Assistant Facilities Officer - 32018

We are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies. We want everybody to feel included, fairly treated and duly recognised for the contribution they make.
If you would like to work in a Facilities Team and have a passion for the natural environment this is an exciting opportunity for you. We’re looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Assistant Facilities Officer to come join us in our Monitoring Laboratory based in Leeds. You will assist with the daily operation of the Olympia House site.

Your main duties will include: -

• Work as part of a team to complete front of house Facilities tasks – receiving deliveries, visitors and Permits to Work etc.
• Assist with the resolution of building breakdowns and repairs e.g. heating, water, gas, security and safety critical laboratory equipment such as local exhaust ventilation and oxygen depletion sensors
• Use your interpersonal skills to assist with the management of local contracts such as M&E maintenance and cleaning.
• Provide the delivery of environmental management tasks and routine compliance checks.
• Assist with the planning and delivery of large Capital Expenditure Projects.
• Promote health, safety and wellbeing, ensuring the provision of safe working practices in line with Environment Agency guidance.
• Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You will be required to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident. This may attract an additional payment and full training, and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role.

You’ll be working within a small Facilities team alongside approximately 65 Analytical staff and 12 Customer Services colleagues. We provide analytical services to the Environment Agency and external customers which includes the analysis of sediments, soils, biota and waters from across England and around the coastline, as well as offering a bespoke Forensic Waste Service. If you’d like to know a bit more about our work, please take a look at our websites
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency/about

Through experience to date you will ideally be able to demonstrate the following:
• Excellent communication skills are essential with the ability to convey complex information.
• A strong work ethic with a desire to get the job done.
• Ability to problem solve and work within tight timescales and HSE guidelines.
• Ideally, you will have some knowledge of Facilities Management.

The job is site based but we support flexible working hours and practices to help you strike a good balance between your work and personal life. You’ll have access to a Local Government Pension scheme as well as a host of other employee benefits.
Our Leeds laboratory is well served by public transport links, we have secure bike pods and free staff parking on site as well as a staff canteen.
For further information on this role, the employee benefits and work of the Environment Agency, please download the candidate pack.
If you have any questions, please contact the hiring manager: gareth.proctor@environment-agency.gov.uk.

Interviews will take place at Olympia House in early November 2025

Describe an occasion when you have used various types of communication to convey an idea or instruction.

Describe an occasion when you have identified a safety hazard in the workplace. What did you do?

Describe an occasion when you had to respond quickly to an urgent work-related issue.

If the laboratory was to have all of its fire doors replaced, what duties would you expect the local Facilities Team to undertake.