Overview

We promote an inclusive culture and welcome all applicants including disabled, LGBT+ or Black Asian and Minority Ethnicities.

This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in delivering an operationally vital part of the Environment Agency’s Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment (NCEA) Programme — a flagship initiative shaping how we understand and manage the water environment. The Programme supports Defra's wider NCEA programme in building a groundbreaking evidence base on the state and value of our natural environment and ecosystems to transform environmental decision-making in England.

As a technical specialist for the Land Access Database – a new database which stores landowner’s details of sites we want to monitor, you will provide oversight for all aspects of landowner access for the monitoring networks within the programme. You will maintain landowner data, complying with Environment Agency and legal requirements, and work alongside operations specialists to ensure delivery aligns with programme goals and timelines, while maintaining strong working relationships across teams.

We’re looking for someone who brings energy, initiative, and tenacity. We are seeking someone with experience of working with geospatial data, interacting with internal and external customers and managing datasets. This is an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in managing and governing a key dataset, while contributing to a culture of learning, adaptation, and continuous enhancement.

The team

The post will work with the EA’s NCEA Operations team who implement the 11 new monitoring networks. We have a strong team dynamic and believe in the development and support of our staff. The team works collaboratively with the wider Environment Agency and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the best possible access arrangements for our monitoring networks.
• Maintain landowner datasets and spatial analyses for NCEA networks, with strong data management and GIS skills.
• Provide expert technical leadership through training, guidance, and optimisation of data management processes.
• Work independently and collaboratively to troubleshoot challenges in access and programme delivery.
• Be adaptable and proactive, responding effectively to evolving priorities.

Qualifications and experience

• Experience of working with geospatial data and managing landowner datasets.
• Strong data management and GIS skills; ability to perform spatial analysis for monitoring networks.
• Experience interacting with internal and external customers and managing datasets.
• Ability to lead technically, provide training, and optimise data management practices.
• Ability to work both independently and with teams, and to adapt to evolving priorities.

Additional information

• This post sits within the National Monitoring – Fish and Ecology team. We promote an inclusive culture and welcome all applicants including disabled, LGBT+ or Black Asian and Minority Ethnic. As this is a national role the working location is flexible, with an EA office base location. Some travel and overnight stays will be required.
• You’ll have an incident management objective in your development plan. We’ll support you to find a role to suit your needs and circumstances. Appropriate training will be given.
• Please see Candidate / Additional Information Pack for information. Any queries, contact mike.fraser@environment-agency.gov.uk or adam.akers@environment-agency.gov.uk.
• If you consent to being held on a reserve list, we’ll hold your details for 6 months and may offer you an alternative post.
• Length of contract: Up to 2 years.

Competencies

• Takes Decisions and Solves Problems
• Data and Information Management
• Influences and Persuades Others
• Focuses on Customers and Partners

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