IEP Water Resources Manager - 34424

IEP Water Resources Manager - 34424
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West Midlands
Birmingham , Lichfield , Shrewsbury , Tewkesbury
Staff Grade 6
Permanent
Operational Delivery
Full Time, Part Time/Job Share, Compressed Hours
£54,940

31/05/2026, 23:55 hours

ER06 Job Family Role Profile Environment & Regulation, Grade 6

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If you enjoy solving problems, working with complexity, being at the forefront, leading people and programmers, getting the best out of others, and want to have a lasting impact on our water resources to benefit the environment and future generations, then this is your job. 

We are looking for a proactive, self-motivated individual with experience of people leadership and management, Programme and project management, and tenacity to deliver high quality results.  

You will:

  • Be Project Executive for the River Severn Regulation Review programme – our multi-year programme to ensure the River Severn’s water resource is resilient in a changing climate and from growing demands.
  • Line manage the team of technical specialists to deliver the programme
  • Lead our strategic water resources work such as linking to flood risk management, river basin management and regional planning, strategic water resource options, and Water Resources West.
  • Work with water companies, NRW, Canal and River Trust, OCS, E&B and Area colleagues to manage water resource plans and operations. This includes engaging and influencing stakeholders for appropriate water management, lead reservoir financial management, and oversee operation of River Severn Regulation.
  • Be an active part of the Department’s, Area’s and IEP’s Leadership Groups – working in multiple teams to solve problems, share knowledge and learning, and lead and develop our people.
  • Hold an active incident role and support those around you to do the same

You will be delivering on our 2030 ambitions of a nation resilient to climate change by working to secure the Area’s, and notably the Severn’s, water supply.

The Environment Agency are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect 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 West Midlands’ Integrated Environment Planning teams specialise in water resources, water quality, water transfer, catchment planning, and data analysis. You will lead the water transfer team.

Working with Area teams, national policy makers, and stakeholders we shape and produce the environmental plans that drive, guide and inform what the West Midlands will look like.

We are at the heart of environmental decision making and facilitate integrated actions to solve complex problems.

We are looking for:

  • Knowledge of water resource strategies, planning and delivery
  • People leadership and management, especially leading through change and uncertainty, and getting the best from those around you
  • Proactive, can-do attitude; growth mindset and be comfortable making mistakes and learning from them
  • Managing projects and programmes yourself and through others – delivering strong results with tight deadlines, and manage procurement and external contracts
  • Ability to identify issues, make timely proportionate decisions from available information, and act with clarity
  • Ability to work at pace and strong focus on strategic longer-term goals
  • Strong influencing and persuading, proficiency of communicating in a variety of ways to a variety of people, and strong relationships with internal and external customers, partners, stakeholders to deliver required outcomes.
  • Experience of incident management – you need to demonstrate capabilities and confidence to hold an active role and lead others to fulfil our incident management duties

Your base location will be a West Midlands office. You will work in a hybrid way and be expected to travel across West Midlands regularly because your team and stakeholders are dispersed.

A full clean driving licence is required for the job.

Proficiency with IT, data and digital tools, and curiosity with AI is required. We need to embrace the technologies available to us so we can do our best work and unlock innovation.

Interviews will be in mid June.

Any questions or would like to discuss the role contact Grace Wight grace.wight@environment-agency.gov.uk 

If you consent to being held on a reserve list, we’ll hold your details for 6 months and may offer you an alternative post.

Leads People
Provides leadership that inspires and motivates others to achieve their personal goals and the goals of the Environment Agency

Describe a challenging situation, such as uncertainty or change, where you led people to achieve strong results.

Use the STAR (Situation Task Action Result) method to help formulate your answer
Delivers Results Through Others
Harness the team to deliver results on time, to required standards, and in line with organisational processes and procedures.

This role needs to manage people and projects to achieve long term environmental goals. Describe a time you contributed to a strategic environmental plan, goal or outcome by delivering through others.

Use the STAR (Situation Task Action Result) method to help formulate your answer
Takes Decisions and Solves Problems
Finds and delivers optimal solutions by effectively analysing all the information, probing to develop alternatives, and taking sound and timely decisions.

This role needs someone who can make decisions off limited information, enjoy solving a new problem every week, and enable others to do the same. Describe a project or task where you took initiative, solved problems and made sound decisions off limited information.

Use the STAR (Situation Task Action Result) method to help formulate your answer
Incident Response
Responds quickly and effectively to emergencies and manages the contribution of others required to do so.

Tell us about your incident management experience and how you empower others fulfil their part in incident management.
Full Drivers Licence
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.

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Although the Environment Agency is a non-departmental public body sponsored by Defra, we subscribe to and align with the candidate guidance on the use of artificial intelligence found on the  Civil Service Careers website. Please review for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

This Vacancy is closed to applications.