24,000 km of coastal flood defences. 2.2 million properties protected. 185,000 business in safe hands.

This is a final salary scheme, which offers a full range of benefits and life cover. This scheme is a statutory funded contributory pension scheme.

Between 25 and 30 days' annual leave dependent on role and length of service, in addition to the eight statutory public and Bank Holidays.

These aim to enable employees to work at the most appropriate times and locations, reflecting both individual and organisational needs and are summarised as follows:

This is available to all female employees. It allows up to 52 weeks' maternity leave – 26 weeks paid (18 weeks at full pay, which includes statutory maternity pay + eight weeks' at SMP only) followed by 26 weeks unpaid.

All employees who will have ‘prime carer’ responsibility are entitled to 52 weeks' adoption leave, 26 weeks paid (18 weeks at full pay, which includes statutory adoption pay + eight weeks at SAP only) followed by 26 weeks unpaid.

Following the birth of a child, an employee can take 10 days' (pro rata for part-timers) paternity leave at full pay, which is inclusive of statutory paternity pay. It must be taken within eight weeks of birth. Paternity leave is also available to the partner of an adopting ‘prime carer’ and applies to both men and women.

Employees with children up to the age of 14 years can take advantage of parental leave. It allows up to 12 weeks' parental leave (pro rata for part-timers) to be taken before the child is five years old, plus six weeks between the ages of five and 14 years. Parental leave is unpaid and can be taken as single days up to a maximum of four weeks per year.

We want you to be free to work in ways that suit your own responsibilities and lifestyle choices. It's a question of give and take: we have to balance your needs as an individual with the objectives of the organisation. We offer a range of policies and practices that help us strike that balance. That's why we offer a number of non-standard working patterns, such as flexi-time.

A number of arrangements are available (part-time, term-time, compressed hours, job-share etc.) and can be agreed between the employee and line manager.

Unpaid leave is available to all employees to deal with emergencies in the immediate family, such as problems with childcare arrangements.

Applies in exceptional circumstances and is granted at manager's discretion. Normally one to five days per occasion

employees can make requests for short periods of unpaid leave, taking account of business need.

Available for between three and 12 months, and will be subject to business need

Reflecting the Environment Agency's commitment to employee training and development, we provide a wide range of internal and external training solutions to enable you to develop your skills and competencies. These are funded by the Environment Agency.

Where it is considered necessary for business purposes, a choice of car may be made available for business and personal travel.