Job Description
You will help plan and coordinate the routine maintenance of our national flood risk mapping products. Working as part of a small operational team, tasks will include data consolidation, processing and assurance of quarterly updates to the National Flood Risk Assessment, Flood Map for Planning and Risk of Flooding from Reservoirs products.
You'll also support the business with the reporting, analysis and visualisation of flood risk data, providing crucial evidence to help it deliver a better understanding of flood risk to all our customers and partners, and where possible reduce the risks to people, households and businesses from flooding.
In order to achieve this you will need to build and sustain effective relationships with key stakeholders across the business, providing technical guidance to operational teams and encouraging best practice in relation to geospatial data management. You'll also mentor and coach other members of the team, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to support the delivery of our business plan. The successful candidate may also be asked to assume line management duties in due course.
This is a fixed term contract until 31st December 2020 with a starting salary of £34,879 per annum. This role has a fixed location in Bath but there will be requirements for occasional national travel to meet customers and colleagues from across the business.
Experience / Skills
You must have considerable experience of spatial database management using ArcGIS with strong analytical and problem solving skills and good attention to detail. Experience with python and SQL Server would be desirable.
You’ll be familiar with the Environment Agency’s key flood risk mapping and modelling datasets. Knowledge of the systems used to manage these, together with the associated data lifecycles would be beneficial.
You’ll also be:
The Team
We’re the Environment Agency. We protect and improve the environment and make it a better place for people and wildlife. We operate at the place where environmental change has its greatest impact on people’s lives. We work closely with a wide range of partners to make sure there is enough water for people and wildlife; reduce the risk of flooding; protect and improve air, land and water quality and apply the environmental standards within which industry can operate.
The Mapping and Analytics team is part of the Evidence and Risk Technical Services department in Incident Management & Resilience. Working in collaboration with national data custodians and business users across the FCRM directorate, we update national flood risk mapping, analyse complex spatial data and develop integrated mapping solutions. Our outputs help the organisation to raise awareness of flood risk and adopt a strategic risk-based approach which underpins cost effective delivery of sustainable risk management.
How to apply
Please complete the online application form accessed via our Recruitment Portal - all applications should be made directly by the candidate to the Environment Agency. Closing date for applications: 2nd June 2019.