Area Asset Management Senior Advisor G6 - 18280
6
East of England, South East, South West
Bedford , Brampton , Bridgwater , Chelmsford , Colchester , Ely , Ipswich , King's Lynn , Norwich , Romsey , Sevenoaks , West Malling , Worthing
Staff Grade 6
Permanent
Full Time, Part Time/Job Share
Engineering, Environment & Sustainability, Finance, Operational Delivery, Programme and Project Management
£46,374
As an Area Asset Management Senior Advisor you’ll be responsible for ensuring our revenue and capital funded investment programmes are delivered through the most efficient routes. This may be work that is delivered in-house by our highly skilled field teams or outsourced to our framework contractors.
You’ll have financial oversight of a number of programmes of work and be able to make decisions at pace. Your excellent communication skills will enable you to get the best from project managers, field teams, supply chain and support services (e.g. procurement). You’ll be agile in your thinking as you optimise the programmes of work and respond to changing circumstances.
As a Senior Leadership role, you’ll be working directly for the Operations Manager and will build strong networks with other Area Asset Management Senior Advisors nationally.
As a Category 1 Responder under the Civil Contingencies Act, there are many roles you will be able to support with during flooding incidents. Some may require out of hours working.
You’ll have financial oversight of a number of programmes of work and be able to make decisions at pace. Your excellent communication skills will enable you to get the best from project managers, field teams, supply chain and support services (e.g. procurement). You’ll be agile in your thinking as you optimise the programmes of work and respond to changing circumstances.
As a Senior Leadership role, you’ll be working directly for the Operations Manager and will build strong networks with other Area Asset Management Senior Advisors nationally.
As a Category 1 Responder under the Civil Contingencies Act, there are many roles you will be able to support with during flooding incidents. Some may require out of hours working.
You will oversee the planning and programming work of our Area Asset Management and Field Teams, enabling the effective delivery of works. You will also work very closely with the Catchment Engineer who takes a technical and engineering overview of the revenue and capital programmes. This role will work closely with the national network of Area Asset Management Senior Advisors to share best practice and learning across the country.
This role requires experience of delivering large and complex programmes of work and being comfortable with making decisions at pace. Experience of capital and revenue funding streams is preferable. This is a leadership role where you will bring together different teams to deliver a shared goal. Communication and engagement skills are essential as you’ll be working extensively with internal and external partners and suppliers to smooth through the delivery of our maintenance programmes.
Other key skills include:
• Programming and Project Management
• Financial leadership
• Communication and engagement
• Commercial awareness and contract management
Other key skills include:
• Programming and Project Management
• Financial leadership
• Communication and engagement
• Commercial awareness and contract management
The Environment Agency are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce which reflects the communities we serve.
We will be holding interviews for these roles during September 2021 and more detailed information will be sent to the successful candidates.
We will endeavour to inform you of the outcome of your application at the earliest opportunity and we appreciate your understanding and patience while we assess applications.
For questions relating to this role, please contact ea_resourcing_project@environment-agency.gov.uk.
We will be holding interviews for these roles during September 2021 and more detailed information will be sent to the successful candidates.
We will endeavour to inform you of the outcome of your application at the earliest opportunity and we appreciate your understanding and patience while we assess applications.
For questions relating to this role, please contact ea_resourcing_project@environment-agency.gov.uk.
04/08/2021, 23:55 hours
Basic Check
Leads People
Description: Provides leadership that inspires and motivates others to achieve their personal goals and the goals of the Environment Agency.
PLEASE NOTE: We do not accept CV's and your answer to the following question will be used for interview selection - please draw out your skills and experience in your response. Using the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action Result) can help when formulating your answers.
As an Area Asset Management Senior Advisor you will be providing direction and motivation to a technical team to deliver shared team and organisational outcomes. This includes all aspects of whole life asset management and ensuring we maintain our ISO55000 accreditation.
Q) Using a work based example, please tell us about a time when you’ve led a team of people to deliver a challenging outcome.
Please consider:
• How did your leadership style inspire and motivate individuals, and the team, to achieve their goals?
• How did you ensure the team and corporate outcomes were met?
• What did you learn?
PLEASE NOTE: We do not accept CV's and your answer to the following question will be used for interview selection - please draw out your skills and experience in your response. Using the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action Result) can help when formulating your answers.
As an Area Asset Management Senior Advisor you will be providing direction and motivation to a technical team to deliver shared team and organisational outcomes. This includes all aspects of whole life asset management and ensuring we maintain our ISO55000 accreditation.
Q) Using a work based example, please tell us about a time when you’ve led a team of people to deliver a challenging outcome.
Please consider:
• How did your leadership style inspire and motivate individuals, and the team, to achieve their goals?
• How did you ensure the team and corporate outcomes were met?
• What did you learn?
Develops People
Description - Makes sure team members have the skills, knowledge and experience to successfully carry out their current role and to develop into future roles.
PLEASE NOTE: We do not accept CV's and your answer to the following question will be used for interview selection - please draw out your skills and experience in your response. Using the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action Result) can help when formulating your answers.
As an Area Asset Management Senior Advisor you will need to ensure your team have the right skills, knowledge and experience to undertake their current and future development roles, as we move to fully implement our asset management system. This drives our priorities now, and into the future.
Q) Using a work based example, please tell us about a time when you’ve developed the needs of an individual or team in order to help them to achieve success.
Please consider:
• How did you give feedback to others and share learning?
• How did you ensure people had the right skills?
• How did you ensure everyone felt included?
PLEASE NOTE: We do not accept CV's and your answer to the following question will be used for interview selection - please draw out your skills and experience in your response. Using the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action Result) can help when formulating your answers.
As an Area Asset Management Senior Advisor you will need to ensure your team have the right skills, knowledge and experience to undertake their current and future development roles, as we move to fully implement our asset management system. This drives our priorities now, and into the future.
Q) Using a work based example, please tell us about a time when you’ve developed the needs of an individual or team in order to help them to achieve success.
Please consider:
• How did you give feedback to others and share learning?
• How did you ensure people had the right skills?
• How did you ensure everyone felt included?
Manages Change
Description - Understands role in leading change. Successfully leads change in own team
PLEASE NOTE: We do not accept CV's and your answer to the following question will be used for interview selection - please draw out your skills and experience in your response. Using the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action Result) can help when formulating your answers.
The Environment Agency has received £5.2 billion over the next 6 years for capital investment in our flood and coastal erosion risk assets. This financial settlement is going to bring about change in our Area Asset Management Teams. As an Area Asset Management Senior Advisor you will need to steer the team, support team members and gain commitment to change.
Q) Using a work based example, please tell us about a time you’ve managed a group of people through a period of change.
Please consider:
• How you managed resistance to change?
• How you created an environment to enable the team to be open and receptive to change?
• How you played an active role in implementing change?
PLEASE NOTE: We do not accept CV's and your answer to the following question will be used for interview selection - please draw out your skills and experience in your response. Using the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action Result) can help when formulating your answers.
The Environment Agency has received £5.2 billion over the next 6 years for capital investment in our flood and coastal erosion risk assets. This financial settlement is going to bring about change in our Area Asset Management Teams. As an Area Asset Management Senior Advisor you will need to steer the team, support team members and gain commitment to change.
Q) Using a work based example, please tell us about a time you’ve managed a group of people through a period of change.
Please consider:
• How you managed resistance to change?
• How you created an environment to enable the team to be open and receptive to change?
• How you played an active role in implementing change?
Manage your health and safety
Description: Making sure your own behaviour reduces risks to the health and safety of yourself and others.
PLEASE NOTE: We do not accept CV's and your answer to the following question will be used for interview selection - please draw out your skills and experience in your response. Using the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action Result) can help when formulating your answers.
Area Asset Management Teams commission many different types work to maintain and repair our flood and coastal erosion risk assets. As an Area Asset Management Senior Advisor you’re expected to ensure your team are fully trained, developed and appraised of current legislation and practices and to be able to provide assurance of this.
Q) Using a work based example, please tell us about a time when you’ve had to manage the health, safety and wellbeing of a team or group of people.
Please consider:
• How you evaluated the risks?
• How you challenged any unsafe practices?
• How you monitored and checked the health and safety practices of the group/team
PLEASE NOTE: We do not accept CV's and your answer to the following question will be used for interview selection - please draw out your skills and experience in your response. Using the STAR technique (Situation, Task, Action Result) can help when formulating your answers.
Area Asset Management Teams commission many different types work to maintain and repair our flood and coastal erosion risk assets. As an Area Asset Management Senior Advisor you’re expected to ensure your team are fully trained, developed and appraised of current legislation and practices and to be able to provide assurance of this.
Q) Using a work based example, please tell us about a time when you’ve had to manage the health, safety and wellbeing of a team or group of people.
Please consider:
• How you evaluated the risks?
• How you challenged any unsafe practices?
• How you monitored and checked the health and safety practices of the group/team
Technical Skills
This question is for information only and will not be scored.
For the majority our roles you do not need any additional technical skills, but for some of the roles in our area teams we are seeking additional expertise in the technical areas specified below.
If you have one or more of the areas of technical expertise detailed below, then please provide a short statement describing your level of expertise as part of your application, otherwise please mark this section as not applicable.
Programme & Project Management
Finance
Contracts Managment
Communication & Engagement
For the majority our roles you do not need any additional technical skills, but for some of the roles in our area teams we are seeking additional expertise in the technical areas specified below.
If you have one or more of the areas of technical expertise detailed below, then please provide a short statement describing your level of expertise as part of your application, otherwise please mark this section as not applicable.
Programme & Project Management
Finance
Contracts Managment
Communication & Engagement
A full UK driving licence is desirable
If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you will not be eligible for continuous service. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, you may be eligible for continuous service for the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status then you should contact your own HR Team.
We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.
We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls . Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know for more information.
We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.
We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls . Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know for more information.
This Vacancy is closed to applications.