on sound technical and environmental grounds.
• working with others to deliver the Area's hydrology and project work
• undertaking analysis and determination of complex hydrological problem
• Playing a critical role when responding to environmental incidents particularly when water availability is stressed.
The team
The Team provides technical expertise and advice on water resource management and regulation across Cumbria and Lancashire (CLA). This includes important issues such as no deterioration of water courses under the Water Framework Directive, Catchment Abstraction Management Strategies, the Water Industry National Environment Programme, water company water resource management plans, drought plans and restoring sustainable abstractions and determining water resources licences.
We are based across CLA, with offices in Preston, Penrith and Warrington.
Experience/skills required
• Highly experienced and technically expert professional with extensive understanding of hydrology and water resources.
• Experience of leading people. This may have been achieved through line management, management or technical leadership roles.
• You will be able to communicate well and effectively across a wide network of audiences, having the skills to turn technical detail into compelling argument and influence your respective audience.
• Ability to deliver results through others by managing talent, coaching, and mentoring
• Be a champion for innovation and best practice to add value and to achieve more for the environment
• Ability to translate organisational ambition into strategic and tactical plans and programmes for delivery in an operational environment.
• Technical resilience planning both locally and nationally
• High level technical support for Incident Management
• You will be educated to at least degree standard (or equivalent), in a relevant scientific discipline. Chartered status is desirable.
Contact and additional information
We would love to inspire you to apply - please get in touch with Pete Miles by email at pete.miles@environment-agency.gov.uk or helen.moorhouse@environment-agency.gov.uk
This role is office based but involves visiting sites or locations, and therefore a full UK driving licence is required.
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.
Please note we do not assess CVs. Answers to these competency questions will be used for interview selection so ensure you draw out your skills and experience in your responses.
We recommend reading our 'How to apply' page (environmentagencycareers.co.uk) before you start.
Competence 1
Leads People
Description
Description
Provides leadership that inspires and motivates others to achieve their personal goals and the goals of the Environment Agency
Question
Give an example of how your Leadership has been particularly successful:
Competence 2
Coaches Others
Description
Description
Personal Effectiveness Uses variety of methods, including direct instruction, coaching and feedback skills to help others to develop.
Question
Please provide an example of where you have successfully coached someone to help their development so the team would be better versed to deliver hydrological outcomes.
Competence 3
Engages others
Description
Description
Plans, carries out and evaluates effective engagement with internal and external stakeholders
Question
Please give an example of when you have planned engagement with stakeholders, including how you assessed the effectiveness of the engagement.
Competence 4
Scientific Knowledge
Description
Scientific Knowledge
Description
Applies scientific knowledge (various disciplines, depending on team role) to provide sound, science-based evidence to our internal and external customers.
Question
How do you keep your technical skills up to date and how have you used them to develop or enhance a specific scientific technique you use?
If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you will not be eligible for continuous service. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, you may be eligible for continuous service for the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status then you should contact your own HR Team.
We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.
We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls . Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit for more information.