Deputy Director for Environmental Markets & Regulation - 30904

Environment Agency; Winsford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading government agency is seeking a Deputy Director for Environmental Markets & Regulation to lead regulatory regimes amidst increasing environmental ambitions. The role involves strategic leadership, managing specialist teams, and ensuring effective service delivery while championing health, safety, and diversity. Candidates should possess strong operational leadership skills and a professional qualification, with a commitment to collaborative stakeholder engagement.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Qualifications

• Proven operational leadership across diverse teams.
• Experience managing complex work programmes.
• Ability to navigate political and regulatory environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and management of operational teams.
• Lead operational standards and provide regulatory guidance.
• Foster collaborative relationships with stakeholders.

Skills

Operational leadership

Excellent communication

Influencing at senior levels

Education

Professional qualification in any discipline

Job description

Deputy Director for Environmental Markets & Regulation - 30904

We are seeking a Deputy Director to support the delivery of regulatory regimes driven by government reform and increasing environmental ambition. The role involves providing strategic leadership and management of specialist operational teams that regulate market-based schemes such as Producer Responsibility Waste markets, Carbon Markets, and Hazardous Waste, among others.

The successful candidate will work with government, industry, and partner regulators to ensure effective delivery of services with high national and international impact. Responsibilities include leading operational standards, providing technical regulatory guidance, and fostering collaborative relationships with stakeholders. The role also emphasizes people leadership, championing health, safety, wellbeing, diversity, and inclusion, and contributing to wider organizational goals.

The team, Environmental Markets & Regulation, is part of the National Regulation & Monitoring in Operations, comprising around 550 staff, with plans to grow. They work closely across various departments and with external bodies.

Key skills and experience required include proven operational leadership across diverse teams, experience managing complex work programmes, excellent communication skills, and the ability to influence at senior levels. A professional qualification in any discipline and experience navigating political and regulatory environments are essential.

This role reports to Malcolm Lythgo, Director of Operations, and involves participating in virtual briefings and interviews scheduled for May and July 2025. The position offers flexible working arrangements and is committed to diversity and inclusion.