Sustainable Places - Shrewsbury, United Kingdom - Environment Agency

Environment Agency

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Shrewsbury, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Number of jobs available- - Region- South West, West Midlands

City/Town
Shrewsbury, Tewkesbury, Fradley

Building/Site

Riversmeet House, Hafren House, Sentinel House

Grade

Staff Grade
Post Type
Permanent

Working Pattern

Full Time

Role Type

Business Management & Improvement, Commercial, Environment & Sustainability, Planning

Salary Minimum £29,70

Job description
We are seeking a highly motivated person to join the West Midlands Sustainable Places team.

The planning system is one of the key tools helping to deliver sustainable growth in our area. This is an exciting and challenging role engaging with and influencing local authorities and developers. Also liaising with other bodies, the public, and internal colleagues.

We use our professionalism and expertise to protect people, property and the natural environment.

We promote the issue of climate change in our work by influencing local policy, future growth proposals, and commenting on major planning proposals.

The team advises on a range of development types - including residential, commercial and minerals and waste.
We engage on the key issues of flood risk, water resources and quality, remediation of contaminated land, and biodiversity.

The team- We are based in offices at Fradley (near Lichfield), Shrewsbury and Tewkesbury and work both there and at home.

We are a strong and dynamic team, who support each other by team working, having a positive work-life flexibility and through continuous learning and development.

Experience/skills required
You will have an environmental or planning degree.

You may have some experience in Town and Country Planning or a related field and/or have an understanding and interest in the relevant environmental issues.

You will be able to demonstrate the following:
Good team working skills;
Effective influencing and negotiation skills;
Excellent IT and other communication skills and be able to successfully engage with a range of audiences;
Effective writing skills to influence customers while building strong relationships;
An ability to achieve results and proactively solve problems;
Have good people and project management skills. An ability to work flexibly responding to competing demands in a time pressured environment.

Contact and additional information
This is a hybrid role. You will have an agreed West Midlands office base and be expected to usually work at least 40% of time away from home. You will have some flexibility to choose which days and locations. Occasional travel to sites and offices other than your base location will be required.

We are fully committed to building an inclusive and diverse environment which reflects the communities we serve and where everyone can be their authentic self.

Responding to incidental part of what we do.

You will be required to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support.