Flood & Coastal Risk Management Advisor (Field) - Kettering, United Kingdom - Environment Agency

Environment Agency
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Kettering, United Kingdom

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Number of jobs available- - Region- East Midlands

  • City/Town
  • Kettering, Spalding


  • Building/Site

  • Spalding Office, Kettering Depot


  • Grade

  • Staff Grade
  • Post Type
  • Permanent


  • Working Pattern

  • Full Time


  • Role Type

  • Operational Delivery


  • Salary Minimum £37,46

  • Job description
  • Do you want to work for an organisation that makes a difference? We are planning for the future and to manage the risks of climate change. Working with partners we are reducing flood risk and making our environment a better place for people and wildlife. Our Field Operations teams protect people and the environment by maintaining and operating our Flood & Coastal Risk Management assets and responding to flooding incidents. We already have ISO 55001 certification and it is our ambition to deliver a world class asset management service.

In this role, you will:

  • Support the Field Team Leader by providing technical/professional advice, leadership, programme management directly within the Field Teams.
  • Work with colleagues to ensure our safety standards for operations maintenance and incident response are being maintained and continuously improved.
  • Ensure compliance with statutory obligations
  • Reservoirs Act (1975), CDM 2015, other legislation including HSWE assurance of internal maintenance delivery.
  • Through this collaborative working, guide, develop, manage and deliver an optimised routine maintenance programme of low risk or specialist activities.
  • Provide budget control and monthly reporting of key information to governance groups.
  • Build excellent working relationships with field team colleagues, and other internal and external partners.
Your work will be split across the office, out in the field and across the area

  • The team
  • Field teams are the workforce of the Environment Agency.
As our 'frontline' they provide operational response during flood events by operating our critical river and coastal assets 24/7.

They also carry out an annual programme of maintenance and construction activities; grass cutting, vermin control, removal of obstructions and asset repairs.

Other departments within the EA will also request assistance. We work closely with the asset performance, fisheries, hydrometry and telemetry teams.

  • Experience/skills required
  • Your energy and enthusiasm, combined with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build relationships are critical to the success of this role.

Essential Skills:

  • Full UK Driving Licence
  • Knowledge and experience of Asset Management
  • Aptitude for coaching and mentoring colleagues
  • Managing HSWE on construction/maintenance sites
  • Delivering projects/programmes in fieldbased/sitebased teams
  • Organisational skills and ability to work under pressure
  • Delivering results against performance targets
  • Experienced user of Microsoft Office (particularly Excel)
  • Knowledge of/willingness to learn our inhouse systems

Qualifications and Licences:
You will either have or we will support you to work towards:

IAM Certificate

  • Site Manager's Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS)
  • IOSH Managing Safely/NEBOSH (Construction or General)
  • X63 CDM Principal Contractor accredited training (internal course)
  • Contact and additional information he 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.

Everyone starting in a new role will be welcomed into the team and given all the training and support needed.

As part of your comprehensive induction, you will be provided with all the equipment required for your role.
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