NEAS Team Leader - 25031
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North East, Yorkshire and the Humber
Leeds , Newcastle , York
Staff Grade 5
Permanent
Full Time, Part Time/Job Share
Environment & Sustainability, Other
£37,462
We are looking for a people leader to support a multi-disciplinary team of environmental professionals through adaptable leadership and effective management of resources.
The National Environmental Assessment and Sustainability (NEAS) group within the Major Project and Programme Delivery (MPPD) department oversees the effective management of environmental risk on our Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) projects and helps identify and deliver 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. Our input is principally at the project development stages where we ensure that the need for environmental consents and approvals is identified.
You’ll be leading a multi-disciplinary team 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.
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) group within the Major Project and Programme Delivery (MPPD) department oversees the effective management of environmental risk on our Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) projects and helps identify and deliver 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. Our input is principally at the project development stages where we ensure that the need for environmental consents and approvals is identified.
You’ll be leading a multi-disciplinary team 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.
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 Team Leader role managing the NEAS North-East Hub is a permanent post.
The Hub collaborates with internal and external partners to deliver sustainable projects throughout their lifecycle reducing flood risk, championing environmental improvements, and advocating a sense of shared ownership with local communities across Yorkshire and the North East.
The dispersed team is comprised of Environmental Project Managers of diverse professional experience, Landscape Architects and Archaeologists.
The Hub collaborates with internal and external partners to deliver sustainable projects throughout their lifecycle reducing flood risk, championing environmental improvements, and advocating a sense of shared ownership with local communities across Yorkshire and the North East.
The dispersed team is comprised of Environmental Project Managers of diverse professional experience, Landscape Architects and Archaeologists.
This is a wonderful opportunity for a newly trained or experienced leader to support a dispersed team with embedded collaboration and positive team spirit.
You will have successfully led people through change as they continued to deliver complex programmes of work in collaboration with others; through harnessing their skills, nurturing a supportive culture and driving improved performance.
Essential:
• Effective communication skills in a hybrid working setting
• Experience of supporting individuals through change
• An understanding of project and programme management
• Experience of operating in a leadership environment to inspire and motivate others.
Desirable:
- Understanding of project team management in Flood & Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) activities
- Awareness of project governance
- Educated to degree level or equivalent, preferably in environmental science or a related subject
- An understanding of the environment and sustainability sector
You will have successfully led people through change as they continued to deliver complex programmes of work in collaboration with others; through harnessing their skills, nurturing a supportive culture and driving improved performance.
Essential:
• Effective communication skills in a hybrid working setting
• Experience of supporting individuals through change
• An understanding of project and programme management
• Experience of operating in a leadership environment to inspire and motivate others.
Desirable:
- Understanding of project team management in Flood & Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) activities
- Awareness of project governance
- Educated to degree level or equivalent, preferably in environmental science or a related subject
- 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 embrace your personal commitments.
Please see the candidate pack for more information around benefits offered.
As part of the role you will be required to co-locate and work at other Environment Agency offices. You may also be required to attend national meetings in locations such as London and Birmingham, with some overnight stays.
Driving licence ideally required as some driving may be necessary. Lease car is available where there is a clear business need.
For further information please contact: jeremy.swanson@environment-agency.gov.uk
Interviews are anticipated to take place in the fortnight commencing: 23/01/23
Please see the candidate pack for more information around benefits offered.
As part of the role you will be required to co-locate and work at other Environment Agency offices. You may also be required to attend national meetings in locations such as London and Birmingham, with some overnight stays.
Driving licence ideally required as some driving may be necessary. Lease car is available where there is a clear business need.
For further information please contact: jeremy.swanson@environment-agency.gov.uk
Interviews are anticipated to take place in the fortnight commencing: 23/01/23
22/01/2023, 23:55 hours
Basic Check
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 of 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 of 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 of when you built positive working relationships with multiple stakeholders.
You may find the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) approach useful when providing your answer.
Indicators of 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 of when you built positive working relationships with multiple stakeholders.
You may find the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) approach useful when providing your answer.
Indicators of 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 your 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 of 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 your 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 of 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
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.