Field Team Member - 7073

3
South West, West Midlands
Gloucester
Gloucester Depot
Staff Grade 2
Permanent
Full Time
Environment & Sustainability
£18,102
We are looking for enthusiastic people with great communication and interpersonal skills to join our Operations Field team. You’ll help manage river 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 as part of a team, outside in all weathers. We undertake a range of activities, from strimming, 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 Incident response call out rota to respond to our operational assets such as pumps, sluices, erect temporary defences, flood gates and deal with pollutions from water courses.
We are the Environment Agency's emergency response team and respond to flooding and environmental incidents both day and night. We deliver a maintenance programme on rivers and watercourses across the area.
You should demonstrate a positive adaptable approach and a ‘can do’ attitude as a worthy team player. Good organisational skills and the ability to work under pressure during incidents are essential. You must understand site health and safety requirements and you’ll need excellent communication skills to work with customers and partners alike.

Familiarity with tablet style computers and mobile technology will be useful.

Experience with plant and machinery and a foundation of practical skills such as concreting and minor construction work would be an advantage although full training would be provided as necessary.
Closing Date: 7th January 2018 at 23:55 hours

This is an excellent opportunity to join a great employer with an important role.

For an informal chat, please contact James Piper 01452 418202 james.piper@environment-agency.gov.uk or Steve Lightfoot 0208 4748623 stephen.lightfoot@environment-agency.gov.uk.

The successful candidate will need to be located in the Gloucester/ Cheltenham/ Tewkesbury/ Stroud area as you will need to be able to respond to out of hours call outs (for which extra payments are available).

Please note, when you are completing the competency answers in the application, you can use up to 250 words per questions. It is a good idea to write as full an answer as possible.

07/01/2018, 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.
Manage your health and safety
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?
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.