Overview

We are seeking to appoint an Asset Management Inspector to support the delivery of our Water, Land and Biodiversity (WLB) asset work across the Kent, South London and East Sussex area (KSLES) to ensure assets are safe, effective, resilient and that our future investment requirements are fully understood.

You will be expected to manage your own workload and work flexibly according to the demands of the role, with support from colleagues. Knowing the condition of our assets underpins our risk based approach to asset management. The information is used to help us plan our work and target our resources. You will be collecting information on WLB assets out on site and carrying out a programme of visual inspections to determine asset condition, identify issues and liaise with colleagues to correct defects. You will also be desk-based processing the asset information in our asset management information system.

This role will include:

• Inspecting WLB assets across the KSLES area, this would be around 3 days a week
• With guidance, processing and cleansing asset data
• Assisting WLB area and national asset management staff where required
• Assisting Area WLB Asset Management Technical lead

The team

Reporting to the WLB Asset Team Leader, who will guide your workload alongside the area Asset Management Technical Lead. The team sits within the Environment Management portfolio. We are a dynamic, adaptable and inclusive team. You will be required to be flexible and adapt your ways of working according to changing guidance and new evidence. You will be required to work with other teams and be expected to attend sites across the KSLES area.

Experience / skills Required

The ability to manage a varied workload is essential. The following experiences are beneficial:

• An interest in improving the environment for future generations
• Ability to develop and maintain good relationships with internal and external customers
• Deliver work by planning, tracking, gathering and maintaining data/information
• Working under own initiative and as part of a team to achieve planned outcomes
• Organisational skills and an ability to use MS Office (strong Excel skills are desirable)
• Proficiency in IT and confidence in managing data are also key requirements
• Full UK Driving licence

Contact and additional information

You will be required to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident. This may attract an additional payment and full training, and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role. For this role it is important that you are based within the KSLES area as it is essential you can work on sites within the KSLES area. You are however free to choose whether your base location is in Addington, Canterbury, or Tonbridge. A full UK driving license is required for this role. For further details please contact William Purnell william.purnell@environment-agency.gov.uk for more information. Interviews will be held in the first week of November.

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.