Principle Depot Responsible Officer - York, United Kingdom - Environment Agency

Environment Agency

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York, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Number of jobs available- - Region

York

shire and the Humber

City/Town
York

Building/Site

Riccall Depot

Grade

Staff Grade
Post Type
Permanent

Working Pattern

Full Time

Role Type

Operational Delivery

Salary Minimum £29,70

Job description
In this role you will mainly be depot based and whilst largely administrative will also involve working outdoors in all weather conditions.

You will be responsible for managing all national equipment stored at the depot, ensuring it is maintained to a high standard and ready for use.

Working closely with other principal depots ensuring consistency through sharing best practice.

This role will require you to take a lead on site, managing the depot on behalf of your line manager and working closely with colleagues to ensure legal compliance is maintained.

You will also liaise with our facilities team reporting issues while keeping the site liaison officer updated.

As well as managing the national equipment stored at the depot, you will play your part in ensuring the local equipment and vehicles are maintained and are safe and ready for use.

As you develop technical skills, you will support your field-based colleagues on specialist tasks. This will include providing technical support such as safety systems management, waste management and updating records.

As responding to incidents is a central part of what we do, you will be required to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident.

This may attract an additional payment and full training and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role.

Location:
Selby

The team
We have area Operational Field Teams based at Rockingham (near Barnsley), Selby (near York), Tickton (near Beverley) and Pickering, with Selby being Yorkshires principal depot. Each team delivers a varied work program in their catchment area provided by our Asset Performance colleagues, we also work closely with our Hydrometrics, Biodiversity and Environment Management teams.

We are committed to making our organisation as diverse as the environment and represents the communities we serve.

Experience/skills requiredIdeally you will have the following skills and personal qualities:Ability to engage well with others

Being flexible and able to adapt to changing situations or demands of the job
Good communication skills which include contributing your ideas, listening to others and being clear and confident
Able to think quickly and to solve problems and communicate your ideas clearly to others
Work as a team to support others
Skills to organize and manage your time well
Cope well under pressure
You will hold a full UK or EU manual driving licence
You'll have the energy to motivate and encourage others in your team on site.

Contact and additional information
Relevant information about your suitability should be included in the Competency Questions section. CVs uploaded to the CV section are not read during shortlisting.

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