Field Operations Specialist Team Member

Field Operations Specialist Team Member

Number of jobs available

1

Region

East Midlands

City/Town

Spalding

Building/Site

DEFRA GRP EA SPALDING OFFICE, PE11 1DA

Grade

Staff Grade 4

Post Type

Permanent

Role Type

Administration / Corporate Support, Environment & Sustainability, Project Delivery

Working Pattern

Full Time

Salary Minimum

£34,320

Closing Date:

02/01/2026, 23:55 hours

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Job description

We are the Environment Agency. We protect and improve the environment.

Climate Change is the biggest risk we face. We are planning for future flood scenarios including a 4°C rise in global temperature and are working with government, local councils, businesses, civil society groups and communities to make our environment a better place for people and wildlife.

The role involves:

We are looking for a passionate, motivated Specialist Team Member to help plan, coordinate and manage the delivery of our asset management programme and emergency response work. You will need to ensure the programmed works are delivered within budget and published timeline.

You'll provide leadership on health and safety matters and actively promote safe working practices, whilst ensuring that site work fully complies with our policies.

You will undertake the role of a principle contractor and fulfil all duties associated with the role.

You'll help lead our operational response to flood and environment incidents by participating, and training in an incident role. You'll identify, organise, and coordinate training to test our incident response plans.

This role includes being on standby and taking part in a duty roster, this standby role attracts additional payments

We don't just talk about diversity; we seek it, embrace it, and live it, for the benefit of our staff, our communities, and our environment. As an organisation we strive to reflect the communities we serve and continue to develop diversity throughout our workforce. We welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of race, sexual orientation, or religion.

The team

Our field teams protect people and the environment by maintaining and operating our flood and coastal risk management assets and responding to incidents.

Field teams have a range of technical skills they use to deliver watercourse maintenance, along with asset maintenance and construction projects. The team handle a variety of specialist equipment.

They support the prevention or mitigation of incidents day and night.

Experience/skills required

You will be passionate about the environment, have the desire to protect people and help us build a climate resilient nation.

Through your experience to date you will be able to demonstrate some of the following:

• Excellent leadership;
• Managing contractors, and working with partners;
• Delivery of work by planning, tracking and maintaining data/information
• Good organisational skills and an ability to use MS Office;
• Managing multiple priorities and demands.

An understanding of Construction Design and Management Regulations 2015 would be advantageous. You will become a Principle Contractor to assist in the delivery of our asset management programme in line with our Safety, Health, Environment and Wellbeing (SHEW) code of practice.

We welcome all backgrounds, preferably in an interest in engineering, geography or science discipline. Most important is your enthusiasm and willingness to learn combined with excellent problem solving and communication skills.

Contact and additional information

This is role is predominantly field based, working out of our Spalding Office. Full UK driving license is essential.

Interviews will take place mid January 2026, but this is subject to change linked to operational needs/response. This will be face to face in our Spalding office and will be a formal capability based interview with an exercise and/or technical assessment.

For more information,

Everyone that joins us is required to undertake training and participate in incident response duties when the need to respond arises, having an incident role is an essential part of working for the Environment Agency and is an active way to support communities and prevent harm to the environment. Further information on incident response can be found within your candidate pack.

Competence 1

Health Safety & Wellbeing

Description

PLEASE NOTE: Your answer will be used for interview selection - please draw out your skills and experience in your response.

As a Specialist Team Member your role is key to ensuring that the risks to the team are controlled safely and effectively.

Please tell us about your approach to health, safety and the environment for on-site working and about your previous experience of leading a team to carry out maintenance and construction activities and how you have ensured that your people work safely and consider the environmental impacts of the work?

Competence 2

Programme and Project Management

Description

PLEASE NOTE: Your answer will be used for interview selection - please draw out your skills and experience in your response.

The Specialist Team Member needs to work with the Team Leader, schedule the teams work, and produce accurate and appropriate paperwork and documentation (including site packs) to enable work to be carried out on site.

Please tell us about your experience of producing documentation for site work, managing contractors (or similar)?

Please tell us about your experience of producing documentation for site work, managing contractors (or similar)?

Competence 3

Communicates Effectively

Description

PLEASE NOTE: Your answer will be used for interview selection - please draw out your skills and experience in your response.

The Specialist Team Member regularly interacts with landowners and members of the public, as well as team members and other colleagues, and you need to be able to communicate confidently and professionally.

Please tell us how your personal approach ensures clear and effective communication to others, and also give us an example of how you have dealt with a difficult situation previously and ensured a positive outcome?

Role specific license requirements

Full UK Driving Licence is ESSENTIAL

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 for more information.

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