Job Description

MEICA Advisor - 31473

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MEICA Advisor - 31473

Number of jobs available
1
Region
East Midlands
City/Town
Boston , Lincoln
Building/Site
DEFRA GRP CERES HOUSE, LN2 4DW, DEFRA GRP EA MARSH LANE DEPOT, PE21 7RJ
Grade
Staff Grade 5
Post Type
Permanent
Role Type
Analytical, Engineering, Environment & Sustainability, Health and Safety
Working Pattern
Full Time
Salary Minimum
41,617
Closing Date:
13/08/2025, 23:55 hours


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Job description
This Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control and Automation (MEICA) Advisor role is to provide dedicated support to the Boston Storm Surge Barrier, and vital to the effective/efficient running of it. You will report to the Supra MEICA Team Leader and sit within the Supra MEICA Team that covers Lincolnshire & Northamptonshire and East Anglia.

The role will be responsible for providing strong technical leadership to assure technical and design standards. It will also be responsible for monitoring the quality of maintenance and advising on the requirements to meet specialist MEICA technical, safety, legal, environmental and operational requirements. You will provide technical support to staff within the Boston Barrier team enabling them to comply with legislation, statutory requirements, British and European standards together with Environment Agency's codes of practices, procedures and related guidance.

Key aspects of the role will include:

Planning, management and monitoring of the MEICA programme of maintenance delivered through contractors, identifying gaps and prioritising actions. Assist the Boston Barrier Asset Team in delivering the Asset Management programme, acting as senior user representative on all MEICA intermittent revenue and capital projects on the Barrier. Assisting in the development of future reliability centred maintenance activities. Respond to MEICA issues and emergencies. Attendance at all planned barrier movements


Salary is 41,617 with an additional market forces factor tor of 9,750 for Chartered or 4,750 for Incorporated engineering status.



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. As an organisation we strive to reflect the communities we serve and continue to develop diversity throughout our workforce. We welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of race, sexual orientation, or religion.
The team
The Supra MEICA Team provides specialist technical advice and direction to Asset Manager/Owners in relation to operational infrastructure. This includes advice on investment schemes to ensure they comply with relevant standards, best practice and energy efficiency.




They also assure compliance with electrical and mechanical internal standards and nationally recognised standards on behalf of the Responsible Officer, Asset Owner and Area Director. These activities are broken down into Asset Management, Project Support and Incident Response
Experience/skills required
Understanding of MEICA related legislation, British and European standards.

Experience in leading or taking a lead role in safety investigations, identifying and disseminating learning to bring about improvements in engineering and behavioural safety. Knowledge and experience of Reliability engineering, data analysis and process improvement. A good understanding of Asset Management and associated systems will be an advantage. Highly motivated self-starter. Outcome focussed. You will need to demonstrate you can deliver the required tasks. Educated to degree level or equivalent vocational experience. Ability to influence, persuade and bring others with you. Technical Leadership Writing and reviewing technical specifications.


You will ideally be a professionally recognised mechanical or electrical engineer holding either Chartered or Incorporated status with the IMechE or IET.
Contact and additional information
Requirement to attend test all closures, emergency closures and all maintenance activities Co-location minimum two days a week in the office at either Boston and/or Lincoln Locally based - within two hours of the barrier. Interview Dates to be confirmed and to be conducted F2F at Boston For further information please contact Caroline Mitzman - caroline.mitzman@environment-agency.gov.uk


Everyone that joins us is required to undertake training and participate in incident response duties when the need to respond arises, having an incident role is an essential part of working for the Environment Agency and is an active way to support communities and prevent harm to the environment. Further information on incident response can be found within your candidate pack.
Competence 1
Delivers Results Through Others
Description
All the maintenance and intermittent project works on Boston Barrier will be delivered through contractors. You will need to advise and assure that the delivery of these meet with our internal standards and schedules, to an approved programme.


Can you provide an example of a project where you led contractors to achieve a significant outcome, explaining how you ensured alignment with goals and how you managed performance.
Competence 2
MEICA Technical Advice and Design
Description
A major part of your day-to-day work activities will involve providing MEICA technical guidance to the business. These may be project specific or general questions and will be requested in many ways



Can you give an example of when you have had to use influence and technical knowledge to prove that a proposed solution required modifying to fulfil user requirements?
Competence 3
Legislative Knowledge
Description
A significant amount of work undertaken by the MEICA team is driven by compliance with corporate standards and Statutory Legislation.



Please can you describe where you have had to apply standards to a project and how you assured that they were implemented? Can you also describe the key legislation that you feel would impact on this role
Competence 4
Data and Information Management
Description
It's imperative for the success of Asset Management, to have a robust and well-maintained data and information system.



How have you, or how would you use data and information to support the delivery of maintenance and projects and improve reliability in your role
Role specific license requirements
Full UK Driving License
Role specific professional membership requirements
Membership of IET, IMechE or similar bodies

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.

We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls . Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know

for more information.