Environment Monitoring Officer 1

Your role will be primarily the planning, delivery and reporting of the freshwater fisheries monitoring programme including management of seasonal fisheries staff, providing good quality environment data in a timely manner to support managers when making operational decisions. You must to be trained and signed off to Officer in Charge (OIC) for the delivery of the electric fishing monitoring programme. Other activities, include liaison with internal and external customers, coaching and mentoring team members, incident response and assisting other team members with the delivery of other monitoring activities. Regular updates to management on programme progress. Working over five days per week. (37hours) 

The team

The team consists of Environment Monitoring Officers 1 & 2 and Assistants responsible for delivering a wide range of monitoring programmes and data collection in both freshwater and marine environments. The information resulting from these activities is used by the Analysis and Reporting team, FGB, EMTS and others to determine the quality of the fisheries environment, from which the Environment Agency can plan and deliver fisheries and habitat improvement plans.

Ideally you will educated to O level standard, member of a professional organisation and must be a fully competent electric fishing Officer in Charge (OIC) holding the advanced electric fishing certificate. You will have a number of years experience in a similar role. Freshwater fish identification is a requirement and marine species knowledge would be desirable. The following boat qualifications, including Advanced powerboat (level 2) with a commercial endorsement, Professional practices and responsibilities, Day skipper theory, RYA First aid, Radar, Sea survival and VHF radio, would be advantageous to the teams monitoring delivery.

Must be able to confidently demonstrate the following experience and skills; 
• Self motivation.
• Decision making.
• Data handling and entry.
• Customer focus.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Mentoring and coaching skills.
• Organisational skills. 

Additional useful information
 
Operating out of a base at Tyneside House, Newcastle upon Tyne. An Agency vehicle will be made available for field work.

You may be lone working during these tasks, working outside in all weathers and some tasks can be physically demanding. All personal protective equipment will be supplied.

As travel to field sites in the Northumberland Durham and Tees Area is required you will occasionally be required to stay away from home.

 
For further details please contact Michael Donkin 728-4060 or by email:

michael.donkin@environment-agency.gov.uk  

You can also download the candidate pack for more information. 

Closing date for applications: 1st May 2015 

 

Please note that this vacancy will close at 23:59, on the closing date stated above.

 

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.

 

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