Financial Provision Officer - Sheffield, United Kingdom - Environment Agency

Environment Agency

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Sheffield, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Number of jobs available- - Region- North West, Yorkshire and the Humber

City/Town
Sheffield, Warrington

Building/Site

Richard Fairclough House, Quadrant Two

Grade

Staff Grade
Post Type
Permanent

Role Type

Environment & Sustainability
Salary Minimum £29,706 (prorata if part time)

Job description

Wanting to further develop your skills? The Environment Agency has exciting opportunities for you to do just that

We're looking for enthusiastic, highly motivated individuals to join our Financial Provision Team. You'll help create a cleaner, safer, and healthier environment.

Through training, mentoring, and coaching, you will gain experience and develop the skills that will allow you to carry out technical assessments in line with Environment Agency, DEFRA, and European regulatory obligations.

You'll manage a large, varied caseload, make legally binding risk-based decisions using industry specific guidance and liaise regularly with local and national technical specialists, assessing customer's Expenditure Plans ensuring all required permit obligations are met.

You will also liaise with operators, consultants, Environment Agency colleagues in Area and the National Permitting Service (NPS) along with the Legal Team to produce the required Legal Agreements.

Other responsibilities include developing your technical and personal effectiveness skills, contributing to team performance, supporting, and coaching other team members, and supporting other teams within our changing service demands.

The team
Permitting is the foundation of regulation, and crucial to the economy, people and wildlife. The Financial Provision team sits within the NPS, working alongside the Waste Deposit permitting teams and Area operational teams, establishing and maintaining financial instruments ensuring operator's permit and financial obligations are met.

You will work within a team based across Warrington and Sheffield. Our current ways of working are a mixture of home and office with occasional travel between sites.

Experience/skills required
Have Attention to detail
Mathematically capable
Data analysis
Clear and concise verbal and written communication skills
Ability to develop and maintain good relationships with internal and external customers.
Manage your time and organise your workload
Meet tight and conflicting deadlines
Make, and justify, sound and timely decisions
Work independently, but also within your team sharing your learning

Be computer/IT literate

Excel, MS Teams, PowerPoint
Be passionate about the environment and have a willingness to learn about environmental regulation
Experience in Environment Management, Legislation and the permitting process would be desirable, but not essential
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