Flood and Coastal Risk Management Officer

Number of jobs available- 1
- Region- North East
- City/Town- Darlington, Newcastle
- Building/Site- Tyneside House, Teesdale House
- Grade- Staff Grade 4
- Post Type- Permanent
- Working Pattern- Full Time
- Role Type- Operational Delivery
- Salary Minimum- £29,706
- Job description- Do you want to work for an organisation that makes a difference? We are planning for the future and to manage the risks of climate change. Working with partners we are reducing flood risk and making our environment a better place for people and wildlife. Our Field Operations teams protect people and the environment by maintaining and operating our Flood & Coastal Risk Management assets and responding to flooding incidents. We already have ISO 55001 certification and it is our ambition to deliver a world class asset management service.
In this role, you will:

- Support the Field Teams by providing technical/professional knowledge and programme management within the Field Teams.
- Work with colleagues to ensure our safety standards for operations maintenance and incident response are being maintained and continuously improved.
- Have an awareness/understanding with statutory obligations - Reservoirs Act (1975), CDM 2015, other legislation including HSWE assurance of internal maintenance delivery.
- Through this collaborative working, help deliver an optimised routine maintenance programme of low risk or specialist activities.
- Build excellent working relationships with field team colleagues, and other internal and external partners.
You will be allocated a base location closest to your home within your chosen area. Your work will be split across the office, out in the field and across the area.
- The team- Field teams are the workforce of the Environment Agency.
As our ‘frontline’ they provide operational response during flood events by operating our critical river and coastal assets 24/7. They also carry out an annual programme of maintenance and construction activities; grass cutting, vermin control, removal of obstructions and asset repairs.
Other departments within the EA will also request assistance. We work closely with the asset performance, fisheries, hydrometry and telemetry teams.
- Experience/skills required- You will be passionate about the environment, have the desire to protect people and help us build a climate resilient nation.
Essential Skills:

- Full UK Driving Licence
- Knowledge and experience of Asset Management
- Managing HSWE on construction/maintenance sites
- Delivering projects/programmes in field-based/site-based teams
- Organisational skills and ability to work under pressure
- Delivering results against performance targets
- Experienced user of Microsoft Office (particularly Excel)
- Knowledge of/willingness to learn our in-house systems

Qualifications and Licences: You will either have or we will support you to work towards:

IAM Foundation
- Site Manager’s Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS)
- IOSH Managing Safely/NEBOSH Certificate
- X63 CDM Principal Contractor accredited training (internal course)
- Contact and additional information- The Environment Agency are committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies.
Everyone starting in a role 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 with us via professional training routes such as apprenticeships and degree programmes.
This role includes being on standby and taking part in a duty roster, this standby role attracts additional payments.