Job Description
This is an exciting opportunity to join an Asset Performance team in the UK’s biggest environmental organisation. We manage flood risk assets across Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire to ensure they protect our communities from the risk of flooding. As professional Asset Managers, you will be part of a team inspecting, maintaining and refurbishing flood risk assets which include kilometres of riverbanks, sluice gates and flood storage reservoirs among other things.
Your enthusiasm and positive attitude will help you find solutions that deliver our priorities. You will help manage our asset data to ensure it is of the best quality and can be relied on to inform our future investment programme. This may include site work to understand our asset base and to collect, analyse and interpret information to ensure we manage it well. You will be trained to undertake inspections of our assets.
Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You will be required to have an incident role (Flood Incident Duty Officer) 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.
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. As an organisation we strive to reflect the communities we serve and continue to develop diversity throughout our workforce. We welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of race, sexual orientation, or religion.
The team
Asset Performance Teams manage flood and coastal erosion risk assets to reduce the impact of flooding. We do this by managing the whole lifecycle of our assets, including the effects of climate change through planning, delivery, maintenance and decommissioning.
We are seeking applicants with a passion for asset management or engineering and a drive to protect our communities at risk of flooding. You will have asset or data management experience, preferably in the water environment.
Experience/skills Required
This role requires excellent organisation and prioritisation skills to ensure our assets are maintained to the required standards using our Asset Information Management System, Geographical Information System (GIS), and other IT systems. You will be proficient with the Microsoft Office suite of programs.
You will be an excellent team player and make decisions based on data and evidence. Great verbal and written communication skills are essential as you will be liaising with customers, colleagues and members of the public. You will be completing site work, this will include walking long distances as part of asset inspections, sometimes in adverse weather.
You may be a recent graduate or have experience with an organisation in the environmental or water sector. Experience with one of the following: GIS, data management, engineering or asset management would be advantageous. You will be able to learn, adapt, communicate and use your initiative to solve problems.
Contact and additional information
Everyone that joins us is required to undertake training and participate in incident response duties (Flood Incident Duty Officer) 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.
We have 2 vacancies in our Kettering or Spalding offices, and 1 vacancy in our Lincoln office. We will be holding an in-person assessment centre during January 2026 (dates TBC). These are office-based roles with the expectation that you will undertake site work when required.
For questions relating to this role, please contact Jack Prowting: jack.prowting@environment-agency.gov.uk
Competence 1
Achieves Results
Description
Sets and delivers high work standards, demonstrates the drive to meet targets. Prioritises and organises tasks and resources to ensure timely achievement of results
Can you tell me about a time when you had to overcome significant obstacles to achieve a goal—how did you set priorities, stay resilient under pressure, and ensure you delivered results?
Competence 2
Uses Initiative
Description
Takes action before and/or beyond what is required, owning the outcome.
Give me an example of a time when you had to act quickly and independently to resolve an urgent issue. What did you do, and what was the result?
Competence 3
Communicates Effectively
Description
Listens and questions to understand and engage. Conveys information and ideas clearly, accurately and persuasively through speech and writing.
Can you share an example of a time when you had to communicate complex information to a diverse audience—how did you ensure clarity, adapt your style, and respond to feedback?
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.
