Field Asset Maintenance and Incident Response Lead Team Member 2

**Field Asset Maintenance and Incident Response Lead Team Member 2 - 32133**:
**Field Asset Maintenance and Incident Response Lead Team Member 2 - 32133**
- Number of jobs available
- 1
Region
- East Midlands
City/Town
- Barton-upon-Humber
Building/Site
- DEFRA GRP EA SOUTH FERRIBY DEPOT, DN18 6JH
Grade
- Lead Team Member 2
Post Type
- Permanent
Role Type
- Environment & Sustainability, Operational Delivery
Working Pattern
- Full Time
Salary Minimum
- £27,684
Closing Date:

- 28/11/2025, 23:55 hours
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Job description
The Environment Agency protect and improve the environment.

Climate Change is the biggest risk we face. We are planning for future flood scenarios including a 4 Degrees 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.

Field Operations protect people and the environment by maintaining and operating our flood and coastal risk management assets and responding to incidents.
This hands-on role involves:

- Leading and working together with a team and being outside in all weathers;
- Coaching and mentoring Team Members and colleagues to increase skills, knowledge and experience;
- Your team will use a variety of tools and equipment to carry out tasks such as small projects and operation of plant and equipment;
- Providing response to flood and environmental incidents inside and outside of normal working hours by participating, training and exercising. Deploying sandbags, temporary barriers, mobile pumps and pollution equipment;
- Carrying out regular checks and inspections of equipment, such as tools, personal protective equipment and vehiclesThe 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 should have the necessary practical skills and an understanding in environmental awareness as well as a hands on approach;
- Some experience in asset operation or maintenance/incident response/use of equipment/tools is an advantage (however full training will be provided);
- You will be trained and supported to contribute to our response to incidents inside and outside of normal working hours;
- You should have an understanding of site health and safety requirements;
- Literacy and numeracy skills are required;
- Have the ability to carry out tasks and answer queries effectively;
- Competent in using IT devices, such as an iPad, and willing to learn our in-house systems;
- Undertake specialist training as and when required;
- People management skills are desirable.
Contact and additional information
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. This is a non-hybrid role based in our South Ferriby Depot Office. You are required to have a full UK driving licence as the role requires you to travel to sites in your day to day work and for incident management.

Interviews will take place face to face at the EA South Ferriby Office in early December.Competence 1
Health Safety & WellbeingDescription
PLEASE NOTE: We do not accept CV's and your answer to the following question will be used for interview selection - please draw out your skills and experience in your response.

In this role you will spend much of your time working outdoors with operational equipment. We are committed to ensuring that everyone stays safe at work and encourages safe behaviour from others.

In this role you will need to manage your own health, safety and wellbeing (HSW) and that of your team.

Please describe your experience of managing HSW in an operational or field based environment, the approaches / actions you took and why HSW is so important in this type of role?Competence 2
Works in TeamsDescription
PLEASE NOTE: We do not accept CV's and your answer to the following question will be used for interview selection - please draw out your skills and experience in your response.

It's essential that you're able to lead and work co-operatively as part of a team to achieve common goals.

Tell us about your experience of playing a lead role in a successful team. Describe your role within the team and how you worked with and led others, to ensure that team we