Overview
Flood Defence Team Member
Environment Agency £25,308 rising to £27,293 for Team Member Level 2C after 2 years subject to satisfactory performance Hartley Wintney 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.
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. Your proficiency will be key to preventing and mitigating flood risks.
* Participate in various tasks such as structural maintenance, vegetation management, small construction projects, soft engineering methods, beach maintenance, and culvert and grille clearances.
* Work across assets ranging from large flood relief channels and flood storage reservoirs to local flood defences in urban and rural environments, performing asset operation, maintenance and incident response.
* Use a variety of tools and equipment, from small hand and powered tools to larger ride-on plant and tractors. Use of IT devices to track work tasks and communicate with team members.
What you will need
* Ability to work in all weather conditions in urban and rural environments, as part of a dedicated team.
* A valid UK manual driving licence and ability to travel to your base depot within 60 minutes to respond to incidents and urgent needs.
* Literacy and numeracy skills, willingness to learn in-house systems and use IT devices.
* Some understanding of site health and safety requirements; full training will be provided.
Where you will work / Working 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.
What’s in it for you?
* Salary and benefits package including: starting salary of £25,308 rising to £27,293 for Team Member Level 2C after 2 years subject to satisfactory performance.
* Generous career average pension scheme.
* Overtime opportunities through standby and incident pay.
* 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays for full-time employees; note patterns may adjust entitlement (e.g., 9-day fortnight).
* Great career opportunities; maternity, paternity, and adoption leave schemes.
* Potential for job share or set days in some cases, with full days still required.
In addition, you’ll have access to our benefits package and opportunities to grow, including the Water Environment Worker apprenticeship.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to an inclusive culture. We will maintain a reserve list for 12 months and may offer similar roles at other locations linked to this position. Please note: candidates selected for interview will be notified by email at least five days in advance. Check inbox and junk mail folders to ensure you don’t miss our message.
Advert close: Monday 13th October. Interviews to be held w/c Monday 3rd November.
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