Electrical/Mechanical Engineer / Senior Advisor - South - 12538

2
South East
Chichester , Farnham , Reading , Romsey , Worthing , Pevensey
Chichester Office, Pevensey Office, Romsey Office, Guildbourne House, Kings Meadow House, Goldcrest House
Staff Grade 6
Permanent
Full Time
Engineering, Environment & Sustainability, Operational Delivery
£44,477
A Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control and Automation (MEICA) Senior Engineer will have a relevant Mechanical/Electrical engineering qualification and professional registration in order to assure MEICA activity across the business. This includes the technical assurance of “business as usual” activities and statutory compliance as well as capital delivery projects. The asset portfolios served include water resources, flood risk, navigation and air quality monitoring.
The role includes, providing electrical/mechanical engineering technical leadership and acting as the Senior Authorised Person for engineering matters across the area. A key activity is the risk based MEICA assurance of the business’s Strategically Important Asset stock.

Providing design/technical advice ensuring compliance and staff competence across the area, together with electrical/mechanical statutory legislation for British and European standards are met for the Environment Agency’s codes of practices, procedures and related guidance.

Assuring the technical capability of staff and identifying areas of technical development for the Agency. You will help to plan and deliver crucial assets, flood protection to homes, businesses and the environment; which will have an increasingly important role as we face the challenge of global climate change. Following our recent ISO55001 Asset Management accreditation, you will be working to develop a world class asset management organisation.
As part of the MEICA Team you will report to the area MEICA Team Leader, acting as technical leader on MEICA activity and will participate in our response to flood incidents. You will provide technical, electrical/mechanical support and be responsible for liaising with business partners and leading on actions on behalf of the area MEICA Team Leader and Operations Managers.
• Knowledge of MEICA statutory legislation, British and European standards.
• Experience leading safety/technical investigations, identifying/disseminating learning to bring about improvements in mechanical/electrical and behavioural safety.
• Knowledge of Asset Management/ computer systems such as computerised maintenance management systems (CMMS) would be advantageous.
• Highly motivated self-starter.
• Educated to BEng in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering.
• Influencing to persuade and bring others with you.
• Technical Leadership
• CDM 2015 and health and safety legislation.
• Experience in development and reviewing of technical standards.
• Experience in assuring designs prepared by others.
• Demonstrated experience operating as the Subject Matter Expert in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering.
• Electrical - Experience in the role of Authorising Engineer including assurance of HV capability and systems.
• Mechanical - Experience in the role of Authorising Engineer including LOLER/PSSR management systems.

You will be a professionally recognised mechanical/electrical engineer holding Chartered status with the IMechE or IET.
Salary £44,477 (plus £6,000 p.a. for a Chartered MEICA engineer registered with the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) or the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) (pro-rata – if part time)).

Travel across the area and occasionally across the country is required and a lease car is provided

We offer opportunities to employees such as apprenticeships and job related training; enabling advancement in chosen career. We offer a great benefits package (see candidate pack), an impressive career average pension scheme and 27 days holiday with flexitime working available.

Further information about this role and the MEICA team please contact David Jennings MEICA Team Leader South East - david.jennings@environmenagency.gov.uk or Alistair Wright MEICA Team Leader South West – alistair.wright@environment-agency.gov.uk

10/11/2019, 23:55 hours

Basic Check
A full UK driving licence
Registered with the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) as either an Incorporated or Chartered member.
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.

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This Vacancy is closed to applications.