31554 - Team Leader - River Thames Navigations

Environment Agency; Reading; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK environmental organization is seeking a team leader to oversee the management of recreational activities on the River Thames. This role involves leading a skilled team, ensuring operational safety, and fostering stakeholder collaboration. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership and performance management skills, with a commitment to inclusivity and sustainability in the workplace.

Benefits

Comprehensive training and support

Flexible working patterns

Qualifications

• Experience in leading change and managing stakeholder and customer expectations.
• Responsibility for the operational safety and wellbeing of yourself and your team.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of technical and operational staff.
• Manage health, safety, and wellbeing for yourself and your team.
• Provide well-researched correspondence based on technical knowledge and legal advice.
• Collaborate with customer representatives and professional partners.
• Develop team members and manage performance.
• Participate in incident response roles.

Skills

Leadership and development skills

Performance management capabilities

Excellent communication skills

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to lead a team contributing to the management of recreational activities on the River Thames. The team provides a front-facing service to customers, regulates river levels through weir operation, and enforces boat registration. You and your team will also support wider objectives such as asset management.

We are undergoing a period of change to make our operations financially sustainable. A key part of this role will be to lead your team through this journey by seeking efficiency and exploring better ways of delivering work. The ideal candidate will have diverse experience, particularly in leading change and managing stakeholder and customer expectations. We welcome flexible working patterns for all vacancies and are committed to fostering an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

Responsibilities

1. Leading a team of technical and operational staff
2. Line management responsibilities
3. Managing health, safety, and wellbeing for yourself and your team
4. Providing well-researched correspondence based on sound technical knowledge, experience, and legal advice
5. Collaborating with customer representatives and professional partners
6. Developing team members and managing performance
7. Managing change and embedding effective ways of working
8. Participating in incident response roles

Our commitment to diversity is genuine; we seek it, embrace it, and live it for the benefit of our staff, communities, and environment. All new team members will receive comprehensive training and support, including equipment needed for the role.

The Team

The Environment Agency manages some of the busiest recreational waterways in the country, including 45 lock and weir complexes on the River Thames. Your team will consist of 12 staff, including Lock and Weir Keepers and technical staff reporting directly to you.

Candidate Requirements

• Responsibility for the operational safety and wellbeing of yourself and your team
• Leadership and development skills
• Performance management capabilities
• Ability to embed change
• Excellent communication skills