31458 - Field Operations Specialist Team Member
| Posting date: | 18 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £33,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 August 2025 |
| Location: | Spalding |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 5 days per week |
| Company: | Environment Agency |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 31458 |
Summary
We are the Environment Agency. We protect and improve the environment.
Climate Change is the biggest risk we face. We are planning for future flood scenarios including a 4oC rise in global temperature and are working with government, local councils, businesses, civil society groups and communities to make our environment a better place for people and wildlife.
The role involves:
We are looking for passionate, motivated Specialist Team Members to help plan, coordinate and manage the delivery of our asset management programme and emergency response work. You will need to ensure the programmed works are delivered within budget and published timeline.
You’ll provide leadership on health and safety matters and actively promote safe working practices, whilst ensuring that site work fully complies with our policies.
You will undertake the role of a principle contractor and fulfil all duties associated with the role.
You’ll help lead our operational response to flood and environment incidents by participating, and training in an incident role. You’ll identify, organise, and coordinate training to test our incident response plans.
This role includes being on standby and taking part in a duty roster, this standby role attracts additional payments
We don’t just talk about diversity; we seek it, embrace it, and live it, for the benefit of our staff, our communities, and our environment. As an organisation we strive to reflect the communities we serve and continue to develop diversity throughout our workforce. We welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of race, sexual orientation, or religion.
The team
Our field teams protect people and the environment by maintaining and operating our flood and coastal risk management assets and responding to incidents.
Field teams have a range of technical skills they use to deliver watercourse maintenance, along with asset maintenance and construction projects. The team handle a variety of specialist equipment.
They support the prevention or mitigation of incidents day and night.
Experience/skills required
You will be passionate about the environment, have the desire to protect people and help us build a climate resilient nation.
Through your experience to date you will be able to demonstrate some of the following:
• Excellent leadership;
• Managing contractors, and working with partners;
• Delivery of work by planning, tracking and maintaining data/information;
• Good organisational skills and an ability to use MS Office;
• Managing multiple priorities and demands.
An understanding of Construction Design and Management Regulations 2015 would be advantageous. You will become a Principle Contractor to assist in the delivery of our asset management programme in line with our Safety, Health, Environment and Wellbeing (SHEW) code of practice.
We welcome all backgrounds, preferably in an interest in engineering, geography or science discipline. Most important is your enthusiasm and willingness to learn combined with excellent problem solving and communication skills.
Climate Change is the biggest risk we face. We are planning for future flood scenarios including a 4oC rise in global temperature and are working with government, local councils, businesses, civil society groups and communities to make our environment a better place for people and wildlife.
The role involves:
We are looking for passionate, motivated Specialist Team Members to help plan, coordinate and manage the delivery of our asset management programme and emergency response work. You will need to ensure the programmed works are delivered within budget and published timeline.
You’ll provide leadership on health and safety matters and actively promote safe working practices, whilst ensuring that site work fully complies with our policies.
You will undertake the role of a principle contractor and fulfil all duties associated with the role.
You’ll help lead our operational response to flood and environment incidents by participating, and training in an incident role. You’ll identify, organise, and coordinate training to test our incident response plans.
This role includes being on standby and taking part in a duty roster, this standby role attracts additional payments
We don’t just talk about diversity; we seek it, embrace it, and live it, for the benefit of our staff, our communities, and our environment. As an organisation we strive to reflect the communities we serve and continue to develop diversity throughout our workforce. We welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of race, sexual orientation, or religion.
The team
Our field teams protect people and the environment by maintaining and operating our flood and coastal risk management assets and responding to incidents.
Field teams have a range of technical skills they use to deliver watercourse maintenance, along with asset maintenance and construction projects. The team handle a variety of specialist equipment.
They support the prevention or mitigation of incidents day and night.
Experience/skills required
You will be passionate about the environment, have the desire to protect people and help us build a climate resilient nation.
Through your experience to date you will be able to demonstrate some of the following:
• Excellent leadership;
• Managing contractors, and working with partners;
• Delivery of work by planning, tracking and maintaining data/information;
• Good organisational skills and an ability to use MS Office;
• Managing multiple priorities and demands.
An understanding of Construction Design and Management Regulations 2015 would be advantageous. You will become a Principle Contractor to assist in the delivery of our asset management programme in line with our Safety, Health, Environment and Wellbeing (SHEW) code of practice.
We welcome all backgrounds, preferably in an interest in engineering, geography or science discipline. Most important is your enthusiasm and willingness to learn combined with excellent problem solving and communication skills.