Field Operations Technical & Contract Advisor - 17277

This role supports the programming, commercial and technical management of our external suppliers and internal teams who deliver our maintenance activities. You will need to build successful working relationships with the Local Delivery Lead, Asset Performance teams, Field Teams, and external suppliers to develop and deliver an optimised programme of activities. You will be required to regularly work from and be visible across our 3 depots at Sale, Leigh, and Winsford.

Your duties will include:
• Reviewing the annual works programme with others to optimise delivery arrangements, whilst ensuring our assets reduce flood risk to the communities they protect.
• Reviewing existing contract arrangements and developing them to ensure they meet our future requirements.
• Work with field team leaders to ensure the most efficient use of our field teams.
• Provide technical leadership to specialist team members to ensure effective delivery from our field teams as they operate, respond and maintain assets.
• Building relationships, internally and externally.
• Assessing the Health and Safety of our suppliers to ensure they deliver work to the high levels we expect.
• Provide monthly reporting on key information that will inform the business of this work.

Greater Manchester, Merseyside, & Cheshire’s Operations Teams are motivated, vibrant and successful, offering a great place to work. Our teams are involved with all aspects of the asset lifecycle; construction, maintenance, inspection and operation, to decommissioning. Ensuring asset operation and supporting incident response is our number one priority, you’ll ensure we’re incident ready across our operations. During an incident you’ll support delivery of our operational response in collaboration with our partners.

We are looking for clear thinking, inspirational and self-motivated applicants, who see that providing great visible and decisive leadership is as important as protecting people and the environment. You’ll be confident, organised and able to demonstrate a great track record of delivering projects / programmes of work. You’ll have real desire and commitment to build relationships with our customers and internal teams to achieve our goal of protecting people and property from flooding.

Knowledge and/or experience of the following are desirable:
• Engineering qualification and/or practical engineering/construction experience;
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and competing demands;
• Working on collaborative partnership projects.
• A good understanding of appropriate safe working practices including Construction Design and Management (CDM).
• Good budget management skills.

A driving licence is essential.

We are committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all vacancies.

You will be welcomed into the team and given the training and support needed. As part of your comprehensive induction you will be provided with all the equipment required for your role.

We offer an extensive range of employee benefits and opportunities to progress your career via professional training routes such as apprenticeships and degree programmes.

Any questions relating to this role, please contact: paul.bowden@environment-agency.gov.uk; or shaun.davidson@environment-agency.gov.uk.

Selects, plans and manages contractors, programmes or events to achieve a set of Environment Agency objectives cost-effectively.

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We recommend using the STAR technique.

Please tell us about your experience of project and programme management, demonstrating how you delivered the work using the resources available.

Presenting a case in a convincing and attractive way that will win people over, encouraging them to follow plans willingly; often succeeding where logic and reason alone would fail.

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Please provide an example when you have successfully influenced and persuaded colleagues or suppliers to follow, engage, and support your plans to deliver a new initiative or way of working.

Consider what the situation was, why they were opposed to your view, what the key to succeeding was and what you learnt.

Develops and Monitors programmes, schedules and schemes to improve maintain and operate assets to required performance standards and specifications.

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We recommend using the STAR technique.

Please provide an example when you have delivered a significant improvement to the efficiency, safety or environment during the delivery of an annual or longer duration piece of work.

Provides leadership that inspires and motivates others to achieve their personal goals and the goals of the Environment Agency.

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We recommend using the STAR technique.

Please provide an example where you have acted as a role model for the organisation’s visions or values.
• How did this encourage improved performance and excellence within your team?
• What did you learn from this?

Full UK driving Licence.