River Maintenance and Emergency Response Specialist (Team Member 3) - 10170

River Maintenance and Emergency Response Specialist (Team Member 3) - 10170
5
Yorkshire and the Humber
Beverley , York
Tickton Depot, Riccall Depot
Team Member 3
Permanent
Operational Delivery
Full Time
£20,795

14/04/2019, 23:55 hours

Basic Check
As a Support Specialist in our Operations Field Teams you’ll help and work with your colleagues, on our river and coastal defences, to prevent and respond to flooding and pollution.

You’ll develop into an expert team member, helping other colleagues with technical support and advice to make their work as efficient and safe as possible. This role is mostly office and workshop-based, but will at times be hands-on and involve working outdoors in a variety of weather conditions. You'll participate in a range of activities, from organising our equipment and vehicles to make sure they’re safe and ready for action when needed, to providing technical support for specialist tasks. Once in post, candidates showing the correct personal qualities may have the opportunity to become training instructors and/or training verifiers.

We act quickly when floods or environmental emergencies occur, so you’ll take part in an emergency call out rota to respond, operating our assets such as pumps, sluices and flood gates.

This role is currently available at our Ricall Depot and Tickton Depot only.
Our Operations Field Teams are based at Rockingham (near Barnesley), 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. 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. Computer-literacy is essential, particularly with Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel (or equivalent). You’ll be able to learn new programs and web-based applications easily. You’ll have experience using, or be willing to learn to use, tablet-style computers and mobile technology.

You’ll be naturally driven to make things as efficient as possible to make easier work for others, and the enthusiasm to help make any improvements. The ideal candidate will have a background in Risk Assessment. 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 £20,795 - £22,554.
A full valid driving licence 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?
Focuses on Efficiency, Innovation and Quality
(Please note your answer will be used for interview selection). In this role you will be looking after our equipment in the most efficient way possible. Please tell us about a time when you have seen a better way something could be done, and tried to change it. What was the better way, how did you try to make the change and what was the result?
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.

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.

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This Vacancy is closed to applications.