Advisor – NCEA monitoring network design - 34420

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About The Position

We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities for everyone. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share.” This is an exciting opportunity to shape the way we collect data in the freshwater ecosystems within the (Natural Capital Ecosystems Assessment; NCEA) project. The NCEA is a flagship multi-agency science programme with a high profile with policy makers in Defra. The focus of the Environment Agency is to deliver the benefits and outcomes for the water environment. Working with the network designer, you will provide technical advice on ecological, physicochemical and hydromorphological monitoring in freshwaters. This role will primarily focus on lakes, with some input into rivers and small streams. You will have good technical knowledge of freshwater monitoring gained from a number of years’ experience in the field and/or in the use of data, and an interest in learning more and advancing our approach as an organisation. You will deliver work individually and through projects with partners and contractors with the aim of ensuring our NCEA monitoring networks fulfil their potential to provide a unique view on the condition and change in condition of our small streams, lakes and rivers. Some experience of project management would be advantageous. This is a temporary post until February 2028.

Requirements

• good technical knowledge of freshwater monitoring gained from a number of years’ experience in the field and/or in the use of data
• an interest in learning more and advancing our approach as an organisation

Nice To Haves

• Some experience of project management would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Work on refining and developing our lakes, small stream and river monitoring, including managing funded projects
• Build networks with experts (internally and externally) to answer difficult technical challenges and find solutions.
• Be involved in technical decision making around innovative monitoring techniques such as eDNA.
• Work with colleagues to advise on the ongoing delivery of the small stream, lakes and the river surveillance networks.
• Contribute to planning the analysis to maximise the insights that our unique co-located data can provide.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed