Meica Advisor

**MEICA Advisor - Electrical - 31436**:
**MEICA Advisor - Electrical - 31436**
- Number of jobs available
- 1
Region
- East Midlands, West Midlands
City/Town
- Fradley, Nottingham
Building/Site
- DEFRA GRP EA SENTINEL HOUSE, WS13 8RR, DEFRA GRP EA TRENTSIDE OFFICE, NG2 5FA
Grade
- Staff Grade 5
Post Type
- Permanent
Role Type
- Operational Delivery
Working Pattern
- Full Time
Salary Minimum
- £41,617
Closing Date:

- 29/08/2025, 23:55 hours
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- Security checks level
- Basic Check
Job description
The Environment Agency are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. 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. Everyone starting in a new 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.

The Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control and Automation (MEICA) Engineer 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.

The role is 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 diverse range of assets.

You will be working closely with external contractors to develop support us becoming a world class asset management organisation. You will provide technical instructions to ensure those involved with electrical and mechanical works comply with statutory legislation, British and European standards, Environment Agency’s codes of practices and procedures.The team
Our Supra-Area MEICA team is a multi-skilled, specialised group of MEICA engineers and support staff. We cover the Environment Agency's East and West Midlands Operational areas. You will report to the MEICA Team Leader, acting as technical leader on MEICA activities. You will provide technical support and be responsible for liaising with Business Partners and leading on actions on behalf of the MEICA Team Leader. When trained, you will participate in our incident response roster.Experience/skills required
Required:
Proficient knowledge of MEICA related statutory legislation, British and European standards especially relating to industrial electrical systems
Ability to use computerised asset management system for maintenance planning and work order creation
Motivated self-starter, able to work independently and as a team often remotely as part of a dispersed team
Outcome focussed. You’ll need to demonstrate you can manage electrical tasks competently
Educated to degree level or equivalent vocational experience in an electrical discipline
Technical Leadership and ability to influence/articulate technical electrical problems to nontechnical individuals
Understanding of health and safety legislation that’s used within the electrical industry, CDM 2015 and general health and safety awareness
Writing/reviewing technical specifications and contract scoping
Full UK Driving Licence.

Desirable:
High Voltage Experience
Educated to BEng in Electrical Engineering
Asset management
Professionally recognised electrical engineer holding Chartered status with the IMechE or IET.Contact and additional information
For this role we accept CV's it should focus on the skills and experience and other desirable skills that are required for the MEICA Electrical Engineer role.

The office base location(s) are Nottingham or Lichfield.
The hybrid working requirements are 30% Home Working, 50% operational sites 20% office. Regular travel between operational sites within the Midlands Area will be required, occasional National travel will be required for training/meetings.

The Interviews are expected to be held in person Week Commencing 15/09/2025.Competence 1
Drafting, layout and designDescription
MEICA - New and modified assets and systems; Please provide an example where you have overseen work that entailed the modification of an electrical system, what procedures were followed to assure the process was conducted safely.Competence 2
Building Legislation, Codes, Directives and Regulatory IssuesDescription
MEICA Technical Advice and Design - Please provide an example of where you have provided technical instructio