Water Environment Field Worker - 16061

We are the Environment Agency. We protect and improve the environment. Acting to reduce the impacts of a changing climate on people and wildlife is at the heart of everything we do.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the team that delivers maintenance work to Flood Risk Management assets in North Cumbria and to be part of a world leading Flood Incident Response capability.
You will work as part of a team delivering our varied programme of maintenance across North Cumbria. Day to day work includes: removing debris and vegetation from rivers, operating tools and machinery such as Robotic Flails, small construction jobs and ensuring that operational structures are in prime condition.
Alongside the delivery of our maintenance programmes, you will become a “Professional Operator” within our Incident Response Rotas, claiming standby allowance and overtime payment on top of the basic pay. This exciting part of the role involves operating our fixed assets (pumping stations and flood gates) and deploying our mobile ones (pumps and barriers) as part of a coordinated response to flooding or environmental incidents.

You will be entered onto the Level 3 Water Environment Worker Apprenticeship scheme, giving you a high quality training and development framework.

The North Cumbria Field Team maintain and operate Flood Risk Management Assets across North Cumbria serving the communities of Carlisle, Whitehaven, Egremont, Workington, Penrith, Keswick, Cockermouth and all in between. We work to protect these communities from the effects of Climate Change.
We are an emergency responder and regularly get called out to operate flood defences and to protect properties from flooding.

We welcome applications from anyone – from any background and mix of experience. You may have valuable transferrable skills, even if you don’t fit some of the examples below.

You should have some of the following experience (or similar)
• Doing physically demanding work such as: Grounds keeping, small building works, construction site experience, agricultural work.
• Delivering work to a target
• Working outdoors
• Problem solving
• Operating tools or machinery
• Staying safe at work – following guidance and procedures

These skills are essential for the job:
• You will be a good team-worker
• You will be a good communicator
• A full and clear UK driving license
• Ability to use and understand smartphones or iPads/iPhones
• A willingness to learn and participate in the Apprenticeship scheme

Please note that that your answers to the capability questions will be used to determine interview selection.
Everyone starting in a new role with the Environment Agency will be welcomed into the team and given all of the training and support you need to succeed.
The Environment Agency offer an extensive range of employee benefits.
For further information on this role, the employee benefits and the work of the Environment Agency, please download the candidate pack.
Further information on the Water Environment Worker Apprenticeship scheme can be found at: https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/water-environment-worker-v1-0

Online interviews will take place between the 22 February and 5th March.

For further details, please contact the recruiting managers:
Adam Stephenson: 020302 55694
John Dickinson: 077680 05321

Tell us about a recent job that you were proud of.
How did your contribution make it successful?
Describe the Health and Safety measures that were in place.

We use technology (iPads) to manage our maintenance. Tell us about any experience you have of using smartphones / iPads at work.

Good communication is key to all that we do:
Tell us about your experience of talking to customers or members of the public?
Tell us about your experience of describing problems to your manager or boss?

Tell us about a recent job or situation where you have worked as part of a team.
What was your role in the team?
How did you help the team to work together to finish the job?
Describe the health and safety measures that were in place?

A full, valid and clean UK driving license is required.