Job Description

MEICA Field Team Leader - 32129

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MEICA Field Team Leader - 32129

Number of jobs available
1
Region
East Midlands
City/Town
Kettering , Lincoln
Building/Site
DEFRA GRP EA NENE HOUSE, NN15 6JQ, DEFRA GRP EA SHORT FERRY DEPOT, LN3 4HU
Grade
Staff Grade 5
Post Type
Permanent
Role Type
Engineering, Health and Safety, Operational Delivery
Working Pattern
Full Time
Salary Minimum
43,198
Closing Date:
31/10/2025, 23:55 hours


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Job description
I am pleased to announce an exciting opportunity to take on the role of Field MEICA (Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control, Automation) Team Leader for Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire (LNA).


You will ensure that the team has the correct resources, skills, and operational capabilities to fulfil our day-to-day maintenance activities, in a safe, cost effective and efficient manner. You will also provide effective and professional incident response to potential flood events across our key assets.

You will oversee a programme of maintenance works, ensuring on time delivery and to a high standard, working alongside several departments.

You'll work with the Operations Manager to understand the corporate strategies and priorities to set the teams objectives and develop the work programme.

You'll also be working with external partners, suppliers, and landowners to help deliver the intermittent maintenance program.

Your strong leadership will maintain a high standard of professional behaviour within the team, ensuring successful delivery of critical work which protect people and property from the impacts of climate change.

Your ongoing personal development is also important. You will have the opportunity to gain further skills and knowledge, which will compliment and further enhance your capabilities as an effective leader and manager within the organisation.

In LNA 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.

It is our ambition to champion diversity through building a workforce as diverse as the communities we serve.
The team
You'll lead a small team of experienced engineers working across LNA on a variety of structures. These range from large flood storage reservoirs and tidal sluice gates to navigations locks and water transfer schemes.

You'll work closely with SUPRA Area MECIA team who will provide guidance, supporting you within your role.

You'll also be a part of the Welland and Nene Operations Leadership team supporting the Operations Manager to provide leadership across the whole department.
Experience/skills required
Experience / knowledge of maintenance of mechanical and electrical systems is required.

You will be able to demonstrate:

A good understanding of Health & Safety legislation, risk management procedures and practices including CDM.

You'll need to be able to motivate and inspire your team, demonstrate excellent communication and networking skills with an enthusiasm for innovation and continual improvement.

Coaching and mentoring skills to get the best out of people and have an active role in their development.

Ability to translate organisational outcomes into plans and programmes for frontline delivery.

Budget management capabilities.

Effective planning skills with the ability to prioritise and deliver results to tight deadlines.

Ability to take initiative, be flexible, solve problems and make decisions.

Excellent IT skills and experience of managing and interpreting data.
Contact and additional information
The role is based at one of the listed locations. We will accommodate some working from home but you'll be required to attend your base location on a regular basis.

A full UK driving licence is essential.

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.



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If you have any questions, please contact Henry Hammond henry.hammond@environment-agency.gov.uk

Interviews 17.11.25.
Competence 1
Leads People
Description
Your leadership is critical to inspire and motivate your team to achieve their personal goals as well as the aims of the business. Please can you provide a time when you have provided strong leadership to others.
Competence 2
Health Safety & Wellbeing
Description
The MEICA team works on a variety of assets with both mechanical and electrical elements. As a result there are health and safety risks involved that must be appropriately managed. Can you describe how you have managed the health and safety of others and how you would challenge any potential unsafe practices?
Competence 3
MEICA - Maintenance and work management systems
Description
Please provide an example of when you have maintained MEICA assets to make sure they meet statutory, safety and performance standards.
Role specific license requirements
A Full UK 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.

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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