Technical Officer Groundwater & Land Quality

Job Title: Technical Officer G4 - Contaminated land and Groundwater Quality

Salary: £29,706

Region: London, South East, East of England

City/Town: Welwyn Garden City

About Us

Join the Environment Agency and help us protect our environment while preserving it for future generations.Our mission is to tackle large-scale environmental issues that are of global importance, from climate change to regulatory industry standards.

We are looking for enthusiastic colleagues to join our Hertfordshire and North London area Groundwater and Land Quality team.

This role is primarily concerned with the protection of groundwater quality.  The role is predominantly office based with occasional off-site meetings and site visits.  You’ll contribute by providing technical assessments and advice with respect to planning and environmental permit applications.  You will be working with other teams and experts internally and local authorities and developers externally.

The Hertfordshire and North London patch is uniquely busy within the Environment Agency with a mixture of rural, suburban and heavily urbanised areas that are all under significant pressure to provide additional housing and jobs.  We manage a variety of aquifers including the Chalk Aquifer that are crucial for providing drinking water as well as base flow to our beautiful Chalk Rivers. 

Where you will work

Our Welwyn Garden City base location has a hybrid model allowing individuals to work either at home or at our office (a minimum number of days in the office per week will be agreed with your line manager and will be dependent on business needs and reviewed periodically).

What do you need:

• We are looking for individuals who are familiar with the assessment of sites affected by previous contaminative land used, the challenges associated with brownfield land development and an understanding of processes that can impact on groundwater quality.

• You will be numerate with a background in earth science, environmental science, hydrogeology or environmental chemistry

• You will already have some experience working in the environmental consultancy, environmental regulatory or contaminated land sector

• Ideally you are familiar with qualitative and quantitative soil and groundwater risk assessment methods and numerical modeling tools (for example Consim, Landsim and RTM)

• You will be a self-starter able to deliver project tasks with good time-management, IT and written and verbal communication skills

What you will get: 

• Annual salary £29,706
• Training and support for professional development
• 25 days of annual leave + 8 bank holidays
• Wellbeing programmes
• Career development and training
• Employee benefits
• Flexible hybrid working hours + the potential for 15 additional flexi credit days if credit hours have been accrued.
• Joining a workplace known for its friendly culture which strongly believes in inclusivity and allowing people to be their best self at work.

Contact and Additional Information 

At the Environment Agency, we go above and beyond when it comes to diversity—we seek out new perspectives, welcome different experiences and promote inclusivity both within our staff team as well as wider communities.

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 workplace adjustments will be available to support you with your incident role. 

If you have any questions regarding the vacancy or application process, please contact the recruitment team at earecruitment@peoplescout.co.uk.

The information in the candidate pack is available and should be read in conjunction with the advert to understand key accountabilities and skills for success in this role.