Job Description

Field Specialist Asset Management Operative - 32241

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Field Specialist Asset Management Operative - 32241

Number of jobs available
1
Region
South West
City/Town
Bideford
Building/Site
DEFRA GRP EA ALVERDISCOTT DEPOT, EX39 4FG
Grade
Staff Grade 4
Post Type
Permanent
Role Type
Operational Delivery
Working Pattern
Full Time
Salary Minimum
34,320
Closing Date:
16/11/2025, 23:55 hours


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Job description
Our Field Operations teams work towards protecting people and the environment by maintaining and operating our flood and coastal risk management assets across the country. We provide advice and support to our colleagues across the business and to external customers and stakeholders. We respond to flooding and environmental incidents both day and night and provide mutual aid which supports our colleagues and communities across the country when flooding incidents occur.



In this role, you will work closely with your Team Leader to:



Complete our maintenance programme by planning, scheduling and resourcing works. Actively monitor the team's work to ensure that high standards in health, safety and wellbeing are maintained whilst promoting a proactive culture. Working safely is paramount. Ensure we have clear and concise site paperwork and assist on projects, take responsibility for work specifications, and work collaboratively with internal and external partners. Ensure work sites are fully compliant to legal requirements and Environment Agency policies and procedures. Identify organise, and coordinate training to test our incident response plans. Assist in leading our operational response to flood and environmental incidents by participating and training in an incident role.


In Devon Cornwall and Isles of Scilly we want to create a diverse workplace where people are respected, valued and listened to. We're all different, and by embracing Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) we can become an equal opportunity employer where jointly we all grow and learn together.
The team
Field teams are the workforce of the Environment Agency. As our 'frontline', the field teams protect people and the environment by providing operational response during flood events, maintain our river and coastal assets and provide 24/7 response to maintain defences.



The field teams have a range of technical skills they use to deliver watercourse maintenance, along with asset maintenance and construction projects. The team's work collaboratively across the organisation to achieve outcomes.
Experience/skills required
We are seeking proactive, self-motivated and confident communicators with experience working in field-based teams.



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



Essential

Knowledge and experience of managing Health and Safety on construction and maintenance sites. Competent IT literacy: the ability to use devices, Excel and databases. Good organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple, conflicting priorities. Good knowledge of Risk Assessment Method Statements (RAMS), Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) and Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) Organisational skills and ability to work under pressure. Effective and inclusive leadership. A full UK Driving Licence.


Desirable

Health & Safety accreditations are advantageous. X63 CDM Principal Contractor accredited training is required for this role (but we will support you to work towards this via an internal course). We welcome all backgrounds, preferably with an interest in engineering and geography Contact and additional information
This role will be based at the Alverdiscott Depot, Bideford. It is an office-based role, but you will also be required to work outside in all weathers with travel across Devon.



Successful candidates would be required to mirror the fixed time of the field team, which would involve a 08:00 start time at the Bideford depot.



For questions relating to this role, please contact - Sam.Bentley@environment-agency.gov.uk




Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. Everyone that joins us is required to undertake training and participate. Please see the candidate pack for more on how you will support with this and details of our fantastic benefits package. This includes an attractive salary, flexible working, 25 days annual leave, and an award-winning Pension Fund.
Competence 1
Health Safety & Wellbeing
Description
Please note we do not assess CVs. Answers to these competency questions will be used for interview selection so ensure you draw out your skills and experience in your responses. You have up to 250 words so please do use them to tell us what we need to know about you. See Candidate pack for more details and a link to our capability dictionary.



Question: As a Field Specialist Asset Management Operative your role is key to ensuring that the risks to the team are controlled safely and effectively.




Please tell us about a time when you've led a team to carry out maintenance or construction activities. How did you approach health and safety, what environmental impacts of the work did you consider?
Competence 2
Programme and Project Management
Description
Please note we do not assess CVs. Answers to these competency questions will be used for interview selection so ensure you draw out your skills and experience in your responses. You have up to 250 words so please do use them to tell us what we need to know about you. See Candidate pack for more details and a link to our capability dictionary.



Question: The Field Specialist Asset Management Operative needs to work with the Team Leader and Field Operations Management and Maintenance Advisor to schedule the team's work. This could be part of an annual program or single project. You would produce accurate and appropriate documentation (including site packs) within our bespoke IT packages, to enable work to be carried out on site.



Please tell us about your experience of producing documentation for site work. What factors did you consider? What approach did you take to best utilise available resources?
Competence 3
Communicates Effectively
Description
Please note we do not assess CVs. Answers to these competency questions will be used for interview selection so ensure you draw out your skills and experience in your responses. You have up to 250 words so please do use them to tell us what we need to know about you. See Candidate pack for more details and a link to our capability dictionary.



Question: 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 give us an example of a time when you have dealt with a difficult situation. What approach(es) did you use to ensure that you communicated effectively to reach a positive outcome.
Role specific license requirements
Driving Licence

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.

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