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Sustainable Places Officer - 33058
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Environmental Planning Advisor (Sustainable Places) – Yorkshire Area
Are you passionate about contributing to a sustainable environment? This is your chance to make a meaningful impact.
About Us
We’re seeking a motivated, confident, and enthusiastic Environmental Planning Advisor to join a team that engages with a range of customers to promote sustainable growth, securing the best possible environmental outcomes.
You'll be one of the EA’s main points of contact with local planning authorities, developers, and other bodies, advising on:
- Planning application advice
- Pre-Application and strategic advice, including cost recovery (issuing quotes and reports)
- Local Development Plan advice (evidence, policy, and site allocations)
Your Role
You’ll proactively engage with local authorities and developers, collaborating with colleagues across flood risk, water quality, contaminated land, biodiversity, and environmental management to deliver expert advice. Responsibilities include:
- Managing and coordinating formal responses within negotiated deadlines
- Advocating for climate resilience and influencing policies/shaping decisions that impact the future of towns and cities
- Developing strong customer relationships with exceptional communication and service skills
- Meeting government growth agendas while deepening knowledge of planning systems
- Developing valuable skills in project management, financial oversight, leadership, and innovation
Incident response is a key part of this role. Training is provided, and additional payments may apply.
The Team
The Yorkshire Area Sustainable Places team supports EA2030 goals by:
- Working across internal teams to evaluate environmental data/evaluations, producing consolidated planning responses on behalf of the Environment Agency
- Providing external guidance to councils and developers for sustainable, environmentally positive development
Culture: A friendly, supportive team that collaborates internally and externally to ensure proper environmental infrastructure and outcomes.
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Responsibilities
Key Objectives:
- Must deliver high standards, meet targets, and prioritise tasks efficiently
- Advocate for climate resilience and influence key industry decisions
- Manage complex workloads in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
Requirements
Essential Qualifications & Experience
- Passion for sustainable practices and enthusiasm for the planning/environmental sector
- Strong interpersonal skills with diverse stakeholders (oral/written)
- Adaptable team player with independence to manage tasks autonomously
- Excellent time and relationship management with proven ability to solve problems proactively
- Proficiency in MS Office tools (no bravado—rigorous official usage protocols apply)
Desirable Qualifications & Experience
- Degree in Town and Country Planning, Environmental Science, Geography, Sustainability, Ecology, Biology, or related fields; OR significant experience in:
- Environment Agency Sustainable Places teams
- Consultee teams (e.g., Natural England, MMO, Historic England)
- Developer/consultee relations (local planning authorities, Highways England, etc.)
Benefits
- Inclusive development plan aligned with Environment Agency incident management objectives
- Support to design flexible working arrangements (including job share)
- Hybrid work model (predominantly home-based with occasional office presence)
- Office locations across Yorkshire Area (Leeds, York, Rotherham, Beverly – exact location subject to role needs)
- Free training and resources for impactful incident and advisory work
- Competitive salary and benefits (view Candidate/Additional Information Pack for full details)
Diversity & Inclusivity Commitments
✅ Guaranteed Interview Policy for disabled candidates meeting the criteria ✅ Accessible recruitment process without unnecessary barriers
How to Apply
- Apply via the official [all-staff recruitment site](_link решён не впервые? перенести формирование списка в практику) – CAW System (specified details provided in the accompanying pack)
- Applications involve blind assessment based on answers to four competency-based questions (detailed below)
- Competence Areas:
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Competence 1: Achieves Results
- Example required: Describe a time you prioritised tasks/tools to meet timelines while delivering measurable outcomes in EA/Sustainable Places’ environmental gains framework.
Competence 2: Communicates Effectively
- Example needed: Narrate a situation where you tailored communication—written or oral—to successfully engage a complex audience.
Competence 3: Influences & Persuades Others
- Task: Provide an example of how you won support or changed perspective by persuading others (non-factual arguments welcome!).
Competence 4: Manages Self
- Request: Detail the successful Strategies you’ve employed during a high-stress workload period (comparable to advise mode).
Selection Process
- Sift stage (automated) focuses initially on Achieves Results competency.
- Interviews (MS Teams, week commencing 3 August 2026) for qualified candidates. ⚠️ No sift-stage feedback provided.
Legal & Equal Opportunities Notice
🔎 Providing honours for disabled candidates: Equal Crown Representation Pay (unlike traditional civil service terms). ☢️ No recruitment via direct contact allowed by EA’s service model. Suppliers: Visit Env.gov for frameworks access.
AI Guideline: Truthful basestreams in answers—mocked or otherwise—are taken from your tangible experience. Where AI-attributed content pretends to you expertise, applications are disqualified.
Closing
Last date for applications: specified within the package. Contact: commissions.zbtsa@environment-agency.gov.bj.hyperlinks20 HN in queries.
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