At a Glance
- Tasks: Engage with Local Planning Authorities to promote sustainable growth and environmental outcomes.
- Company: Join a supportive team at the Environment Agency focused on sustainability.
- Benefits: Flexible working, inclusive culture, and full training provided.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth and involvement in incident response.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on the environment while developing valuable relationships.
- Qualifications: Strong communication skills and awareness of planning systems required.
The predicted salary is between 29700 - 36300 £ per year.
If you are passionate about contributing to a more sustainable environment, then this is your chance to make a meaningful impact. We’re seeking a motivated, confident and enthusiastic person to join a team that engages with a range of customers to promote sustainable growth and secure the best possible environmental outcomes.
You will manage our engagement and relationship with a designated group of Local Planning Authorities, to advise and influence:
- Planning applications
- Pre-Application advice
You will work closely with colleagues in flood risk, water quality, contaminated land, biodiversity, and environmental management to manage and coordinate our expert advice. You will need to meet strict deadlines and targets under challenging work pressures. Alongside developing strong relationships with your Local Planning Authorities, you will also be working closely with developers and consultants, as well as having some engagement with water companies and government departments.
The successful candidate will need the ability to develop strong relationships, have excellent communication and customer service skills, and an awareness of the Government’s growth agenda, relevant planning systems, how the development industry in general operates as well as an understanding of Environment Agency objectives.
Incident response is central to our mission, everyone who joins us undertakes training and is expected to incident response, which could attract additional payments; full training is provided.
We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities for everyone. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies.
The team Sustainable Places is a friendly and supportive team that work across departments to deliver EA2030 goals. We work closely with internal technical teams to evaluate environmental data, evidence and assessments and produce consolidated planning responses on behalf of the Environment Agency. Externally, we advise councils and developers to ensure development happens in the right way with the right environmental infrastructure to protect and enhance the environment.
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