Field Asset Maintenance and Incident Response Lead Team Member 2 - 32133

Environment Agency; Barton-upon-Humber; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A government environmental body seeks a Field Asset Maintenance and Incident Response Lead Team Member in Barton-upon-Humber. This hands-on role involves leading a team outdoors, responding to flood incidents, and ensuring the operational readiness of equipment. Ideal candidates should have practical skills in environmental awareness and be able to work effectively under pressure. The position requires a full UK driving license and offers various employee benefits.

Benefits

Professional training opportunities

Additional payments for standby roles

Qualifications

• Understanding of health and safety requirements.
• Will be trained to respond to incidents.
• Hands-on role requiring outdoor work.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor team members in outdoor operations.
• Conduct flood and environmental incident responses.
• Perform regular equipment checks and inspections.

Skills

Practical skills in environmental awareness

Experience in asset operation/maintenance

People management skills

Literacy and numeracy skills

Competent in using IT devices

Tools

Operational equipment

Personal protective equipment

Job description

Overview

Field Asset Maintenance and Incident Response Lead Team Member 2 - 32133

• Number of jobs available: 1
• Region: East Midlands
• City/Town: Barton-upon-Humber
• Building/Site: DEFRA GRP EA SOUTH FERRIBY DEPOT, DN18 6JH
• Grade: Lead Team Member 2
• Post Type: Permanent
• Role Type: Environment & Sustainability, Operational Delivery
• Working Pattern: Full Time
• Salary Minimum: £27,684
• Closing Date: 28/11/2025, 23:55 hours

Job description

The Environment Agency protect and improve the environment. Climate Change is the biggest risk we face. We are planning for future flood scenarios including a 4 Degrees C 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. Field Operations protect people and the environment by maintaining and operating our flood and coastal risk management assets and responding to incidents.

This hands-on role involves:

• Leading and working together with a team and being outside in all weathers;
• Coaching and mentoring Team Members and colleagues to increase skills, knowledge and experience;
• Your team will use a variety of tools and equipment to carry out tasks such as small projects and operation of plant and equipment;
• Providing response to flood and environmental incidents inside and outside of normal working hours by participating, training and exercising. Deploying sandbags, temporary barriers, mobile pumps and pollution equipment;
• Carrying out regular checks and inspections of equipment, such as tools, personal protective equipment and vehicles

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. We welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of race, sexual orientation, or religion.

Everyone that joins us is required to undertake training and participate in incident response duties when the need to respond arises, having an incident role is an essential part of working for the Environment Agency and is an active way to support communities and prevent harm to the environment. Further information on incident response can be found within your candidate pack.

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 should have the necessary practical skills and an understanding in environmental awareness as well as a hands on approach;
• Some experience in asset operation or maintenance/incident response/use of equipment/tools is an advantage (however full training will be provided);
• You will be trained and supported to contribute to our response to incidents inside and outside of normal working hours;
• You should have an understanding of site health and safety requirements;
• Literacy and numeracy skills are required;
• Have the ability to carry out tasks and answer queries effectively;
• Competent in using IT devices, such as an iPad, and willing to learn our in-house systems;
• Undertake specialist training as and when required;
• People management skills are desirable.

Contact and additional information

We offer an extensive range of employee benefits and opportunities to progress your career with us via professional training routes such as apprenticeships and degree programmes.

This role includes being on standby and taking part in a duty roster, this standby role attracts additional payments. This is a non-hybrid role based in our South Ferriby Depot Office. You are required to have a full UK driving licence as the role requires you to travel to sites in your day to day work and for incident management.

Interviews will take place face to face at the EA South Ferriby Office in early December.

For any questions relating to this role, please contact: [e-mail]

Competences

1. Competence 1

   Health Safety & Wellbeing

   Description

   PLEASE NOTE: We do not accept CV's and your answer to the following question will be used for interview selection - please draw out your skills and experience in your response.

   In this role you will spend much of your time working outdoors with operational equipment. We are committed to ensuring that everyone stays safe at work and encourages safe behaviour from others. In this role you will need to manage your own health, safety and wellbeing (HSW) and that of your team. Please describe your experience of managing HSW in an operational or field based environment, the approaches / actions you took and why HSW is so important in this type of role?

2. Competence 2

   Works in Teams

   Description

   PLEASE NOTE: We do not accept CV's and your answer to the following question will be used for interview selection - please draw out your skills and experience in your response.

   It's essential that you're able to lead and work co-operatively as part of a team to achieve common goals. Tell us about your experience of playing a lead role in a successful team. Describe your role within the team and how you worked with and led others, to ensure that team were able to work together and achieve their objective.

3. Competence 3

   Achieves Results

   Description

   PLEASE NOTE: We do not accept CV's and your answer to the following question will be used for interview selection - please draw out your skills and experience in your response.

   Our Operational Field Teams are the first to respond during flood incidents to protect people and property, often working under pressure. In this role may need to calm down challenging situations, for example with distressed members of an affected community. Please tell us about a time when you have diffused a difficult situation. Perhaps you needed to adjust your usual communication style to suit the situation?