Senior Drainage and Wastewater Planner - 29555

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Senior Drainage and Wastewater Planner - 29555

Senior Drainage and Wastewater Planner - 29555

Number of jobs available

1

Region

London, South East

City/Town

London, Reading

Grade

Staff Grade 5

Post Type

Permanent

Role Type

Planning

Working Pattern

Full Time, Compressed Hours, Other

Salary Minimum

£39,635

Closing Date:

10/10/2024, 23:55 hours

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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're looking for innovative people to support the Environment Agency's work on water company Drainage & Wastewater Management Plans (DWMPs). This work will achieve strategically important benefits for the environment across flood risk and water quality.

You'll be responsible for:
• Supporting the Principal Drainage & Wastewater Planner (PDWPs) covering Thames Water and South West Water, to provide consistent, technical advice, guidance and input into the development of their Drainage and Wastewater Management Plans (DWMPs).
• Support the review and response to the draft and final DWMPs and annual reviews.
• Support the building of strong relationships with local water & sewerage companies, stakeholders and operational teams to ensure the development of robust water company DWMPs.
• Escalating risks and issues and working with the other PDWPs within the team and other departments across the Environment Agency.
You will be able to work on your own initiative, maintaining effective communication with the team and customers.

We promote a positive, inclusive, supportive culture where everyone feels valued, using evidence, expertise, and innovation to enhance and support delivery, influence policy, legislation and secure resources.

The team

We are a new, small, dispersed team, in Environment & Business, working predominantly with water companies. Co-location with Area Operations and Account Management teams and easy travelling distance for water company meetings is imperative, so this role will be based in Reading or London.

There will be some travel and overnight stays required as part of this role.

Experience/skills required
• Knowledge of drainage, surface water, wastewater engineering, wastewater treatment and / or sewerage systems is essential.
• Experience of partnering and building relationships, acting as a key interface with customers.
• Eye for detail and ability to examine and analyse data, presenting facts/findings in a logical/well-structured manner, readily accessed, and understood by a wide audience.
• Self-starter, motivated to achieve outcomes with an appetite to work collaboratively across teams and with our stakeholders and partners towards a common goal.
• Passion for innovation and continuous improvement.

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 an active way to support communities and prevent harm to the environment. Further information on incident response can be found within your candidate pack.

Contact and additional information

We recognise the difficulties that people with protected characteristics may experience on the job market. We're fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. We're keen to make our workforce as diverse as possible, and we hope to attract applications from under-represented groups, including Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic people, people with a disability, people with gender diverse identities and from varying socio-economic backgrounds.

Our flexible working supports healthy work/life balance and choices to accommodate personal commitments. We welcome flexible working patterns.
The role is hybrid between the office and home. Some travel for meetings will be required.

If you would like to have a conversation about this role, please contact Cathy Kompfner cathy.kompfner@environment-agency.gov.uk.

Interviews will be held remotely during October 2024.

Competence 1

Technical Skills

Description

Knowledge of drainage, surface water, wastewater and / or sewerage systems is essential.

Question: Please provide a summary of your technical knowledge and experience related to drainage, surface water, wastewater engineering, wastewater treatment and / or sewerage systems and how this demonstrates your eye for detail and ability to examine and analyse data, presenting facts/findings in a logical/well-structured manner, readily accessed, and understood by a wide audience.

Competence 2

Communicates Effectively

Description

Listens and questions to understand and engage. Conveys information and ideas clearly, accurately and persuasively through speech and writing.

Question: Describe a situation where the way you communicated with others was key

Competence 3

Manages Self

Description

Has full awareness of own strengths, weaknesses, impact and approach.
Effectively organises self and takes personal responsibility for own role in the Environment Agency.

Question: How do you organise yourself and prioritise your work

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.