Flood Resilience Team Leader - 20074
1
South West
Bodmin , Exeter
Sir John Moore House, Manley House
Staff Grade 5
Fixed Term
Operational Delivery
£36,389 Pro-rata
We are looking for an energetic and inspirational person to lead our Flood Resilience Team. You will need to be a visible leader and an excellent communicator, with the ability to influence and work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and partners. You will need to bring a passion to the role and in return be supported by great people in the area.
The successful candidate will need to be enthusiastic about developing themselves and others and will be a positive role model who creates an open, inclusive, caring and trusting culture which supports people to perform at their best.
The Flood Resilience Team Leader is a key role in managing flood risk in the beautiful area of Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The post reports to our Area Flood and Coastal Risk Manager and manages a team of 11 experienced staff who are key to ensuring ourselves, partners and communities are prepared for flooding.
The role is also part of the DCIS FCRM Management Team, providing direction and support to the department’s 60+ FCRM staff and ensuring efficient and effective delivery for the business.
The successful candidate will need to be enthusiastic about developing themselves and others and will be a positive role model who creates an open, inclusive, caring and trusting culture which supports people to perform at their best.
The Flood Resilience Team Leader is a key role in managing flood risk in the beautiful area of Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The post reports to our Area Flood and Coastal Risk Manager and manages a team of 11 experienced staff who are key to ensuring ourselves, partners and communities are prepared for flooding.
The role is also part of the DCIS FCRM Management Team, providing direction and support to the department’s 60+ FCRM staff and ensuring efficient and effective delivery for the business.
The Flood Resilience Team ensures we are resilient and ready for incidents by:
• Maintaining our flood warning systems;
• Training and supporting incident staff;
• Working with communities at risk from flooding, providing advice on what to do before, during and after flooding; and
• Working with our professional partners to ensure we all pull together for the best response.
• Maintaining our flood warning systems;
• Training and supporting incident staff;
• Working with communities at risk from flooding, providing advice on what to do before, during and after flooding; and
• Working with our professional partners to ensure we all pull together for the best response.
• An ability to motivate and inspire your teams, providing leadership and direction, prioritising team activities to deliver our resilience and flood incident management objectives.
• An ability to develop the team and support individuals in achieving their full potential.
• Leading and supporting team members through change.
• Strong communication skills and a proven track record in delivering through others.
• A desire to enhance the environment.
• An understanding of the principles of flood resilience.
• You’ll also have or be expected to take on an incident response role, depending upon your circumstances.
• An ability to develop the team and support individuals in achieving their full potential.
• Leading and supporting team members through change.
• Strong communication skills and a proven track record in delivering through others.
• A desire to enhance the environment.
• An understanding of the principles of flood resilience.
• You’ll also have or be expected to take on an incident response role, depending upon your circumstances.
This is a temporary role with the possibility of being made permanent
The Environment Agency are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce which reflects the communities we serve.
We have a strong incident management culture. The post-holder will be given training and be expected to have an active incident management role which may require you to work unsocial hours.
We are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce. 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.
For further details please contact: Ben Johnstone, Area Flood and Coastal Risk Manager, at ben.johnstone@environment-agency.gov.uk or on 07776 162374.
The Environment Agency are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce which reflects the communities we serve.
We have a strong incident management culture. The post-holder will be given training and be expected to have an active incident management role which may require you to work unsocial hours.
We are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce. 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.
For further details please contact: Ben Johnstone, Area Flood and Coastal Risk Manager, at ben.johnstone@environment-agency.gov.uk or on 07776 162374.
30/11/2021, 23:55 hours
Basic Check
Up to 31/01/2023
Leads People
Inspire and motivate the team members to perform at their best. Provide a clear vision to the team, setting direction and providing support and advice. Act as Role Model to the team and other colleagues.
Delivers Results Through Others
Team members understand their work priorities within the team and delivery it to the best of their ability. They achieve tangible outcomes through work with internal and external partners and communities.
Develops People
As team leader you ensure team members have the knowledge, resource and ability to undertake their role. You raise the general standard of performance of team members and the overall team and encourage other to take greater responsibility and innovate.
Full Driving Licence required
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.