Field Team Advisor - Essex Operations

Field Team Advisor - Essex Operations Chelmsford, England

Environment Agency
Full Time Chelmsford, England 30001 - 40000 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Number of jobs available
1
Region
East of England
City/Town
Chelmsford , Colchester , Ipswich , South Benfleet , Southminster , Wivenhoe , St Osyth
Building/Site
Chelmsford Office, Benfleet Depot, Leewick Depot, Southminster Depot, Iceni House, Rivers House Kelvedon, COLNE BARRIER COLCHESTER, CO7 9WS
Grade
Staff Grade 5
Post Type
Permanent
Working Pattern
Full Time, Part Time/Job Share
Role Type
Commercial, Engineering, Operational Delivery, Risk Management
Salary Minimum
£37,462
Job description
We have an exciting opportunity in our Essex Operations department for an Advisor in our Field Teams.

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's 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 internal and external partners.

Your base location will be at one of our Essex offices/depots, and your work will be split across the office, the field and the area.

Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You'll 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.

For more information on working with us see https://environmentagencycareers.co.uk/
The team
Field teams are the workforce of the Environment Agency.

You'll be based at one of our Essex offices or depots, working within one of our Field Teams and alongside multiple Field Teams in Essex. You'll also work closely with our Asset Performance Teams. We deliver a maintenance programme on rivers and watercourses across the area.

As our ‘frontline’, Field Teams provide operational response during flood events by operating our critical river and coastal assets 24/7.
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 field-based/site-based 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 in-house 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)

The candidate pack and generic role profile should be read along with the advert to understand the key accountabilities and skills needed.
Contact and additional information
In East Anglia we want to create a diverse workplace where people are respected, valued and listened to. We’re all different, and by embracing Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) we can become an equal opportunity employer where jointly we all grow and learn together.

It is our ambition to champion diversity through building a workforce as diverse as the communities we serve.

We offer a fantastic benefits package including an attractive salary, flexible working, 27 days annual leave, and an award-winning Pension Fund. See candidate pack for more details.

Eligibility for lease cars is made based on the role. Internal candidates ensure you check the lease car policy and consider its impact before applying.

If you have any questions please contact James Mason via: [email protected]

Field Team Advisor - Essex Operations
Environment Agency

www.gov.uk/environment-agency
Bristol, United Kingdom
James Bevan
$100 to $500 million (USD)
10000+ Employees
Government
Regional Agencies
1996
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