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Environment Agency

We work to create better places for people and wildlife, and support sustainable development.

EA is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs.

We employ around 10,600 people throughout England in a variety of roles including:

  • scientists
  • geologists
  • engineers
  • project managers
  • planners
  • hydrologists
  • environment officers
  • graduates
  • nuclear assessors
  • policy advisors
  • enforcement officers
  • senior managers
  • support staff

What we offer you

There are a range of benefits available when you work with us.

Pay and pension

We offer:

  • a competitive salary
  • a generous career average pension scheme

Enhanced benefits

These include:

  • holiday allowance related to grade and length of service, rising from 25 or 27 days to 30 days per year, plus 8 statutory public and bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time employees)
  • maternity, paternity and adoption leave scheme
  • leave for examinations, approved studies, public duties, special or reserve forces, environmental work, trade union representatives and health and safety representatives
  • a range of flexible working options, including flexi-time - these depend on business needs, but our aim is to help you achieve a positive work-life balance

Health and wellbeing

We offer:

  • occupational health benefits, including counselling and advisory service, eye care service and access to Help (our employee assistance service)
  • interest free loans for season tickets and/or bicycles and safety equipment
  • childcare vouchers scheme
  • subsidised sports and social clubs
  • many other rewards, including shopping, leisure, fitness, finance and travel benefits and discounts
Environmental Project Manager
£28,123 yearly
Environment Agency Various
29 Jul, 2020
Full time
Environmental Project Manager £28,123 Exeter , Leeds , Solihull , Warrington , Welwyn Garden City , Worthing Permanent Full Time We are looking to recruit 6x Environmental Project Managers (EPMs) to join our National Environmental Assessment & Sustainability (NEAS) team. We are seeking talented, enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our Team. If you are passionate about the environment, delivering positive outcomes and making a better place for people and wildlife then we’d love to hear from you. It’s an exciting time as we invest £5.4 billion over the next five years to reduce flood risk to homes and businesses across the UK. You can expect to work closely with other teams to deliver exceptional flood risk schemes through: • Ensuring that engineering projects are environmentally compliant • Screening, planning and co-ordinating the delivery of EIAs • Working with a variety of environmental stakeholders...
Senior Landscape Architect
£35,577 yearly
Environment Agency Exeter, UK
29 Jul, 2020
Full time
Senior Landscape Architect £35,577 Exeter Permanent Full Time We’re looking for an experienced Senior Landscape Architect to join our National Environmental Assessment and Sustainability (NEAS) team to provide the support required to deliver innovative and cost-effective environmental outcomes for major water management infrastructure projects. You will play an important role in helping the Environment Agency reduce flood risk to 300,000 homes across the UK by 2021. You will work within a team of dedicated landscape architects, heritage, SEA and EIA expert advisers who make an important contribution to the planning and delivery of our projects and programmes in the South West. The support provided will ensure we consider the effects of our works on the landscape by working in collaboration with our suppliers and external consultees to obtain the relevant consents and agreements, and by securing appropriate mitigation and environmental improvements...
Asset Performance Advisor – Data and Evidence
£35,577 yearly
Environment Agency Nottingham, UK
17 Jul, 2020
Full time
Asset Performance Advisor – Data and Evidence Location: Nottingham but with some flexibility across the East Midlands Grade and Salary: G5, £35,577 Post number: 14915 Type of contract: Permanent Work Pattern: 37 Hours per week, Monday to Friday Closing Date: 10 August 2020 Benefits: We offer a competitive salary and generous career pension scheme. Additional benefits include: Holiday allowance related to grade and length of service, rising from 27 days to 30 days per year, plus 8 statutory public and bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time employees) Flexible working options, including flexi-time - these depend on business needs, but our aim is to help you achieve a positive work-life balance. Occupational health including counselling and advisory services and eye care, childcare vouchers and salary sacrifice schemes. Role Purpose: The Environment Agency manages over 2,000 major operating sites, from large...