32102 - Groundwater and Contaminated Land Team Leader

Environment Agency; Reading; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental organization in Reading seeks a motivated team leader for the Groundwater Quality and Contaminated Land team. The successful candidate will oversee team operations, manage work planning and ensure the safety and wellbeing of team members. Enthusiastic leaders passionate about collaboration and innovation are encouraged to apply. The organization champions diversity and welcomes applications from everyone regardless of background.

Qualifications

• Passionate about getting the best out of people and resources.
• Self-motivated and knowledgeable in environmental management.
• Ability to lead, direct, and provide feedback to a team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire the Groundwater Quality and Contaminated Land team.
• Manage work planning and recruitment effectively.
• Ensure health and safety of team members.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Budget management

Collaboration

Innovation

Job description

We are looking for a highly motivated team leader to lead and inspire the Groundwater Quality and Contaminated Land team in Thames area. The team also hosts the South East Groundwater Modelling unit and a Natural Capital and Ecosystems Assessment (NCEA) role. You will be working with a highly regarded team.

Our work includes providing expert advice to internal and external customers to support across environmental permitting and groundwater modelling. We respond to planning consultations, including high profile infrastructure developments and give risk-based technical and regulatory advice on land contamination sites.

In this role, you will have responsibility for a variety of work strands that support our water resources, and water management and regulation.

• Building and maintaining productive relationships with internal customers will be at the heart of your role.
• You will oversee, work planning, and recruitment whilst needing to be flexible and adaptable to changing work priorities.
• 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 policy.
• You will be a role model and promote inclusion by respecting differences in our workforce and build a supportive and engaging workplace.

You will also take an active role in the area for the Environment Agency’s Incident response. 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.

It’s our ambition to champion diversity through building a workforce as diverse as the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all regardless of race, sex, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity or marital status.

The team

The Groundwater Quality and Contaminated Land Team focuses on protecting and improving groundwater. The South East Groundwater Modelling Unit provides technical support to the Environment Agency Areas of Thames, Hertfordshire and North London, Kent, South London and East Sussex and Solent and South Downs. The NCEA role, supports the NCEA programme to improve understanding of our terrestrial and freshwater environment and monitor changes using better data, information, data integration and tools.

Experience/skills required

• A leader who is passionate about getting the best out of people, budgets and resources.
• Is enthusiastic, knowledgeable and self-motivated.
• Enjoys working with and leading a team and unafraid to give direction and feedback.
• Taking responsibility for the safety of yourself and for a team Leading and developing people.
• Delivering results through others by overseeing staff, develop, implement and coordinate technical support from the team.
• Create an environment that encourages creativity, innovation and improving efficiency, as well as supporting people through change.
• Working collaboratively across teams and departments.
• Managing budgets and contracts Follow processes and working with policy and legislation.
• Translating organisational outcomes into plans and programmes for frontline delivery, in an operational environment.