Biodiversity Technical Officer - Canterbury, United Kingdom - Environment Agency

Environment Agency

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Canterbury, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Number of jobs available- - Region- London, South East

City/Town
Canterbury, West Malling

Building/Site

Rivers House Canterbury, Orchard House

Grade

Staff Grade
Post Type
Permanent

Working Pattern

Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Part Time Term Time, Compressed Hours

Role Type

Environment & Sustainability, Governance, Operational Delivery

Salary Minimum £29,70

Job description
We are the Environment Agency. We work with government, local councils, businesses, and communities to make our environment cleaner, safer, and healthier for people and wildlife. We tackle the effects and causes of climate change, perhaps the most serious longterm threat to the environment that we face.

Using your technical biodiversity experience and influencing skills you will help us protect and enhance the diverse habitats and wildlife of Kent and South London, to ensure development is sustainable and to deliver landscape-scale environmental outcomes.

You will work to integrate benefits for wildlife and people into innovative flood risk management solutions.

Additionally, you will:

Screen and advise on Environment Agency programmes, plans, and projects for biodiversity impacts to ensure compliance with relevant legislation.
Identify opportunities to deliver multiple benefits, Natural Flood Management and working with natural processes, through river basin management and flood risk management planning and delivery
Proactively integrate biodiversity enhancements into Environment Agency plans and strategies

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
You will be part of our passionate, dedicated, and enthusiastic Fisheries, Biodiversity and Geomorphology Team covering Kent, South London & East Sussex.

A major focus of the team is inputting into Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management capital schemes, maintenance of assets, water company environmental programmes, and partnership working to deliver priority habitat creation, Water Framework Directive mitigation measures, river restoration projects and planning advice.

Experience/skills required
You will have welldeveloped communication skills, great customer focus, and have the confidence to build effective relationships with external partners and internal teams.
Good knowledge of biodiversity, water dependent habitats and species and their ecological requirements
Educated to degree level in an appropriate environmental discipline, or equivalent practical work experience
Knowledge and understanding of the Water Framework Directive and other environmental legislation
Awareness of natural capital and the ecosystems approach
A proven track record of ontheground delivery and of working effectively with others.
Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work to tight deadlines and focus on priorities and the delivery of outcomes

You'll have a positive approach, a desire to work collaboratively and be dedicated to your personal and professional development.- Contact and additional information-You will be welcomed and supported by the team and given all the training and guidance needed to succeed.

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We have 2 roles, one based in Addington and one in Canterbury. Interviews will be held in March.