Job Description

Do you want to lead, manage and motivate a team to be the best they can be?

We are looking for a confident and compassionate person to lead and deliver our business. You will have a strong commitment to people, promoting our ambitions around equality, diversity and inclusion, and supporting your own team\'s personal development and their wellbeing. You should have outstanding leadership qualities and be able to remain positive and focused on the most important priorities, using your initiative to make timely decisions and communicate concisely and clearly.

You\'ll work with your fellow Environment Management Team Leaders and wider leadership group to focus our resources where we can make the biggest difference and ensure that everyone who works here has the support they need to do a fantastic job. In addition to strong leadership skills, you\'ll need the ability to build relationships with customers and external partners.

Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You will be required to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to incidents, or provide business continuity support during an incident and you will support your team to do the same. This may attract an additional payment and full training and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role.

The team

The team\'s focus is to deliver our regulatory role to ensure those operating in the waste industry do so in compliance with their permits and the law; the team use regulatory interventions and take enforcement action to achieve this where required. The team also responds to all types of environmental incidents.

The team is based in Romsey, Hampshire and Newport, Isle of Wight. We work flexibly from the office, in the field and from home.

Experience/skills required

You will be able to demonstrate experience in the following:

• Experience of leading people. This may have been achieved through non-line management roles for example, project management or technical leadership roles
• Ability to deliver results through others by overseeing staff, coaching and mentoring
• Experience of focusing on and influencing external customers and internal colleagues
• Experience in successfully handling conflict with confidence and assertiveness
• Ability to translate organisational outcomes into plans and programmes for frontline delivery in an operational environment
• Demonstration of political awareness and sensitivity when dealing with customers, partners and communities

You must have a full driving license or be able to demonstrate how you could perform this role fully without one.

Contact and additional information

We don\'t just talk about diversity; we seek it, embrace it and live it, for the benefit of our staff, our communities and our environment. As an organisation we strive to reflect the communities we serve and continue to develop diversity throughout our workforce. We welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of race, sexual orientation or religion.

We support flexible working hours and practices. We offer an extensive range of employee benefits and encourage you to keep developing your skills and professional knowledge throughout your career.

If you\'d like more information please get in touch with dawn.theaker@environment-agency.gov.uk

Interviews will be held face to face at our Romsey Office on a date to be confirmed.

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Candidate pack

Closing Date:

24/07/2023, 23:55 hours

Level of security checks required

Basic Check

Competence 1

Delivers Results Through Others

Description

What is the most challenging situation you have faced in terms of making best use of the resources available to you and your team?

Using the STAR (Situation, Task, Action taken, Result) model to frame your answer, tell us:

• What were the main challenges and how did you overcome them?
• What impact did this have on your team and on the wider organisation?
• What did you learn and is there anything you would do differently if in a similar situation in the future?

Competence 2

Communicates Effectively

Description

How do you check the appropriateness of your communication?

Using the STAR (Situation, Task, Action taken, Result) model to frame your answer, tell us about a time when you have had to tailor your communication style to a specific individual/situation:

• How did you realise this was necessary?
• What was your approach?
• How did you monitor the situation?
• What was the outcome?

Competence 3

Leads People

Description

What are the attributes that you feel make a good leader?

Using the STAR (Situation, Task, Action taken, Result) model to frame your answer, please provide an example of a time when you have used these attributes or demonstrated this behaviour.

Role specific license requirements

You must have a full driving licence or be able to demonstrate how you could perform this role fully without one.

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.

We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.

We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls . Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit for more information.

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