Critical Sites Manager - 35460

Environment Agency Jobs

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About The Position

The Environment Agency is fully committed to having an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. 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. The EA is uniquely placed to support the government’s growth mission while ensuring the environment is protected and enhanced. We need an influential, enthusiastic and strategic leader to set up a new team to bring forward high profile growth sites while ensuring environmental protections. This includes leadership of the Lead Environmental Regulator programme and leading intensive interventions on difficult sites, where a range of expertise from across the organisation is required to resolve complex problems. You'll lead a small team who'll deliver this work under your strategic direction. You'll manage relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, aligning effort across the organisation to support sustainable growth, innovation, and improved ways of working. You'll drive cultural and behavioural change, ensuring our work supports the government’s growth mission while fulfilling our responsibility to protect and enhance the environment.

Requirements

• Influential, enthusiastic and strategic leadership skills.
• Experience in setting up and leading new teams.
• Ability to manage relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience in driving cultural and behavioural change.
• Experience in programme leadership, including capabilities and capacity.
• Experience in building strong partnerships and developing new relationships.
• Experience in driving innovation to find solutions.
• Experience working with external organisations such as government departments, local authorities, water companies, and the private sector.
• Experience in providing leadership and assurance for high-profile projects.
• Experience in leading and developing teams.
• Ability to model inclusive behaviours.
• Ability to improve communication and engagement.
• Ability to use data, evidence, and risk information to guide decisions.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing efficient programme leadership, including capabilities and capacity.
• Building strong partnerships, developing new relationships, and driving innovation to find solutions.
• Working with external organisations such as government departments, local authorities, water companies, and the private sector on specific sites, and building those relationships to develop the pipeline of work and strategic interventions.
• Providing leadership and assurance for high-profile projects including leadership of the Lead Environmental Regulator programme, ensuring effective advice, risk management, and alignment with organisational strategy.
• Leading and developing teams, modelling inclusive behaviours, and improving communication and engagement.
• Using data, evidence, and risk information to guide decisions to understand where interventions would have the greatest value.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed