Overview

Environment & Business Senior Advisor, Air Quality – 31816. Join the National Air Quality Team to lead key streams of ongoing air quality work and a programme of Air Quality Projects; provide advice and guidance on air quality issues internally and externally to the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Leading the development of Environmental Assessment Levels for key atmospheric pollutants, in support of Net Zero delivery.
• Providing strategic input to bridging planning and permitting issues, including input on air quality and amenity issues in development plans; supporting the Environment Agency’s approach to responding to planning application consultations; and shaping our role as Air Quality Partners.
• Overseeing and guiding the capture and use of emissions data and evidence to underpin decisions and regulate more effectively, in particular the use of Pollution Inventory data.
• Providing mentoring and development support to junior Air Quality team members.
• Contributing and inputting to all areas of the Environment Agency Air Quality work.
• Responding to internal and external technical queries on air quality issues.
• Undertaking site visits to high profile industrial sites to support emission reduction measures.
• Supporting Defra as required in the development of new or updated air quality policy (e.g., input to the Gothenburg Protocol).

Experience / Skills Required

In capability-based answers please demonstrate your ability to work effectively with people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures, and actively encourage others to consider diversity issues in their work.

Baseline requirements

• Good understanding of UK and international air quality legislation.
• Knowledge of Air Quality standards, targets and legislation.
• Understanding of the regulation of industrial installations and the use of Environmental Assessment Levels in setting permit limits.
• Understanding of the Environment Agency’s role in the planning regime.

Delivery capabilities

• Ability to work with a wide range of internal and external customers.
• Ability to deliver technical information in accessible language.
• Ability to prepare, run and respond to technical consultations.
• Ability to influence outcomes through effective relationships with colleagues and customers.
• Project management to time and budget.

A full range of development and training opportunities will be provided.

Additional information

You’ll have an inclusive incident management objective in your development plan. We’ll help you find a role to suit your needs. Appropriate training will be given.

Role is national with a flexible/hybrid working location at an EA Office base; some travel and occasional overnights may be required.

Please read the Candidate / Additional Information Pack for information. Any queries, contact lucia.susani@environment-agency.gov.uk.

Applications are blind assessed using competency questions. Interviews will be held via MS Teams within two weeks of the closing date. Length of contract: Up to 6 months with possible extension.