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Flood defence team member

Goathurst
Ziprecruiter
Team member
Posted: 16h ago
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Overview

Flood Defence Team Member £25,308 rising to £27,293 for Team Member Level 2C after 2 years subject to satisfactory performance. Bridgewater; Permanent, full-time role. Grade: Team Member Level 2A.

Are you passionate about the outdoors and eager to contribute to a greener, more sustainable future? This is your chance to be part of a dynamic team working on the front line to combat the climate emergency and address environmental challenges like flooding, drought, and coastal changes. This is an exciting time to join the UK’s biggest environmental organisation and influence how we do things in the future.

As part of the Environment Agency, you will play your part in protecting and improving the environment. We are working with government, local councils, businesses, civil society groups and communities to meet these challenges and at the same time make our environment a better place for people and wildlife.


Responsibilities

* Operate, maintain and respond to flood and coastal risk management assets, ensuring their optimal performance in safeguarding communities.
* Tackle incidents and emergencies related to flooding and other environmental challenges, playing a vital role in our 24/7 standby roster. Your dedication will be compensated in addition to your basic pay.
* Contribute to initiatives, such as installing flood barriers, building sandbag walls, deploying high-volume pumps and providing assistance to affected communities during flood situations.
* Utilise a wide range of tools and equipment, including chainsaws, strimmers/brush cutters, heavy plant machinery, boats, and more. Proficiency is key to preventing and mitigating flood risks.
* Participate in structural maintenance, vegetation management, small construction projects, soft engineering methods, beach maintenance, and culvert and grille clearances.
* Operate, maintain and respond to a range of assets from a large flood relief channel and flood storage reservoirs to local flood defences in urban and rural environments.
* Day-to-day duties include asset operation and response, asset maintenance (e.g., vegetation control and small construction tasks) and incident response; use a variety of tools and equipment, from hand tools to larger ride-on plant and tractors.
* Use IT devices to track work tasks and communicate with team members.


What you will need

* Ability to work in all weather conditions in a mix of urban and rural environments, as part of a dedicated team.
* A valid UK manual driving license.
* Ability to travel to your base depot within 60 minutes to respond to incidents and meet urgent business needs.
* A passion for the outdoors and a genuine commitment to protecting the environment.
* Literacy and numeracy skills, willingness to learn in-house systems and use IT devices.
* Some understanding of site health and safety requirements, with full training provided.


Where you will work and patterns

You will be expected to travel to your depot to check in daily and then be dispersed from there in smaller teams to carry out field work tasks within our geographical area. More on this and the working patterns will be explained at the interview.


Benefits and opportunities

* Starting salary of £25,308 rising to £27,293 for Team Member Level 2C after 2 years subject to satisfactory performance.
* A generous career average pension scheme.
* Overtime opportunities through standby and incident pay.
* 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays for full-time employees, with non-standard patterns (e.g., 9-day fortnight) affecting entitlement.
* Great career opportunities. Maternity, paternity, and adoption leave scheme.
* Possible job share or set days in some cases; full days may still be required.
* In certain cases, option to join a Water Environment Worker Apprenticeship and funded training.


What’s more

We’ll invest in you and support your career development and, where appropriate, specialist training. You’ll join a diverse and inclusive environment and be part of a team making a real impact on the environment and communities.


Application notes

Advert close: Monday 13th October. Interviews to be held w/c Monday 3rd November. In some cases we will maintain a reserve list for 12 months and may offer similar roles at other locations linked to this position. Candidates selected for interview will be notified by email at least five days in advance. Please check both your inbox and junk mail folders.

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