Nutrients and Nature Recovery Team - Nutrients Advisor - 29007

Updated: May 16, 2024 05:00 PM GMT

Environment Agency

East Markham, Newark

Job Description

Nutrient pollution is a significant issue for many of our water bodies, including some of our most precious habitat sites which are significantly impacted by diffuse pollution. We are looking for a motivated individual to support our work on Diffuse Water Pollution Plans (DWPPs). DWPPs are a key document which set out the evidence base for nutrient pollution in Protected Sites that are significantly impacted by diffuse pollution from agriculture as well as other sources.

We have an established programme of work to complete a series of DWPPs by March 2025. The post holder will lead the engagement with technical leads in area teams, based in Integrated Environment Planning (IEP) teams, to ensure that the plans are completed on time and of high quality. Fundamental to this will be to build capability of local specialists by working with national teams who specialise in data, modelling and evidence to ensure the DWPPs are robust. The post holder will also be responsible... More Detail