Number of jobs available
3
Region
West Midlands
City/Town
Fradley
Building/Site
DEFRA GRP EA SENTINEL HOUSE, WS13 8RR
Grade
Staff Grade 3
Post Type
Permanent
Role Type
Engineering, Operational Delivery
Working Pattern
Full Time
Salary Minimum
29,751
Closing Date:
01/02/2026, 23:55 hours
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Basic Check
Job description
We are looking for great people to join our Asset Performance Teams across the West Midlands.
You will take an active role in managing our flood risk assets within a geographical area. Your enthusiasm and positive outlook will help you find solutions to ensure our assets are inspected, surveyed, maintained and operated safely and efficiently to reduce flood risk to people and property.
We manage our assets using our asset management information system, therefore the ability to accurately input and review data is a key requirement of this role.
We are a public facing team and interact with many stakeholders, including other risk management authorities, flood groups and local residents.
Travel to the office, local depots and flood defences across the area is required, therefore a full UK driving licence is essential.
Incident response forms a key part of what our teams do, you will be expected to undertake an incident response role and full training will be provided.
The team
Our team is responsible for thousands of flood risk assets ranging from large flood defence schemes and reservoirs through to small outfalls and flap valves.
We perform an essential role in ensuring that people and property are protected from flooding by taking the right investment decision at the right time, based upon robust data.
During a flood, we operate our assets to deliver the EA's strategic, tactical and operational response in partnership with other responders.
Experience/skills required
We're seeking individuals with a passion for asset and/or flood risk management and a drive to better protect our communities at flood risk. The key things we're looking for are transferable skills and capabilities. Ideally you'll be able to demonstrate most or all of the following:
Confident communication and customer service skills, as you will be working with internal and external partners, as well as with members of the public.
Good planning and organisational skills, you'll be able to demonstrate an ability to manage and interpret data and information.
Awareness of Asset management.
Formal qualifications in civil engineering, asset management, data and information management are advantageous but not a requirement.
A full UK Driving licence is required.
Contact and additional information
For any questions relating to this role, please contact John Conniff by email: john.conniff@environment-agency.gov.uk
We welcome applicants from any background who can bring different ideas and experience into the team.
Interviews are due to take place week commencing the 23rd February 2026 at Sentinel House, Wellington Crescent, Fradley, WS13 8RR.
Competence 1
Communicates Effectively
Description
The role requires good communication skills with both internal and external stakeholders. Please tell us about a time when you have needed to communicate with others effectively. What did you do? How did you ensure understanding?
Competence 2
Data and Information Management
Description
Data underpins all our decisions. You'll be expected to analyse and interpret data. Please tell us about a time when you have had to rely on data to make an informed decision. What were the important factors to achieving the desired outcome?
Competence 3
Focuses on Customers and Partners
Description
As a busy team we deal with lots of enquiries from our internal and external customers. Please tell us about a time when you have had to balance the needs of all your customers to ensure that you provided them all with a good quality service.
Role specific license requirements
Full UK Driving License
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.
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