Electrical/Mechanical Engineer / Advisor – South - 12546

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South East, South West
Bridgwater , Chichester , Worthing , Pevensey
Chichester Office, Pevensey Office, Guildbourne House, Rivers House Bridgwater
Staff Grade 5
Permanent
Full Time, Part Time/Job Share
Engineering, Environment & Sustainability, Operational Delivery
£34,879
The Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control and Automation (MEICA) Advisor role is vital to the effective/efficient running of our flood risk pumping stations, water control structures and our wider business. You will be joining a MEICA team helping to prioritise, plan and deliver the maintenance or replacement of our crucial assets enabling flood protection to homes, businesses and the environment; which will have an increasingly important role as we face the challenge of global climate change. Following our recent ISO55001 Asset Management accreditation, you will be working closely with external contractors to develop a world class asset management organisation.

The role will be responsible for providing strong technical leadership to assure technical and design standards. It will also be responsible for monitoring the quality and advising on the requirements to meet specialist MEICA technical, safety, legal, environmental and operational requirements, spreading across the geographic areas covering a very diverse range of assets.
You will provide technical instructions to ensure staff across the area team involved with electrical and mechanical works comply with statutory legislation, British and European standards together with Environment Agency’s codes of practices, procedures and related guidance.
Joining our friendly and essential area MEICA Team you will report to the area MEICA Team Leader, acting as technical leader on MEICA activity and will participate in our response to flood incidents. You will provide technical, electrical/mechanical support and direction to other team members and be responsible for liaising with a wide range of business partners and leading on actions on behalf of the area MEICA Team Leader and Operations Managers.
• Comprehensive knowledge of MEICA related statutory legislation, British and European standards
• Experience in leading or taking a lead role in safety investigations, identifying and disseminating learning to bring about improvements in electrical and behavioural safety
• Knowledge and experience of Root Cause Analysis, Reliability engineering and process improvement
• A good understanding of Asset Management and Asset Management computer systems such as computerised maintenance management systems (CMMS) will be an advantage
• Highly motivated self-starter
• Outcome focussed. You will need to demonstrate you can deliver the required tasks
• Educated to degree level or equivalent vocational experience
• Ability to influence, persuade and bring others with you
• Technical Leadership
• CDM 2015 and general health and safety awareness
• Writing and reviewing technical specifications.

You will ideally be a professionally recognised mechanical or electrical engineer holding either Chartered or Incorporated status with the IMechE or IET.
Salary £34,879 (plus £6,000 for Chartered or £3,000 for an Incorporated MEICA engineer registered with the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) or the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) (pro-rata – if part time).

Travel across the area and occasionally across the country is required and a lease car is provided

As an employer we offer continuous improvement opportunities such as apprenticeships and job related training; enabling advancement in chosen career paths and improving knowledge to enhance their roles. Work/life balance is important to us and we offer a great benefits package (see candidate pack), an impressive career average pension scheme, 27 days holiday with flexitime working available.

For further information about this role please contact EANWC@environment-agency.gov.uk.

10/11/2019, 23:55 hours

Basic Check
Full UK driving licence
Registered with the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) as either an Incorporated or Chartered member.
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.

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This Vacancy is closed to applications.