Specialist Team Member - 34251

Job description

Join Us in Protecting Communities and the Environment

Our Field Operations teams play a vital role in safeguarding people, wildlife, and landscapes by maintaining and operating flood and coastal risk management assets across the country. We're the hands‐on teams who keep communities safe, provide expert support to colleagues and partners, and respond when the environment and our communities need us the most.

What You'll Be DoingWorking closely with your Team Leader, you will help ensure our assets, sites, and teams are ready for anything. Your responsibilities will include:

Delivering our maintenance programme by planning, scheduling, and resourcing work efficiently.

Championing health, safety, and wellbeing , ensuring high standards are met and fostering a proactive, safety‐first culture.

Keeping our documentation clear and accurate , supporting project delivery, taking ownership of work specifications, and collaborating with internal teams and external partners.

Ensuring full compliance with legal requirements and Environment Agency policies across all work sites.

Organising and coordinating training to test and strengthen our incident response plans.

Supporting incident response , taking part in training and playing an active role during flood or environmental emergencies.

Why This Role MattersThis is a role with purpose. You'll be part of a team that protects communities, enhances the environment, and responds when people need help the most. Your work will have a direct, positive impact on the places we live and the people we serve.

The teamYou'll join our Operations Team based out of Leigh Depot. We lead on delivering maintenance activity for assets across the Merseyside area and support the wider field operations teams when required.

We're part of the Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire Directorate.

Experience/skills requiredWe areseekingproactive,self-motivatedand confident communicators withexperience managing delivery of field based activities.

Essential:

Knowledge and experience of managing Health and Safety on construction and maintenance sites.

Competent IT literacy: the ability to use devices, Excel, and databases.

Good organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple, conflicting priorities.

Good knowledge of Risk Assessment Method Statements (RAMS), Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) and Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER).

Effective and inclusive leadership.

A full UK Driving Licence.

Contact and additional informationYou'll have an inclusive incident management objective in your development plan. We'll help you find a role to suit your needs. Appropriate training will be given.

*You'll have an EA Office base location which will be Leigh depot. Attendance at the depot will be required as part of the role.

We use smart tools to stay connected and reduce travel, some travel and overnights may be required.

Please read the Candidate / Additional Information Pack for information. Any queries, contact neil.lennon@environment-agency.gov.uk.

Applications are "blind" assessed using your answers to the competency questions.

If you consent to being held on a reserve list, we'll hold your details for 6 months and may offer you an alternative post.

Competence 1 Health Safety & WellbeingDescription More information on how to answer competency questions can be found in the candidate pack.

Health, Safety & Wellbeing: Making sure that risks to your team are controlled safely and effectively.

As a specialist team member your role involves the management of various risks associated with activity being carried out by your team.

QUESTION: Please can you describe a time when you have had to manage health and safety risks with regards to the work you were completing as part of a team?

Competence 2 Influences and Persuades OthersDescription Influences and persuades others: Presenting a case in a convincing and attractive way that will win people over, encouraging them to follow plans willingly; often succeeding where logic and reason alone would fail.

The specialist team member regularly interacts with the field teams regarding operational priorities, and is required to influence ways of working with the team.

MORE INFORMATION: Please can you tell me about a time when you have had to convince a team to adopt a change in their working practices?

Competence 3 Delivers Results Through OthersDescription Delivers results through others: Harnesses the team to deliver results on time, to required standards and in line with organisational processes and procedures.

The specialist team member is required to utilise a team to deliver scheduled maintenance activities to a set standard.

QUESTION: Please tell me about a time where you have had to deliver multiple pieces of work with a team in a set timescale?

Role specific license requirements: Full UK Driving License

If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you will not be eligible for continuous service. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, you may be eligible for continuous service for the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status then you should contact your own HR Team.We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.

We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls. Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know for more information.

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Although the Environment Agency is a non-departmental public body sponsored by Defra, we subscribe to and align with the candidate guidance on the use of artificial intelligence found on the Civil Service Careers website. Please review for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.#J-18808-Ljbffr

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Leigh

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

03-04-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English