ANGLIAN WATERWAYS PSRA ASSESSOR - 31700

Anglian Waterways PSRA Assessor - 31700
Number of jobs available
2
Region
East Midlands, East of England
City/Town
Huntingdon , Kettering , Peterborough
Building/Site

DEFRA GRP EA BRAMPTON OFFICE, PE28 4NE, DEFRA GRP EA NENE HOUSE, NN15 6JQ, DEFRA GRP QUAY HOUSE, PE2 8YY

Grade
Staff Grade 4
Post Type
Permanent
Role Type
Environment & Sustainability, Health and Safety
Working Pattern
Full Time
Salary Minimum
£33,000
Closing Date:
31/08/2025, 23:55 hours
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Job description
We don’t just talk about diversity; we seek it, embrace it, and live it—for the benefit of our staff, communities, and environment. As an organisation, we strive to reflect the communities we serve and continue to build diversity throughout our workforce. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, regardless of race, sexual orientation, or religion.
This is an exciting development opportunity to support, shape and develop the Public Safety Risk Assessments, asset condition inspection and data management of the EA’s Anglian Waterways.
We are looking for a committed Public Safety Risk Assessment (PSRA) assessor determined to deliver results on time and to the highest quality standards, assessing all Anglian Waterways assets & sites (e.g., lock sites, canoe portages, moorings, landing stages).
Your work will involve being out and about to assess and inspect Anglian Waterways structures and sites, including managing our asset database.

Public safety at our sites is paramount. As the Waterways Public Safety Assessor, you will:

• Enhance the PSRA assessment process to ensure consistency across navigations
• Deliver risk assessment and asset inspection programmes
• Share best practice and collaborate with asset assessors/managers
• Proactively utilise and lead on our asset management systems
• Liaise with Area and national PSRA Leads
• Contribute to Area local quality assurance/peer review programmes
• Monitor Key Performance Indicator reports, ensuring assessments and inspections are timely and of good quality
• Maintain your skills and continued professional development in public safety
• Provide public safety advice regarding the navigation

Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You will be required to have an incident role and be available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support. This may attract an additional payment, and full training and alternative working arrangements will be provided.
The team
The Waterways Assets team is responsible for managing 568 km of navigable waterways—collectively known as the Anglian Waterways including 65 locks and a marina. Our waterways support over 6,000 boats and play a vital role in the region’s recreational and environmental landscape.
The Environment Agency is committed to building a sustainable navigation business, as outlined in our corporate plan, ensuring that more people and wildlife benefit from healthier, better-connected waterways.
Experience/skills required
You will have good organisational skills with experience of data collection and an understanding of asset management (structural engineering is desirable but not essential). You will be comfortable working within a team and on your own.

You should:

• be comfortable using information technology and associated software especially Microsoft Office including Excel
• have Safety, Health & Environment experience
• be able to work/communicate with staff and our customers
• have a keenness to learn and develop
• hold a Full UK driving licence

The following skills and experience are highly desirable (but training is provided):

• PSRA Risk Assessor
• AIMS: OM experienced user
• T98 Visual Asset Inspector
• Navigation asset management

You should have an enthusiasm to improve how we do things, championing efficiency and effectiveness, together with the ability to thrive in a changing, high freedom work environment.
Contact and additional information
This role is ideally based at either Brampton, Kettering or Peterborough offices. There is an expectation to come into the office on regular basis. There will be a requirement to travel two or three times per month to other offices within the area covered by Anglian Waterways.
Please contact our Assets Team Leader, Alastair Windler , to discuss this role further by emailing: recruitment.lna@environment-agency.gov.uk
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.
Competence 1
Health Safety & Wellbeing
Description
Managing Public Safety is the top priority for Anglian Waterways and the primary activity for this role which will be assessing safety risks and ensuring standards are applied consistently.
Please can you give an example of when you have identified a public safety or health and safety risk and provided recommendations for improvements?
Competence 2
Achieves Results
Description
As the navigation authority for our recreational waterways, we must manage our routine scheduled workload alongside responding to immerging issues. This challenge is part of what makes Anglian Waterways an interesting and rewarding department to work in.
Please tell me about a time you have had to reprioritise your workload due to unforeseen circumstances to ensure you were able to deliver what was required on time. We are interested in how you managed your workload, and the choices you made.
Competence 3
Data and Information Management
Description
Asset data is the foundation of efficient and effective asset management – influencing our work from our priorities to our funding decisions. This role plays an important part in improving and maintaining our asset data.
Please provide an example of a time when you were responsible for entering, updating, or validating data within an asset or safety management system. What steps did you take to ensure accuracy and consistency?
Role specific license requirements
Full UK Driving Licence