Job Description
The Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control and Automation (MEICA) role is vital to the effective/efficient running of our flood risk pumping stations, water control structures and our wider business. You will be joining a MEICA team helping to prioritise, plan and deliver the maintenance or replacement of our crucial assets enabling flood protection to homes, businesses and the environment; which will have an increasingly important role as we face the challenge of global climate change. You will be working closely with external contractors to develop a world class asset management organisation.
Responsibilities
* Provide strong technical leadership to assure technical and design standards for MEICA activity.
* Monitor quality and advise on requirements to meet specialist MEICA technical, safety, legal, environmental and operational standards across geographic areas covering diverse assets.
* Lead and support MEICA activity, liaising with a wide range of business partners and acting on behalf of the MEICA Team Leader and Operations Managers.
* Participate in our response to flood incidents and provide technical mechanical support to the team.
Experience / Skills Required
* Comprehensive knowledge of engineering-related statutory legislation, British and European standards.
* Experience in leading safety investigations, identifying and disseminating learning to improve engineering and behavioural safety.
* Knowledge and experience of Root Cause Analysis, reliability engineering and process improvement, technical leadership, writing and reviewing technical specifications.
* Educated to a minimum of HNC/D or degree level in an appropriate Mechanical discipline.
* Full UK Driving Licence is essential.
Role specifics
* Role may be based at multiple locations with occasional hybrid homeworking and site visits; therefore a full UK driving licence is essential.
* Role-specific professional membership: ideally registered as I-Eng or C-Eng, but not essential.
* Competitions and compliance with incident response duties as part of working for the Environment Agency.
Additional information
* If applying from the Civil Service, please note the Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service and would not be a Crown Servant. Guidance on continuity of employment and redundancy payments may apply for local government and other listed bodies.
* We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome flexible working patterns, including job share. Please indicate any preferred working arrangements in your application.
* Guaranteed Interview Policy: we guarantee an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria.
* The Environment Agency uses Central Government frameworks for external recruitment; for supplier opportunities see government guidance.
Contact and location: You can be based at any of the listed locations with occasional hybrid homeworking and site visits. Full UK driving licence is essential. For more information, please email Neil Hull at neil.hull@environment-agency.gov.uk.
Interviews will be held face to face where possible; video interviews may be considered under special circumstances. Dates to be confirmed.
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