4263 - Field Team Member

2
South East
London
Beverley Way Depot
Team Member 1
Permanent
Full Time
Operational Delivery
£16,608
Within our Operations Field team, you’ll help manage river and coastal defences, working to counteract the causes of flooding and pollution.

Delivering routine maintenance for our assets, you’ll protect properties and infrastructure by maintaining flood defences and river channels. This physical role involves working in a team, outside in all weathers. We undertake a range of activities, from strimming, river bank management, debris and tree clearance to construction and maintenance.

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.
The Mole and south London field team is based at Beverley Way operational depot, Raynes Park. We deliver a maintenance programme on rivers and watercourse across the area, we 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 incident response and environmental incidents.
You should demonstrate a positive adaptable approach and a ‘can do’ attitude as a worthy team player. Good organisational skills and an ability to work under pressure during incidents are essential. The ideal candidate will have a foundation of practical skills like concreting and minor construction work. You must 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 and experience with tablet style computers and familiarity with mobile technology will be useful.

A full UK driving licence is essential.
Closing Date: 13 March 2017 at 23:55 hours

This role also attracts an outer London weighing allowance of £1757.00 per annum.

We offer a highly competitive package which includes a generous career average pension scheme, 25 days’ holiday and a wide range of other benefits. We’re committed to flexible working so we’ll support you to strike a good balance between your work and personal life. We’ll also encourage you to keep developing your skills and professional knowledge.

Matt Barker, Field team leader at matthew.barker@environment-agency.gov.uk

We are fully committed to having an 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.

13/03/2017, 23:55 hours

Basic Check
Takes Decisions and Solves Problems
You will occasionally be required to use your own initiative to resolve problems, sometimes under pressure during incidents.Tell us about a time you found and delivered an innovative solution to an ongoing issue. What information did you need to consider and what were the alternatives to the solution you chose?
Works in Teams
It's essential that you're able to works co-operatively as part of a team to achieve common goals. Tell us about a successful team you have been part of and why you think it worked so well.
Health Safety & Wellbeing
We are keen that everyone stays safe at work and encourages safe behaviour from others. When have you rectified or reported a potentially harmful situation/practice at work or other setting? What was the outcome?
Driving licence required
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.

This Vacancy is closed to applications.