Knowledge, Skills/Qualifications & Experience

 Key Accountabilities:

• Responsible for undertaking scheduled Earth Structure inspections, ensuring that they are completed to plan, data is reviewed, approved, and recorded in the prescribed format, to the prescribed quality.
• Responsible for undertaking reactive inspections to defects or environmental issues, ensuring they are completed to prescribed format and quality in a timely manner as and when required.
• Support others to assess the outputs from inspections, make informed recommendations and proposals on the prioritisation of required work, accounting for; risks, cost, time, resources, heritage, environment and safety.
• Engage with the Trust‘s customers whilst inspecting on the network and promote a positive image of the Trust and the work it does. Feedback comments and complaints to the relevant internal teams.
• Support the definition of the maintenance, repair and renewal works for delivery by the Trust‘s teams and contractors, taking account of, all statutory, technical, operational and customer requirements.
• Provide specialist technical support to wider Engineering Teams, Third Party Works, and Externally Funded Works, as and when required.
• Support internal and external enquiries associated with the assets. Respond as appropriate by reference to relevant information sources and offer efficient and cost-effective recommendations.
• Build relationships with local representatives of partnerships, regulators, and stakeholders to protect, maintain, and continually improve levels of service and improve data held by the Trust.
• Ensure that diversity and inclusion are integrated into all aspects of Trust life and promote inclusion by challenging behaviour, practices, actions, or decisions that are counter to the objectives of the Trust’s. 

Knowledge, Experience & Skills

 Technical: 

• Membership of relevant professional body (ICE) at an appropriate level (e.g. TMICE) is preferred.
• GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Maths.
• Professional qualification in a relevant technical discipline, such as Degree or HNC/D in Civil Engineering or other relevant discipline.
• Demonstrate relevant experience and knowledge of waterway infrastructure and Earth Structures.
• Proven experience of inspecting / delivering engineering activities.
• Practical experience in assessing infrastructure risk, desirable. 
• Knowledge and understanding of historic infrastructure, desirable. 
• Experience of engineering in the water environment, advantageous. 

 General:

• Demonstrable experience in cross-functional working, delivering consistent performance.
• Experience in the delivery of excellent customer service standards.
• Able to communicate with technical staff and external contacts.
• Able to support other areas of the business in an appropriate manner, taking account of overall business priorities and negotiating resources as appropriate.
• Able to provide a good standard of written communication and proven ability to present technical data to non-technical audiences.
• Valid driving licence appropriate for vehicle driven