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. Location: Yalding. 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.
* 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.
* Participate in tasks such as 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 both urban and rural environments.
* Engage in day-to-day duties involving asset operation and response, asset maintenance (e.g., vegetation control and small construction tasks) and incident response.
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.
* 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.
Working patterns and locations
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 your geographical area. More details will be explained at the interview. You may have non-standard hours (e.g., 9-day fortnight) with holiday entitlement adjusted accordingly.
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; non-standard hours may affect entitlement.
* Maternity, paternity, and adoption leave scheme.
* Great career opportunities and potential for progression, for example through the Water Environment Worker apprenticeship.
Additional information
This is a full-time role. In some cases, job share or set days may be possible, but full days will need to be worked. We are the UK’s biggest environmental organisation and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Adverts close: Monday 13 October. Interviews to be held w/c Monday 3 November. Applications may be withdrawn for false information; reserve lists may be used for similar roles at other locations.
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