Deputy Area Supervisor

Deputy Area Supervisor - Salary Range £26,421 - £29,777 North Somerset Levels Internal Drainage Board Area

The Somerset Drainage Boards Consortium is the organisation that manages the operations and affairs of three internal Drainage Boards (IDBs) in Somerset. The main activities of the Boards are to manage water levels and flood Risk within their respective catchments for the protection of people, property and the environment.

We provide water level management services to the public across large parts of the County. This includes the Somerset Levels and Moors and urban districts including Somerset Council areas Somerset North, Somerset South, Somerset East and Somerset West.

The successful applicant will assist in the management of water levels and maintenance contractors for the purposes of flood defence and the environment, in accordance with Water Level Management Plans and other operational plans.

Duties will include

• Undertaking routine inspection of all Viewed Rhynes and maintain an oversight of Ordinary Watercourses within the SDBC Boards Districts



• Ensuring all Board culverts and weed screens are kept clear of blockages



• Supervision of Viewed Rhyne maintenance works and asset repairs undertaken by Contractors to ensure they have consistent standards of work, operate to safe working practices and operate in accordance with their Contract requirements and specifications



• Ensuring water levels are maintained within designated levels in accordance with Water Level Management Plans and other operation plans or as directed by the Board, by operating Board control structures such as Sluices and Tilting Weirs



• Reporting and recording all defects (repairs and renewals) and non-routine maintenance requirements to the Operations Manager or Contracts Manager