Modelling and Forecasting - Inland Team Leader - 5126
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East Midlands
Peterborough
Kingfisher House
Staff Grade 5
Permanent
Full Time
Analytical, Engineering, Environment & Sustainability
£33,990
As an Inland Centre Team Leader you will provide leadership, health, safety and wellbeing of the team and oversight of the team's work plan. This will include monitoring and decision making on resources to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of the priority work programme of modelling and forecasting. In addition, the team leader has the responsibility for the centre to provide the 24/7 Monitoring and Forecasting Duty roster, ensuring incident readiness and capability.
Our Inland teams are experts in river flooding and hydrology. They also support delivery of flood incident response from our seven flood forecasting centres 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.
We are seeking an experienced Team Leader or an individual who aspires to become a Team Leader. You’ll be qualified to at least degree standard (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline. You will demonstrate an understanding of performance management and be positive and self-motivated. You will be happy to lead, motivate, challenge and develop others. You will have experience of delivering both in a planned proactive way and in a reactive (incident) manner.
You will lead, direct, motivate and inspire a team using your initiative to manage and prioritise workloads, tight deadlines and changing priorities.
You’ll be able to demonstrate excellent communication and influencing skills. You will be customer focused and aware of the wider environmental outcomes and the need to manage our reputation. You’ll have a sound knowledge of health, safety and wellbeing.
A desirable skill would be knowledge of Flood and Coastal Risk Management, and/or modelling/forecasting/hydrology.
You will lead, direct, motivate and inspire a team using your initiative to manage and prioritise workloads, tight deadlines and changing priorities.
You’ll be able to demonstrate excellent communication and influencing skills. You will be customer focused and aware of the wider environmental outcomes and the need to manage our reputation. You’ll have a sound knowledge of health, safety and wellbeing.
A desirable skill would be knowledge of Flood and Coastal Risk Management, and/or modelling/forecasting/hydrology.
For further information, and instructions on how to apply, please see the accompanying Candidate Pack.
Benefits include generous pension provision and leave entitlement. Our flexible working practices support a healthy work/life balance. Excellent training and learning opportunities are available, including personal and professional development.
As part of your exciting and challenging role, you will take on one of our incident response roles where you will be trained to help provide our dynamic 24/7 flood forecasting service.
The closing date for applications is 2nd June 2017 at 23:55 hours.
To discuss the role in more detail or if you have any questions, please contact Julia Shepherd: Julia.shepherd@environment-agency.gov.uk.
Benefits include generous pension provision and leave entitlement. Our flexible working practices support a healthy work/life balance. Excellent training and learning opportunities are available, including personal and professional development.
As part of your exciting and challenging role, you will take on one of our incident response roles where you will be trained to help provide our dynamic 24/7 flood forecasting service.
The closing date for applications is 2nd June 2017 at 23:55 hours.
To discuss the role in more detail or if you have any questions, please contact Julia Shepherd: Julia.shepherd@environment-agency.gov.uk.
02/06/2017, 23:55 hours
Basic Check
Delivers Results Through Others
Harnesses the team to deliver results on time, to required standards and in line with organisational processes and procedures.
Influences and Persuades Others
Presenting a case 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.
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.
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.