Number of jobs available
2
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber
City/Town
Beverley , Leeds , Sheffield , York
Building/Site
DEFRA GRP BEVERLEY CROSSKILL, HU17 9JB, DEFRA GRP EA LEEDS LATERAL, LS11 9AT, DEFRA GRP EA TEMPLEBOROUGH OFFICE, S60 1YR, DEFRA GRP KINGS POOL, YO1 7PX
Grade
Staff Grade 5
Post Type
Permanent
Role Type
Operational Delivery
Working Pattern
Full Time, Part Time, Part Time Term Time, Compressed Hours
Salary Minimum
41,617
Closing Date:
17/08/2025, 23:55 hours
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Basic Check
Job description
The Environment Agency are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We don't just talk about diversity; we seek it, embrace it and live it, for the benefit of our staff, our communities and our environment. Everyone starting in a new role will be welcomed into the team and given all the training and support needed. As part of your comprehensive induction, you will be provided with the equipment required for your role.
We are looking for a dedicated person to work in the Installations Team in Yorkshire on the regulation of Process Industry.
You will contribute to the delivery of a range of compliance activities ensuring operators are complying with their permits. These duties range from checking emissions monitoring data to site inspections and detailed audits of management systems. Duties of the post will involve frequent liaison with partners, community groups and the public often in relation to high profile process industry sites. Installations officers work closely with our national permitting service to give pre-application advice to prospective applicants and existing permit holders on permit and variation applications. They also liaise closely with the permitting officers to ensure permits contain appropriate conditions, improvement requirements and emission limits.
Officers in the team will regulate their own portfolio of sites and will identify areas of non-compliance and improvement opportunities through inspections and audits. Officers will hold a warrant under S108 of the environment act 1995 and will be expected to take a firm but proportionate response to non-compliance.
Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. Everyone that joins us is required to undertake training and participate. This may attract an additional payment and full training will be available. Please see the candidate pack for information on how you'll support with this.
The team
The post is based in the installations team in South Yorkshire but could be located at any of the offices in Leeds, Rotherham, York or Beverley. Our 3 installations teams work flexibly across Yorkshire, delivering regulation of some 300 sites across a range of industrial sectors including chemicals manufacturing, power generation, incineration, metal production and metal surface treatment, food and drink, paper and textiles.
Experience/skills required
You will have proven experience in any of the sectors mentioned above and can demonstrate good operational or regulatory knowledge of waste and industry in general.
Essential:
You will be proactive, self-motivated, and confident communicator, used to influencing and negotiating to deliver outcomes, with strong interpersonal skills, together with well-developed technical expertise or regulatory experience within an industrial or waste environment.
You will preferably:
Be familiar with environmental management systems, auditing, and root cause analysis
Be able to interpret environmental monitoring and performance data
Be used to managing multiple demands and delivering outcomes independently
Take initiative and practice a continuous improvement approach
Have a degree or equivalent in a scientific, environmental, or engineering discipline, and possibly be a member of a relevant professional organisation
Chartered status or working towards chartered status with a relevant professional institution is desirable. The Environment Agency supports professional development to achieve and maintain chartered status.
Contact and additional information
You'll have access to our great benefits package, including generous annual leave, an excellent pension, flexible working arrangements and the opportunity to be part of a variety of staff networks. We also offer extensive training to develop your career.
The role requires frequent travel across the Yorkshire Area. As a result, the post requires a full driving licence.
The office base locations are Leeds, Beverley, York or Sheffield/Rotherham.
If you have any questions, please contact Sharon Swaine: sharon.swaine@environment-agency.gov.uk.
Interviews will be held face-to-face from weeks beginning 1 Sept 2025 and 8 Sept 2025. MS Teams interviews can be accommodated where appropriate.
If you consent to being on a reserve list, we'll hold your details for 6 months and may offer you an alternative post.
Competence 1
Manages Self
Description
Competency description: Has full awareness of own strengths, weaknesses, impact and approach. Effectively organises self and takes personal responsibility for own role in the Environment Agency.
Question: Please tell us how you manage your own workload including how you identify and resource priorities and how you ensure that work is delivered to the required standard and on time.
Competence 2
Takes Decisions and Solves Problems
Description
Competency description: Finds and delivers optimal solutions by effectively analysing all the information, probing to develop alternatives and taking sound and timely decisions.
Question: Please tell us about a complex decision you have had to make and how you reached your conclusion.
What was the issue?
What information did you need in order to solve it?
What made it complex?
Competence 3
Influences and Persuades Others
Description
Competency description: Presenting a case in a convincing and attractive way that will win people over, encouraging them to follow plans willingly; often succeeding where logic and reason alone would fail.
Question: Please tell us a time when you have persuaded an individual or company to achieve an outcome without the use of a regulatory tool:
Consider what techniques you used, did you need to adapt your style and what you learned from your approach.
Role specific license requirements
Full UK Driving License
If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you will not be eligible for continuous service. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, you may be eligible for continuous service for the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status then you should contact your own HR Team.
We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.
We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
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