Waterways Asset Control Officer - 12292

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East Midlands, East of England
Peterborough
Various
Staff Grade 4
Permanent
Full Time
Engineering
£27,572
The Waterways Asset Control Officer is primarily responsible for overseeing planned maintenance works. This will involve regular site audits and engagement with FCRM Operations or external contractors. You will be required to provide regular updates on the work delivered across the area, whilst assisting the Technical Specialist in amending our Service Level Agreements to reflect site or policy changes.

You will oversee our fault log database and public safety defects; seeking solutions and leading projects to rectify any issues. As such, you will be required to manage multiple projects as the 'Client' under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.
The Waterway Asset Team consists of 5 staff members who manage the Waterway capital programme, routine revenue maintenance and repairs covering 568km of navigable rivers throughout Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire. The work carried out is essential for the delivery of our statutory duties and for the safety of river users.
1. Knowledge and experience of asset inspection and maintenance.

2. Project management experience including letting/managing contracts with a good understanding of health & safety plus environmental, heritage, social and political issues.

3. Managing budgets to deliver value for money and achieve efficiencies.

4. Experience of CDM Projects. Ideally authorised to undertake the 'Client' role.

5. Monitoring the effectiveness of projects and programmes to ensure compliance with Environment Agency and partners policies, procedures, legislation and audit requirements; with particular reference to health & safety, environment and heritage issues.

6. Ability to work under pressure, to financial targets and deadlines.
Due to operational area of the team some travel will be required. You will also be expected to participate in duty / standby arrangements which may involve some out of hours / weekend or bank holiday working.

Kingfisher House, Peterborough is the preferred base location. Other offices across Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire Area and / or East Anglia will be considered.

For further details please contact Paul Separovic on Telephone: 02030 256 155 or by email: paul.separovic@environment-agency.gov.uk or if unavailable: Matt Yallop on Telephone: 07768 171 256 or by email: matt.yallop@environment-agency.gov.uk

You can also download the candidate pack for more information.

01/09/2019, 23:55 hours

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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.

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