Do you have a passion for nature and the environment? Do you want to make a real difference and secure significant environmental gains in the present and the future? Do you enjoy working in a team? Can you see yourself advising communities and customers to maximise gains for the Natural Environment?
If this appeals to you, a career at Natural England offers rewarding opportunities to secure environmental improvements and play your part in creating a better future for people and nature.
The priority work Natural England is delivering includes:
Establishing a Nature Recovery Network to help wildlife thrive;
Monitoring environmental changes to identify and help reduce the effects of climate change;
Working with farmers and landowners to develop greener food production methods;
Advising on plans for new developments to maximise gains for nature, and
Providing ways for people to better connect with nature, including green social prescribing.
We are the Government’s Adviser for the natural environment, playing a vital role in delivering the Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan, an ambitious vision which brings new opportunities to protect and enhance and to achieve real outcomes for the environment.Do you have a passion for nature and the environment? Do you want to make a real difference and secure significant environmental gains in the present and the future? Do you enjoy working in a team? Can you see yourself advising communities and customers to maximise gains for the Natural Environment?
If this appeals to you, a career at Natural England offers rewarding opportunities to secure environmental improvements and play your part in creating a better future for people and nature.
About the Team
The Chief Scientist Directorate (CSD) provides scientific and evidence leadership services and support to help Natural England operate as an evidence-led organisation. The Data Science Services (DSS) Team, within the Analysis Team of CSD, provides access to evidence through the provision and management of data and digital systems, and through application of data science, statistics and geospatial analysis to maintain and expand our evidence base.
This role will be responsible for the design and implementation of numerous complex data flows to connect operational systems, data for analytics and business systems. The role will support the development and delivery of projects across Natural England, including technical leadership, capability building, and development of analytical processes (spatial and non-spatial).
The post holder will:
· Resolve problems that involve detailed investigation and analysis and the exercise of judgment in making recommendations or determining appropriate action.
· Apply project management principles and tools to ensure delivery of high-quality outcomes to internal and external customers.
· Liaise with colleagues/customers/stakeholders to scope analysis requirements and design provision accordingly.
· Provide functional and technical leadership and capability building of colleagues; working to develop their skills and experience.
· Manage work requests and delivery planning, co-ordinate work delivery teams and set best practice and standards.
· Build accessible data for analysis.
· Lead re-engineering of manual data flows to enable scaling and repeatable use.
· Recognise and share opportunities to reuse existing data flows between teams.
· Be responsible for the build of data-streaming systems.
· Optimise code to ensure processes perform optimally.
· Apply knowledge of systems integration to your work.
· Work with others to make sure that the organisation’s systems are designed in accordance with the appropriate data architecture.
· Champion data engineering across the organisation.
The successful candidate will work closely with and draw on the knowledge and experience of the Digital and Data Principal Advisers, as well as the Senior advisers within the team. This is a challenging and rewarding role that provides great opportunities to develop the full range of key capabilities in support of your personal development.