Integrated Environment Planning Team Leader - Herts and North London - 32449

Environment Agency; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental organization in the UK is seeking a dynamic leader to manage the Integrated Environment Planning team in the Hertfordshire and North London area. This role involves providing strategic direction and overseeing initiatives for water quality and resource management. You will engage with water companies, oversee budgets, and ensure the team's well-being while promoting an inclusive culture. The position supports flexible working arrangements and occasional travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Passionate about managing, developing and supporting a team.
• Enthusiastic to achieve results and inspire others.
• Excellent communicator and strategist.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction to the IEP team.
• Work closely with water companies on environmental commitments.
• Manage health, safety, and wellbeing of the team.
• Participate in the Agency's Incident Response.

Skills

Team management

Strategic communication

Inspiring leadership

Health and safety management

Influencing outcomes

Job description

Job Description

Join the Environment Agency and lead the Integrated Environment Planning (IEP) team in the Hertfordshire and North London area. In this leadership role you will provide strategic direction and support to a specialist team focused on delivering environmental improvements for water quality, water resources and river catchments.

Key responsibilities include working closely with water companies on investment programmes, holding water companies to account for their environmental commitments, overseeing budgets, work planning, and recruitment, and managing the health, safety and wellbeing of the team. You will balance priorities to maximise environmental benefit, promote inclusion, and maintain a supportive workplace culture.

Additional responsibilities include an active role in the Agency’s Incident Response, making yourself available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident as required.

The team

The IEP team is one of two in the area, providing trusted advisory support to internal and external partners to facilitate integrated environmental planning. The focus is on water quality, with the other IEP team concentrating on water resources.

Experience / skills Required

• Passionate about managing, developing and supporting a team with multiple priorities and competing demands.
• Enthusiastic to achieve results and able to inspire others to do the same.
• A positive role model who embodies Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and can motivate a diverse range of people.
• Able to balance and manage demands on the team from internal and external sources to help prioritise workloads.
• Excellent communicator, able to influence teams and partners to think strategically when delivering environmental outcomes.
• Capable of influencing the delivery of outcomes through others across multiple teams and partners.
• Experienced in managing the health, safety and wellbeing of yourself and others.

Contact and additional information

The Environment Agency is committed to creating an inclusive workplace and will provide reasonable adjustments for persons with disabilities at assessment stage and in the workplace.

This permanent role is based in the Herts and North London Area’s Alchemy Office, which is fully accessible. Occasional travel to other offices and locations may be required.

We support flexible working patterns for all vacancies, including job share. Our hybrid working model combines home and office working; you will be expected to attend the office for certain meetings.

To discuss any aspects of the role, please contact [e-mail] or [e-mail].

The Agency welcomes a diverse and inclusive workforce and offers a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support applicants with a disability. We also welcome applicants who wish to discuss flexible working arrangements on their application.