Operations Field Services Team Member - Chelmer/Blackwater - 14337

We are looking for enthusiastic Team Members to join our Operations Field Teams. You’ll help manage river and coastal defences, working to counteract the causes of flooding and pollution alongside contributing to our responsibilities relating to the protection and enhancement of the environment in England.

Delivering routine maintenance for our assets, you’ll help protect properties and infrastructure by maintaining flood defences and river channels. This physical role involves working in a team, outside in all weathers, using a variety of tools and equipment to carryout tasks, such as site maintenance, tree clearance and minor construction work.

We act quickly when floods or environmental emergencies occur, providing response inside and outside of normal working hours by participating in an incident standby role as part of an emergency call out rota. This will involve operating our assets such as pumps, sluices and flood gates as well as deploying sandbags, temporary barriers, mobile pumps and pollution equipment. You will be trained and supported to contribute to our response to incidents.

A requirement of this role is to complete the Environment Agency’s field worker apprenticeship scheme. Enrolment is compulsory but you will be fully funded and supported throughout the 18 month programme.

Our Operations Field Team are based at our Chelmsford and Southminster Depots' in Essex. We deliver a maintenance programme on Sea Defences and Watercourses across the area and respond to flooding and environmental incidents 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 called upon to assist other areas in flood and environmental incident response.

• A positive adaptable approach and a ‘can do’ attitude towards your work and health and safety
• Good organisational skills and an ability to work under pressure during incidents are essential
• Good communication skills to work with customers and partners
• Experience with tablet style computers and familiarity with mobile technology
• A desire to work outside
• An environmental awareness and an appreciation of site health and safety would be desirable
• Driving licence.

A comprehensive package of skills training and personal development will be provided to meet the needs of the role, including the Environment Agency’s field worker apprenticeship scheme.

The candidate pack and Job profile should be read along with the advert to understand the key accountabilities and skills needed to succeed in this role.

Everyone starting a new role with the Environment Agency will be given all the training and support needed to succeed.

We offer an extensive range of employee benefits and there are fully funded opportunities to develop further academic/professional qualifications.

The Environment Agency take part in incident response. If successful your line manager will discuss arrangements with you depending on your role and circumstances.

CVs / documents attached to your application will not be assessed for selection. It is your answers given to the competency questions below that will be used for interview selection so ensure you draw out your skills and experience in your responses.

If you have any questions please contact the hiring manager Martin Davy via martin.davy@environment-agency.gov.uk or on 07767 481461

Please note late applications cannot be accepted under any circumstances.

Please note we do not accept CVs. It is your answer given to the question below that will be used for interview selection so ensure you draw out your skills and experience in your response.

In this role you will be expected to maintain the Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) of yourself and others working with you.
Please describe what health and safety knowledge you have and in what context this has been applied. This can be from work, college, school or personal experience. Please provide a short summery of this.

Please note we do not accept CVs. It is your answer given to the question below that will be used for interview selection so ensure you draw out your skills and experience in your response.

In this role you will be working in a team to deliver our work.
Please tell us what experience you have of working in a team. What was your contribution and what did you learn. Think about any teams you have been part of – either at work, school, college or socially.

Please note we do not accept CVs. It is your answer given to the question below that will be used for interview selection so ensure you draw out your skills and experience in your response.

In this role you may need to resolve challenging situations, for example from members of the public.
Please tell us about a time when you have faced a challenging situation and used your communication skills to resolve it. What factors did you consider, how did you use your communication skills and what was the result?

Driving Licence