Job Description

We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated and inspirational person to lead the National Monitoring Field Team in East Thames. Whilst the location is flexible you will be covering a dispersed team based in the East Thames area and travel to meet team members in the field would be expected with the main office being at Welwyn Garden City.

You will manage and be responsible for a dispersed front-line team who collect a variety of chemical, physical and biological samples in the east Thames area, to deliver the National and Area environmental monitoring programmes.

Being organised and confident in dealing with a wide range of customers and stakeholders is important and you will be responsible for the performance of your team, developing and motivating them to deliver results to strict time and quality targets, whilst ensuring their health, safety and wellbeing.

You will develop team members to ensure effective delivery of the monitoring programme in East Thames. Ensuring appropriate skill levels are developed and maintained and team performance is optimised in line with specified goals.

You will be responsible for the health, safety & wellbeing of your team by actively promoting awareness and ensuring the provision of safe working practices in line with Environment Agency guidance.

You will be a role model and promote inclusion by respecting differences in our workforce and build a supportive & engaging workplace.

There will also be opportunity to support the Environment Agency\'s Incident response.

The team

The Monitoring Field Team is part of National Monitoring. We collect field-based samples and environmental data for both local, national and statutory requirements. The data collected provides key information for multiple teams working across the Environment.
Whilst the location is flexible you will be covering a dispersed team based in the East Thames area and travel to meet team members in the field would be expected with the main office being at Welwyn Garden City.

Experience/skills required

A full UK driving licence is essential for this role as regular travel around East Thames will be required.
We are looking for enthusiastic, self-motivated applicants. You should have the ability to provide leadership to motivate and inspire your team to deliver the monitoring programme in East Thames.
Experience and knowledge of the Environment Agency\'s monitoring programmes would be an advantage, but it is not essential. More important is that you will have excellent communication skills and you will know how to lead, motivate and develop your team so that they can be their best.
You will also need experience of managing the Health, Safety and Wellbeing of others, ideally in a dispersed or field based setting.
You support people through change and create an environment that encourages creativity, innovation and improving efficiency.
You will champion Equality, Diversity and Inclusion within the team.

Contact and additional information

The working hours for this role are 37 per week Monday to Friday. We welcome flexible working patterns so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.
The location for this role is national but regular travel around the patch to see your team will be required centred around the local Alchemy Office at Welwyn Garden City. You will also occasionally be required to travel to meetings around the country.
For further enquiries about the role please contact Claudine Fontier by calling on 07776 162339 or email - claudine.fontier@environment-agency.gov.uk
We welcome applications from individuals of any age, gender or ethnic background. What matters most to us is that you want to make a real, practical contribution to protecting the environment.

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Candidate pack

Closing Date:

31/07/2023, 23:55 hours

Level of security checks required

Basic Check

Competence 1

Delivers Results Through Others

Description

Please give an example of where you have developed people so that have the skills, knowledge and experience to successfully carry out the role and/or future roles.

Competence 2

Achieves Results

Description

Please describe a situation when you have demonstrated your ability to prioritise and organises tasks and resources to ensure timely achievement of results. Please set out how you ensured high work standards and met targets.

Competence 3

Leads People

Description

Please give an example of when you have provided leadership that inspired and motivated other to achieve a goal.

Competence 4

Health Safety & Wellbeing

Description

Explain a situation where you have exhibited good health and safety practices and tell us how you lead others to ensure health and safety is a top priority in all of your work activities.

Role specific license requirements

Full UK driving licence

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.

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