What Are The Benefits Of Early Careers With The Environment Agency?

When you earn and learn with Environment Agency early careers, you get practical benefits as well as that feeling of making a difference!

Pay and pension

Entry level jobs with the Environment Agency offer:

• a competitive salary
• a generous career average pension scheme

Enhanced benefits

These include:

• holiday allowance related to grade and length of service, rising from 25 or 27 days to 30 days per year, plus 8 statutory public and bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time employees)
• maternity, paternity and adoption leave scheme
• leave for examinations, approved studies, public duties, special or reserve forces, environmental work, trade union representatives and health and safety representatives
• a range of flexible working options, including flexi-time. These depend on business needs, but the Environment Agency’s aim is to help you achieve a positive work-life balance.

Health and wellbeing

The Environment Agency offers:

• occupational health benefits, including counselling and advisory service, eyecare service and access to Help (their employee assistance service)
• interest free loans for season tickets and/or bicycles and safety equipment
• childcare vouchers scheme
• subsidised sports and social clubs
• many other rewards, including shopping, leisure, fitness, finance and travel benefits and discounts

Feel like you belong

The Environment Agency offers a wide range of early career opportunities including apprenticeships and graduate schemes. Their work culture is diverse and inclusive, and they actively welcome young people from diverse backgrounds to apply. Take a look at their opportunities and find out more!