NEAS Team Leader - 25375
1
South West
Blandford Forum , Bodmin , Bridgwater , Bristol , Exeter
Staff Grade 5
Fixed Term
Full Time
Other
£37,462 pro-rata
We are looking for a people leader to support a multi-disciplinary team of environmental professionals through adaptable leadership and effective management of resources.
Reporting to the NEAS SW Operational Unit Manager, you will lead a multi-disciplinary team of around 10 environmental professionals that’s involved in ground-breaking and award-winning work through effective collaboration across internal departments, the wider Defra group, Statutory bodies, our framework delivery partners, businesses and communities. The dispersed team is comprised of Environmental Project Managers of diverse professional experience, Landscape Architects and Archaeologists.
Your positive and visible leadership style will motivate and inspire the team to achieve successful environmental outcomes. With excellent people skills you will provide leadership for your teams' health, safety and wellbeing as well as ensure their personal development.
As part of the role you will be required to co-locate and work at Environment Agency offices within the SW Hub (Bodmin, Exeter, Bridgwater, Blandford, Bristol). You may also be required to attend national meetings in locations such as London and Birmingham, with some overnight stays.
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. This may attract an additional payment and full training and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role.
Reporting to the NEAS SW Operational Unit Manager, you will lead a multi-disciplinary team of around 10 environmental professionals that’s involved in ground-breaking and award-winning work through effective collaboration across internal departments, the wider Defra group, Statutory bodies, our framework delivery partners, businesses and communities. The dispersed team is comprised of Environmental Project Managers of diverse professional experience, Landscape Architects and Archaeologists.
Your positive and visible leadership style will motivate and inspire the team to achieve successful environmental outcomes. With excellent people skills you will provide leadership for your teams' health, safety and wellbeing as well as ensure their personal development.
As part of the role you will be required to co-locate and work at Environment Agency offices within the SW Hub (Bodmin, Exeter, Bridgwater, Blandford, Bristol). You may also be required to attend national meetings in locations such as London and Birmingham, with some overnight stays.
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. This may attract an additional payment and full training and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role.
The National Environmental Assessment and Sustainability (NEAS) team oversees the effective management of environmental risk on our Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) projects. We identify and deliver environmental consents, approvals and environmental enhancements that leave a better place. Our NEAS Hub Teams are responsible for the input of high quality environmental and sustainability advice to the Integrated Delivery Teams for each Delivery Hub.
Essential:
• have the ability to lead, motivate, support and develop a team of skilled practioners
• have effective communication skills in a hybrid working setting
• be able to demonstrate leadership to deliver outcomes through others
• have experience of influencing others to achieve outcomes
• have experience of supporting individuals through change
Desirable
• have an understanding of project and programme management
• have an understanding of the environment and sustainability sector
• have the ability to lead, motivate, support and develop a team of skilled practioners
• have effective communication skills in a hybrid working setting
• be able to demonstrate leadership to deliver outcomes through others
• have experience of influencing others to achieve outcomes
• have experience of supporting individuals through change
Desirable
• have an understanding of project and programme management
• have an understanding of the environment and sustainability sector
Benefits include generous pension provision and leave entitlement. Our flexible working practices support a healthy work/life balance and offer numerous choices to help accommodate the demands that various personal commitments may present. Excellent training and learning opportunities are available for those wanting to progress their career, including personal and professional development. Please see the candidate pack for more information around benefits offered.
When providing evidence for competencies within your application, please give examples of how you clearly demonstrate these either within the context of this role or as transferable skills.
For further information please contact: Ali.Richardson@environment-agency.gov.uk
CVs or other documents attached to your application will not be assessed for selection.
Interviews are anticipated to take place in the fortnight commencing: 27 February 2023.
When providing evidence for competencies within your application, please give examples of how you clearly demonstrate these either within the context of this role or as transferable skills.
For further information please contact: Ali.Richardson@environment-agency.gov.uk
CVs or other documents attached to your application will not be assessed for selection.
Interviews are anticipated to take place in the fortnight commencing: 27 February 2023.
12/02/2023, 23:55 hours
Basic Check
Up to 19/01/24
Leads People
Provides leadership that inspires and motivates others to achieve their personal goals and the goals of the organisation.
Please describe a time when your leadership skills directly contributed to the high performance of a dispersed team.
You may find the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) approach useful when providing your answer.
Indicators for this competency include:
· Inspires the team through personal commitment, enthusiasm and by demonstrating personal accountability for their performance
· Builds a positive team spirit and identity by creating a shared vision, challenging negative attitudes, promoting co-operation and mutual support, encouraging excellence, celebrating success, and defending actions
· Acts as a role model for the conduct and actions expected of the team and an advocate for the environment agency’s vision, values, culture and policies
· Finds out what motivates people to enable them to perform at their best
· Engages and inspires the team with a meaningful translation of how their role enables the environment agency to achieve the local contribution, the corporate strategy and making it happen
· Encourages the team to identify measures that will improve performance and encourages a continuous improvement mind-set
· Motivates and enthuses a diverse range of people by adopting a flexible leadership style, adopting the most appropriate style for the situation and the people involved.
Please describe a time when your leadership skills directly contributed to the high performance of a dispersed team.
You may find the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) approach useful when providing your answer.
Indicators for this competency include:
· Inspires the team through personal commitment, enthusiasm and by demonstrating personal accountability for their performance
· Builds a positive team spirit and identity by creating a shared vision, challenging negative attitudes, promoting co-operation and mutual support, encouraging excellence, celebrating success, and defending actions
· Acts as a role model for the conduct and actions expected of the team and an advocate for the environment agency’s vision, values, culture and policies
· Finds out what motivates people to enable them to perform at their best
· Engages and inspires the team with a meaningful translation of how their role enables the environment agency to achieve the local contribution, the corporate strategy and making it happen
· Encourages the team to identify measures that will improve performance and encourages a continuous improvement mind-set
· Motivates and enthuses a diverse range of people by adopting a flexible leadership style, adopting the most appropriate style for the situation and the people involved.
Builds and Sustains Relationships
Develops and maintains effective working relationships.
Please give an example where you built positive working relationships with multiple stakeholders – what did you do and how did you go about it?
You may find the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) approach useful when providing your answer.
Indicators for this competency include:
· Respects different views, cultures, values, opinions and the contributions that all colleagues make
· Makes an active effort to fit in and respect company norms (the “way we do things” in the agency)
· Balances team and personal interests for a win-win outcome
· Displays tact and diplomacy and builds rapport quickly, establishing needs and adapting own approach.
· Communicates honestly, openly and effectively with colleagues and external partners alike
· Openly identifies and challenges inappropriate behaviour or performance constructively and speaks out even when the message is unpopular.
· Handles people situations effectively; defuses anger, tension, focuses on issues and successfully addresses problems.
Please give an example where you built positive working relationships with multiple stakeholders – what did you do and how did you go about it?
You may find the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) approach useful when providing your answer.
Indicators for this competency include:
· Respects different views, cultures, values, opinions and the contributions that all colleagues make
· Makes an active effort to fit in and respect company norms (the “way we do things” in the agency)
· Balances team and personal interests for a win-win outcome
· Displays tact and diplomacy and builds rapport quickly, establishing needs and adapting own approach.
· Communicates honestly, openly and effectively with colleagues and external partners alike
· Openly identifies and challenges inappropriate behaviour or performance constructively and speaks out even when the message is unpopular.
· Handles people situations effectively; defuses anger, tension, focuses on issues and successfully addresses problems.
Delivers Results Through Others
Harnesses the team to deliver results on time, to required standards and in line with organisational processes and procedures.
Please describe a time when you led a team to deliver an outcome in a pressured work environment.
You may find the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) approach useful when providing your answer.
Indicators for this competency include:
· Translates key performance indicators and the local contribution into a team work plan and individual objectives. Communicates this effectively to team and colleagues
· Assigns workload and resources to achieve plans in line with both business priorities and an accurate profile of the team’s capabilities
· Secures resources and orchestrates the activities of others to delivers results
· Successfully obtains others’ commitment to undertake work by gaining their acceptance and involvement
· Monitors progress against key performance indicators, providing timely support to address shortfalls
· Ensures the team gets the required data right first time, identifying causes of poor data and fixing or escalated appropriately
· Improves what is delivered by welcoming challenge and through constant process improvement
· Is flexible and manages conflicting demands in light of changing circumstances
· Achieves tangible results by delegating (with support) suitable responsibilities and by encouraging the team to take personal responsibility for their actions
· Uses a risk-based approach when prioritising activities and allocating resources
· Develops and manages budget (relevant to level of responsibility required by role), ensuring all environment agency processes and procedures are correctly followed
Please describe a time when you led a team to deliver an outcome in a pressured work environment.
You may find the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) approach useful when providing your answer.
Indicators for this competency include:
· Translates key performance indicators and the local contribution into a team work plan and individual objectives. Communicates this effectively to team and colleagues
· Assigns workload and resources to achieve plans in line with both business priorities and an accurate profile of the team’s capabilities
· Secures resources and orchestrates the activities of others to delivers results
· Successfully obtains others’ commitment to undertake work by gaining their acceptance and involvement
· Monitors progress against key performance indicators, providing timely support to address shortfalls
· Ensures the team gets the required data right first time, identifying causes of poor data and fixing or escalated appropriately
· Improves what is delivered by welcoming challenge and through constant process improvement
· Is flexible and manages conflicting demands in light of changing circumstances
· Achieves tangible results by delegating (with support) suitable responsibilities and by encouraging the team to take personal responsibility for their actions
· Uses a risk-based approach when prioritising activities and allocating resources
· Develops and manages budget (relevant to level of responsibility required by role), ensuring all environment agency processes and procedures are correctly followed
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If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you will not be eligible for continuous service. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, you may be eligible for continuous service for the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status then you should contact your own HR Team.
We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.
We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls . Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know for more information.
We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.
We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls . Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know for more information.
This Vacancy is closed to applications.