Environment Officer (Agriculture) Greater Manchester, Merseyside & Cheshire 33297

Warrington - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Are you ready to take on a role that makes a real difference This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a programme of advice led regulation working with farmers to create a cleaner safer and healthier environment.

As an Environment Officer focussing on agriculture you will provide regulatory and technical support to farmers helping them achieve positive outcomes for the environment. Youll begin at our EOA grade and follow a structured development programme typically progressing to EOB grade within 18 months upon demonstrating the required skills.

Initial training includes residential sessions involving classroom learning on topics like regulatory legislation and environmental science followed by field visits with experienced officers who will demonstrate the practical aspects of the role. Some travel and overnight stays will be required. All necessary training equipment and clothing will be provided to ensure your safety.

During this period youll develop key skills in communication influencing and technical understanding of regulatory responsibilities learning to apply and enforce legislation and determine compliance actions.

As well as investing in your learning and development you will support the agriculture programme of work by:

contacting farmers to gather updates on any improvements made on farm to bring them into compliance
assisting Officers with agricultural regulatory and enforcement administration
acting as a point of contact for the team ensuring requests are responded to in a timely manner and ensure statutory deadlines are met
administering team inboxes ensuring adherence to records management requirements and the retention schedule
using our systems to generate data reports for use by Team Leaders and national colleagues

The Environment Agency values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community who wish to join a workforce which embraces difference and welcomes everyone.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority