31705 - Data Assistant - WLB Asset Management
| Posting date: | 22 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £28,607 per year |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 05 September 2025 |
| Location: | Newcastle |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 5 days per week |
| Company: | Environment Agency |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 31705 |
Summary
The Environment Agency are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. 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. Everyone starting in a new role will be welcomed into the team and given all the training and support needed. As part of your comprehensive induction, you will be provided with all the equipment required for your role.
Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. Everyone that joins us is required to undertake training and participate. This may attract an additional payment and full training will be available. Please see the candidate pack for information on how you will support with this.
Do you want to work for an organisation that values difference and includes everyone? Then the Environment Agency (EA) is the organisation for you!
The new Water, Land & Biodiversity (WLB) Asset Management Teams aim to improve management of WLB assets by implementing an asset management system that provides the framework, systems and processes for a whole lifecycle approach to the management of our assets, ensuring they are safe, effective and resilient and that our future investment requirements are fully understood.
Managing data about our assets is key to our vision of world class asset management. To achieve this, we need accurate and reliable asset data and information. To this end, we use AIMS:OM (Asset Information Management System, Operations and Maintenance) – which will transform how assets are currently managed within WLB. This role will include:
Supporting the WLB teams in being able to access the data they need, and cleansing, maintaining and improving the data we hold.
The team
You will be joining the Asset Management Team based across Newcastle and Darlington Offices including home and field-based working. The team are responsible for managing WLB assets including gauging stations, fish passes, boreholes, rain gauges. These assets provide data for water resources and flood risk purposes. you will also work with colleagues involved in asset management across multiple WLB teams (Area and National) as we journey towards integrated asset management.
Experience/skills required
· Good communication skills
· Able to develop and maintain good relationships
· Ability to collate and interpret different sources of data in an accurate and efficient manner
· Deliver work by planning, tracking, gathering and maintaining data/information
· Work under own initiative and as part of a team to make decisions and achieve outcomes
· Organisational skills and an ability to use systems and applications
· Have an eye for detail, be efficient and able to persevere with tasks
You will be required to work alone so a good knowledge of health & safety is essential. You should be happy to work outside, in challenging weather conditions, all year round.
Experience in asset management and maintenance/project work is an advantage but not essential as training will be provided.
Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. Everyone that joins us is required to undertake training and participate. This may attract an additional payment and full training will be available. Please see the candidate pack for information on how you will support with this.
Do you want to work for an organisation that values difference and includes everyone? Then the Environment Agency (EA) is the organisation for you!
The new Water, Land & Biodiversity (WLB) Asset Management Teams aim to improve management of WLB assets by implementing an asset management system that provides the framework, systems and processes for a whole lifecycle approach to the management of our assets, ensuring they are safe, effective and resilient and that our future investment requirements are fully understood.
Managing data about our assets is key to our vision of world class asset management. To achieve this, we need accurate and reliable asset data and information. To this end, we use AIMS:OM (Asset Information Management System, Operations and Maintenance) – which will transform how assets are currently managed within WLB. This role will include:
Supporting the WLB teams in being able to access the data they need, and cleansing, maintaining and improving the data we hold.
The team
You will be joining the Asset Management Team based across Newcastle and Darlington Offices including home and field-based working. The team are responsible for managing WLB assets including gauging stations, fish passes, boreholes, rain gauges. These assets provide data for water resources and flood risk purposes. you will also work with colleagues involved in asset management across multiple WLB teams (Area and National) as we journey towards integrated asset management.
Experience/skills required
· Good communication skills
· Able to develop and maintain good relationships
· Ability to collate and interpret different sources of data in an accurate and efficient manner
· Deliver work by planning, tracking, gathering and maintaining data/information
· Work under own initiative and as part of a team to make decisions and achieve outcomes
· Organisational skills and an ability to use systems and applications
· Have an eye for detail, be efficient and able to persevere with tasks
You will be required to work alone so a good knowledge of health & safety is essential. You should be happy to work outside, in challenging weather conditions, all year round.
Experience in asset management and maintenance/project work is an advantage but not essential as training will be provided.