Overview

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.

Role responsibilities

• Provide strong technical leadership to assure technical and design standards.
• Monitor quality and advise on requirements to meet specialist MEICA technical, safety, legal, environmental and operational requirements across geographic areas.
• Report to MEICA Team Leader; act as technical leader on MEICA activity; provide technical mechanical support and direction to team members; liaise with a wide range of business partners; lead on actions on behalf of the MEICA Team Leader and Operations Managers.

Experience/Skills Required

• Comprehensive knowledge of engineering related statutory legislation, British and European standards.
• Experience in leading safety investigations and disseminating learning to bring about improvements in 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

Contact and additional information

You can be based at any of the listed locations with occasional hybrid homeworking and visits to alternative sites. A full UK driving licence is essential for the role.

For more information, please e-mail Neil Hull via neil.hull@environment-agency.gov.uk

Interviews will be held face to face as a preference; under special circumstances video interviews will be considered. Dates to be confirmed.

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.

Competencies

• Competence 1: Focuses on Customers and Partners
• Description: Addresses the needs of internal and external customers, provides rapid and effective responses.
• Question: A key aspect of this role will be the customer single point of contact in a given area to manage work priorities and project support needs. Describe where you have had to do this and how you managed priorities.
• Competence 2: MEICA Technical Advice and Design
• Description: Provision of specialist technical advice and design to ensure effective, efficient and safe MEICA activity.
• Question: Describe responsibility for generating technical documentation for a multi-discipline project and how it linked to regulatory requirements.

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. We also guarantee an interview to any applicant with a disability who meets the minimum criteria for the post.

The Environment Agency is a Non-Departmental Public Body and uses Central Government frameworks for external recruitment. For information about becoming a supplier through the Crown Commercial Service, please visit the government link in the original posting.

Employment details

• Seniority level: Associate
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Engineering and Information Technology

Locations available include listed sites with occasional site visits; full UK driving licence is essential.