River Maintenance and Emergency Response Supervisor (Lead Team Member 2) - 10167

River Maintenance and Emergency Response Supervisor (Lead Team Member 2) - 10167
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Yorkshire and the Humber
Beverley , York
Tickton Depot, Riccall Depot
Lead Team Member 2
Permanent
Operational Delivery
Full Time
£20,566

14/04/2019, 23:55 hours

Basic Check
As a Supervisor in our Operations Field Teams you’ll lead your colleagues, working on our river and coastal defences, to prevent and respond to flooding and pollution.

You’ll be the lead team member on our sites, bringing your team together to efficiently and safely carry out routine maintenance of our assets. This hands-on role is mostly field-based and involves working outdoors in a variety of weather conditions. You'll participate in a wide range of activities, from cutting vegetation, to clearing debris and fallen trees, to repairing earth flood banks.

We act quickly when there’s an emergency such as flooding or pollution. You’ll be included in our call-out rotas, responding with your team to operate our assets such as water pumps, barriers and flood gates.

This role is currently available at our Riccall Depot and Tickton Depot only.
Our Operations Field Teams are based at Rockingham (near Barnsley), Riccall (near York) and Tickton (near Beverley). We carry out a maintenance programme on rivers and watercourses across the area and respond to environmental incidents, such as flooding and pollution, both day and night. We provide advice and support to our colleagues in Asset Performance, Hydrometrics, Biodiversity and Environment Management. We also work across the country when other areas need assistance responding to environmental incidents.
You should show a positive, adaptable approach and a ‘can do’ attitude as a committed team player, as well as a leader. You’ll be organised and able to keep calm when responding to incidents. It’s important you understand site health and safety requirements and you’ll need good communication skills to work with customers and partners.

We would like you to have a good level of environmental awareness. You’ll have experience using, or be willing to learn to use, tablet-style computers and mobile technology.

You’ll have the energy to motivate, encourage and coach others in your team on site. The ideal candidate will have leadership experience and a foundation of practical skills like plant and power tool use, and minor construction work, DIY, gardening or similar. However, an aptitude to learn is also welcome as full training will be provided.
Closing Date: 14th April 2019 at 23:55 hours

The grade rate for this role is £20,566 - £21,398.
A full valid driving license is essential.
You’ll be expected to take part in our incident response on-call rota to respond to emergencies out-of-hours.
Technical Support for our online system is only available Monday - Friday, excluding Bank Holidays. Please note late applications will not be accepted under any circumstances.

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

Please take a look at the candidate pack for more information or contact YorkshireRecruitment@environment-agency.gov.uk if you have any questions or would like to arrange an informal chat about the role.
Health Safety & Wellbeing
Please note, we do not accept CVs and that the answer below will be used for interview. (Please note your answer will be used for shortlisting). In this role you will need to manage the Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) of your team. Please tell us about your knowledge and/or experience in this, particularly around applying rules, promoting a positive HSW culture, checking performance and what you do to address or improve HSW.
Communicates Effectively
Please note, we do not accept CVs and that the answer below will be used for interview. (Please note your answer will be used for shortlisting). In this role may need to calm down challenging situations, for example with distressed members of an affected community. Please tell us about a time when you have been in a challenging situation with someone and how you used your communication skills to resolve it. What did you think about, how did you communicate with them and what was the result?
Leads People
Please note, we do not accept CVs and that the answer below will be used for interview. (Please note your answer will be used for shortlisting). In this role you will be leading your team to carry out our work. Please tell us about a team you have been proud to lead. Describe how you like to lead people and why. If you have not led a team before, please tell us about a team you have been proud to work with. Describe how you would like to lead people and why.
Driving license
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.