Vacant Position: Assistant Engineer (Minewater Operations)

Salary range £17,680 to £21,203 + Performance Bonus, Civil Service Pension Options, Generous Holidays, Payment of Professional Fees

The Coal Authority is a Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB) which reports to the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). One of its main duties is to manage the historic environmental legacy from past coal mining. The Minewater Operations team manage over 50 pumping and water treatment sites throughout the coalfield areas of England, Scotland and Wales, which collectively clean up over 400,000m3 of grossly polluted mine water every day. The operation is part of the Authority’s long term Minewater Remediation Programme with more new treatment schemes being added to the portfolio every year.

Working in a small team, you will assist our Operations Engineers in the effective and efficient management of the sites in conjunction with our contractor partners Integrated Water Services Ltd.

The role involves collecting, collating and analysing data to advise and produce reports on asset performance, together with liaison with contractors in respect of site inspection, maintenance and repair activities and costs. In particular, electricity use, energy efficiency and carbon recording and reporting will be central to the role. Although based at our Mansfield Headquarters, the role will involve periodic travel throughout England, Scotland and Wales.

The ideal candidate will have:-

A sound educational base with some experience in a support role in an operations environment
HNC/HND in an appropriate discipline (ideally mechanical or electrical engineering)
A good level of IT literacy, particularly in MS Excel
Proven abilities to analyse, collate and present large amounts of data
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be a good team player
Job Description - Assitant Engineer

For an informal discussion in confidence please contact Stuart Widdowson, Environment Manager on 01623 637 219.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications Friday 17^th July 2009

Interviews will take place on Friday 7^th August 2009

Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for our vacancies, unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually. Therefore if you do not hear back from us within two weeks of the closing date, you have not been short listed for this role.

The Coal Authority is an Equal Opportunities Employer and an Investor In People.

Data Protection Notice

Under the Data Protection Act, the data provided on completed application forms will only be used for the specific purpose of Human Resources Management and will not be further processed in any manner incompatible with that purpose. Please be aware that whilst the Authority's email systems are secure, email is not necessarily a secure method of communciation, and the Authority has no control over who might have access to the content of messages that pass through systems outside of its network. Please bear this in mind when deciding whether to include personal or sensitive information in any email messages you intend to send.

The Coal Authority is an Equal Opportunities Employer and an Investor in People.

How To Apply

Please complete the application form and continue on a separate sheet if necessary. Selection for interview will be based solely on the information given in the application form. Please also ensure that the Equal Opportunity Monitoring section is completed.

Applicants may if they wish, return their completed application form to recruitment@coal.gov.uk. For those who do not wish to use this method, download and print the appplication form, complete and return to the address below.

Alternatively, please telephone 01623 637 282 for an application form to be posted out to you.

Contact Us

Human Resources Manager
The Coal Authority
200 Lichfield Lane
Mansfield
Nottinghamshire
NG18 4RG
e: recruitment@coal.gov.uk
t: 01623 637 282

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