Data Analyst for the Natural Capital Ecosystems As...

Job Description

The Environment Agency are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We don’t just talk about diversity; we seek it, embrace it, and live it, for the benefit of our staff, our communities, and our environment.

Are you someone who is passionate about creating, maintaining, manipulating, and analysing data? If you are, then this exciting role within the Natural Capital and Ecosystems Assessment (NCEA) programme is not to be missed. As part of this programme we are designing, implementing and analysing the data from new monitoring networks to allow us to better assess and understand the state of our water environment at a national scale.

The role will focus on building automated processes that turn monitoring data into useable national scale assessments of the environment. This is an exciting opportunity to apply your data management expertise and develop our approach for NCEA outputs and products.

Key tasks may include:

• Building a suite of tools that receive and process monitoring data, turning it into useable national scale assessments of the state of the English water environment.
• Building data management solutions to support the new monitoring networks
• Ensuring tools and processes can be handed over to other users by building guidance, support, and automated features.
  
  
  

The team

The post will sit within the Strategic Assessment & Reporting (SAR) team. We are part of the Chief Scientist’s Group in our national Environment & Business Directorate. We are a friendly and supportive team of data and information specialists, with a great reputation for delivering key information to drive the organisation’s water environment activities. Working in a dispersed way you can expect a friendly welcome and engaging work environment.

Experience/skills Required

In your capability-based answers please demonstrate you:

• Enjoy working with data and matching the needs of the customer to the analysis you do
• Have the ability to work well as part of a dispersed team
• Deliver your work with a focus on quality and attention to detail
• Are able to use tools to make your work more efficient
• Have experience developing automated data integration processes in an ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) application such as SAFE FME desktop.
• Have experience of working with programmes such as ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online/Enterprise and Power BI (beneficial, but not essential)
• Have experience of working with spatial data (beneficial, but not essential)
• Be familiar with Environment Agency monitoring data (beneficial, but not essential)
  
  
  

Contact and additional information

You’ll have an EA Office base location, as a national role the working location is flexible.

We use smart tools to stay connected and reduce travel, some travel and overnights may be required.

For more information on working at the Environment Agency and our benefits, see the candidate pack.

Applications are “blind” assessed using your answers to the competency questions.

Interviews will be held via MS Teams.

If you consent to being held on a reserve list, we’ll hold your details for 6 months.

Responding to incidents is central to what the EA do. You will be required to have an incident role or provide business continuity support during an incident.

For any queries or to find out more, contact [email protected]

Length of contract

Up to 30/09/2025

Competence 1

Data and Information Management

Description

Collects, analyses, interprets, records, manages, develops and shares data, material or information appropriately for a variety of purposes.

Please provide an example of how you have worked to obtain, manage, analyse and share data or information for a specific purpose.

Please provide evidence of you having met this competency, with particular consideration of the nature of this role and the requirements of the post. More information on how to answer competency questions can be found in the candidate pack.

Competence 2

Achieves Results

Description

Sets and delivers high work standards, demonstrates the drive to meet targets. Prioritises and organises tasks and resources to ensure timely achievement of results.

Please provide an example of how you have delivered an outcome, including details of how you prioritise and organise your work to ensure timely delivery.

Please provide evidence of you having met this competency, with particular consideration of the nature of this role and the requirements of the post. More information on how to answer competency questions can be found in the candidate pack.

Competence 3

Focuses on Efficiency, Innovation and Quality

Description

Identifies and seizes the opportunity to create, introduce and implement new or improved methods, processes and without, compromising quality or accuracy.

Please describe an innovative solution to a work issue that you have created and implemented, including how it improved efficiency and/or quality.

Please provide evidence of you having met this competency, with particular consideration of the nature of this role and the requirements of the post. More information on how to answer competency questions can be found in the candidate pack.

If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you will not be eligible for continuous service. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, you may be eligible for continuous service for the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status then you should contact your own HR Team.

We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.

We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls . Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know for more information.