Environmental Monitoring Officer 1 - Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom - Environment Agency

Environment Agency

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Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Description

The work provides a good foundation for developing freshwater ecological and water quality skills.

The high-quality data that we produce is essential in contributing to the delivery of our monitoring programme, required to fulfil our national and local legislative commitments.

Responding to incidents is a central 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 during an incident. This may attract an additional payment and full training and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role.'

The team

The Analysis & Reporting team provides freshwater ecological and water quality data to support and feed into all monitoring obligations tailored for delivery of our local and national environmental outcome plans. It delivers a vital service that underpins much of the Environment Agency's statutory responsibilities relating to national legislation.

Experience/skills required

We are seeking an Environmental Monitoring Officer with freshwater ecological field and officebased experience.

You'll be qualified to a higher education level in a relevant discipline and possess ability and/or knowledge of:

Ecological l survey work for freshwater macro-invertebrates and macrophytes;

- an elementary standard of identification and analysis of freshwater aquatic macro-invertebrate specimens;
- data analysis and interpretation using biological and chemical metrics and indices for use in investigations and reports;

Other key requirements for this job include excellent communication skills, attention to detail, report writing, proficiency in word, excel and database management, analysis & problem solving and a passion for the freshwater environment.

You must possess a full driving licence and be able to swim confidently.

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