Modelling & Forecasting Hydrology Team Leader - 7399
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National, North West, South East, South West, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber
Exeter , Leeds , Peterborough , Reading , Solihull , Warrington , Worthing
Manley House, Richard Fairclough House, Kingfisher House, Guildbourne House, Sapphire East, Kings Meadow House, Lateral
Staff Grade 6
Permanent
Full Time
Environment & Sustainability, Operational Delivery, Programme and Project Management, Senior Leadership
£43,777
As a Senior Team leader in Flood Hydrology you will lead a small technical advisory team in supporting the technical delivery of modelling and forecasting work to support the delivery of the prioritised programme. In addition, you will support the development and delivery of strategic priorities to enable M&F to lead with confidence in flood hydrology, with a focus on embedding ways of working, new methodologies and improved datasets. This role will suit a leader in hydrology, with a desire to see the practitioners of the science in the organisation collaborate across high and low flows.
As Hydrology Senior Team Leader you will:
•Nurture and raise the profile of the unique and limited technical skills within the Flood Hydrology Team, seeking to promote the importance of hydrology practice and science across all teams essential to the water cycle
•Develop new techniques to assess hydrology so that it is resilient to the changes in customer requirements and scientific knowledge
•Lead, motivate and inspire the flood hydrology team and delivery, both locally and nationally
•Monitor decision making on resources, ensuring effective and efficient delivery of priorities
•Develop and motivate team to ensure an effective and appropriately skilled team is maintained.
As Hydrology Senior Team Leader you will:
•Nurture and raise the profile of the unique and limited technical skills within the Flood Hydrology Team, seeking to promote the importance of hydrology practice and science across all teams essential to the water cycle
•Develop new techniques to assess hydrology so that it is resilient to the changes in customer requirements and scientific knowledge
•Lead, motivate and inspire the flood hydrology team and delivery, both locally and nationally
•Monitor decision making on resources, ensuring effective and efficient delivery of priorities
•Develop and motivate team to ensure an effective and appropriately skilled team is maintained.
Each of our teams includes experts in river flooding and forecasting. They support delivery of flood incident response and work closely with a range of partners, from environmental consultants to the national Flood Forecasting Centre.
They work on strategic projects helping us to prepare communities for future floods and determine appropriate flood mitigation solutions. The Flood Hydrology Team provides technical support, both operationally and strategically on complex hydrology, flood estimation methodology and developing science.
They work on strategic projects helping us to prepare communities for future floods and determine appropriate flood mitigation solutions. The Flood Hydrology Team provides technical support, both operationally and strategically on complex hydrology, flood estimation methodology and developing science.
You'll bring expert hydrological and organisational awareness. You will have experience of applying scientific knowledge (Hydrology and preferably Flood Estimation) to provide sound, science-based evidence to our internal and external customers.
Through your experience to date you will ideally be able to demonstrate some of the following:
•Political awareness and sensitivity when dealing with customers and stakeholders
•Expertise to work across the EA to advise on best available hydrology solutions
•Ability to articulate hydrological solutions to problems in a simple, engaging way
•An aptitude for managing the commercial and political aspects of flood risk projects
•Ability to work collaboratively with other Team Leaders and Managers
•Effective in leading people, with strong motivational skills
•Good judgment, problem solving and decision making skills
•Good planning skills, with the ability to handle multiple priorities and deliver to tight timescales
•Ability to foster and drive an environment of continuous improvement.
Through your experience to date you will ideally be able to demonstrate some of the following:
•Political awareness and sensitivity when dealing with customers and stakeholders
•Expertise to work across the EA to advise on best available hydrology solutions
•Ability to articulate hydrological solutions to problems in a simple, engaging way
•An aptitude for managing the commercial and political aspects of flood risk projects
•Ability to work collaboratively with other Team Leaders and Managers
•Effective in leading people, with strong motivational skills
•Good judgment, problem solving and decision making skills
•Good planning skills, with the ability to handle multiple priorities and deliver to tight timescales
•Ability to foster and drive an environment of continuous improvement.
Closing Date: 24th January 2018 at 23:55 hours
Everyone starting in a new role with the Environment Agency will be welcomed into the team and given all of the training and support you need to succeed.
As part of your comprehensive induction you will also be provided with all the equipment required for your role.
There many also fully funded opportunities to develop further academic/professional qualifications.
The Environment Agency offer an extensive range of employee benefits.
For further information on this role, the employee benefits and the work of the Environment Agency, please download the candidate pack.
For any questions relating to this role, please contact: Lindsey.Russell@Environment-Agency.gov.uk
This is a permanent contract opportunity.
Interviews are scheduled to take place from week commencing 26th February 2018.
Everyone starting in a new role with the Environment Agency will be welcomed into the team and given all of the training and support you need to succeed.
As part of your comprehensive induction you will also be provided with all the equipment required for your role.
There many also fully funded opportunities to develop further academic/professional qualifications.
The Environment Agency offer an extensive range of employee benefits.
For further information on this role, the employee benefits and the work of the Environment Agency, please download the candidate pack.
For any questions relating to this role, please contact: Lindsey.Russell@Environment-Agency.gov.uk
This is a permanent contract opportunity.
Interviews are scheduled to take place from week commencing 26th February 2018.
24/01/2018, 23:55 hours
Basic Check
Delivers Results Through Others
Please note that your answers will be used for interview selection.
The Hydrology Senior Team Leader role will require you to harness both your skills and those of a bespoke technical team, to deliver and support specialist hydrological results on time, to required standards and in line with organisational processes and procedures.
Please give an example of when you have delivered results through others in this way.
What was your role?
Who were the ‘others’ that you were delivering through?
What were the challenges?
What did you achieve?
The Hydrology Senior Team Leader role will require you to harness both your skills and those of a bespoke technical team, to deliver and support specialist hydrological results on time, to required standards and in line with organisational processes and procedures.
Please give an example of when you have delivered results through others in this way.
What was your role?
Who were the ‘others’ that you were delivering through?
What were the challenges?
What did you achieve?
Influences and Persuades Others
Please note that your answers will be used for interview selection
Working as the Hydrology Senior Team Leader you will need to present technical cases in a convincing and attractive way that will win people over. Encouraging them to follow plans willingly; often succeeding where logic and reason alone would fail. This may during the forecasting of flood incidents and your role may involve engaging with senior staff.
Please provide a previous instance of where you have had to influence and persuade others in a technical discipline for the benefit of your organisation or the public.
Who were the audience?
What were you attempting to influence / persuade ‘them’ of?
What challenges did you receive?
What was the outcome?
Working as the Hydrology Senior Team Leader you will need to present technical cases in a convincing and attractive way that will win people over. Encouraging them to follow plans willingly; often succeeding where logic and reason alone would fail. This may during the forecasting of flood incidents and your role may involve engaging with senior staff.
Please provide a previous instance of where you have had to influence and persuade others in a technical discipline for the benefit of your organisation or the public.
Who were the audience?
What were you attempting to influence / persuade ‘them’ of?
What challenges did you receive?
What was the outcome?
Takes Decisions and Solves Problems
Please note that your answers will be used for interview selection.
Leading a technical team it is imperative that you are able to actively identify and deliver optimal solutions; by effectively analysing all of the information, probing and coaching others to develop alternatives and taking sound and timely decisions.
Please describe a challenging time when you have assessed complex technical information to make timely decisions to resolve (potentially high profile) problems.
What was the situation?
What was the information / subject?
How did you approach making an assessment of the technical information?
How did you arrive at your decision and was it correct?
Leading a technical team it is imperative that you are able to actively identify and deliver optimal solutions; by effectively analysing all of the information, probing and coaching others to develop alternatives and taking sound and timely decisions.
Please describe a challenging time when you have assessed complex technical information to make timely decisions to resolve (potentially high profile) problems.
What was the situation?
What was the information / subject?
How did you approach making an assessment of the technical information?
How did you arrive at your decision and was it correct?
Scientific Knowledge
Please note that your answers will be used for interview selection.
How do you ensure that your scientific or technical knowledge is kept up to date and how you have applied this knowledge to an issue facing your profession?
•Describe the different sources of knowledge you use.
•What sources don’t you use now that you feel you could utilise in the future?
•What issue have you applied this to?
•What was your solution and how did you implement it?
•What was the outcome?
How do you ensure that your scientific or technical knowledge is kept up to date and how you have applied this knowledge to an issue facing your profession?
•Describe the different sources of knowledge you use.
•What sources don’t you use now that you feel you could utilise in the future?
•What issue have you applied this to?
•What was your solution and how did you implement it?
•What was the outcome?
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.