Team Leader (Field Staff)
5
Yorkshire and the Humber
Beverley , Rotherham , York
Staff Grade 5
Permanent
Full Time
Operational Delivery
£33990
There are 5 roles available at locations in East, South and North Yorkshire.
Do you want to make the world a better place? Are you passionate about protecting the nation against natural threats and hazards? We are looking for a great person to lead, direct and motivate our Operational Field Teams.
You'll be leading a team which is responsible for protecting people against flooding and will play a critical role in leading them during floods as an emergency responder.
You will also be responsible for the safe and efficient delivery of the area’s maintenance programme, working with other professional teams across the Environment Agency as well as with external partners and customers.
Health and Safety and risk management will be at the forefront of your mind whilst you ensure that all legal and agency requirements are adhered to.
Do you want to make the world a better place? Are you passionate about protecting the nation against natural threats and hazards? We are looking for a great person to lead, direct and motivate our Operational Field Teams.
You'll be leading a team which is responsible for protecting people against flooding and will play a critical role in leading them during floods as an emergency responder.
You will also be responsible for the safe and efficient delivery of the area’s maintenance programme, working with other professional teams across the Environment Agency as well as with external partners and customers.
Health and Safety and risk management will be at the forefront of your mind whilst you ensure that all legal and agency requirements are adhered to.
Operational Field Teams are based in Depots across Yorkshire. You will be responsible for leading one of these teams with the support of specialist team members who will assist with managing the team’s workload.
Team responsibilities include:
• Prepare and respond to incidents
• Deliver the Environment Agency’s maintenance programme
• Maintain flood defences and other Environment Agency equipment
• Work with other teams in the Agency to protect properties and improve Environments
Team responsibilities include:
• Prepare and respond to incidents
• Deliver the Environment Agency’s maintenance programme
• Maintain flood defences and other Environment Agency equipment
• Work with other teams in the Agency to protect properties and improve Environments
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Effective in leading people, with strong motivational skills.
• Good understanding of Health & Safety legislation and practices
• Experience of risk assessment
• Great planning skills with the ability to prioritise and deliver results to tight deadlines
• Experience of leading others
• You must be able to take initiative, be flexible, solve problems and make decisions
• Experience in improving and monitoring performance.
• Excellent IT skills
• Effective in leading people, with strong motivational skills.
• Good understanding of Health & Safety legislation and practices
• Experience of risk assessment
• Great planning skills with the ability to prioritise and deliver results to tight deadlines
• Experience of leading others
• You must be able to take initiative, be flexible, solve problems and make decisions
• Experience in improving and monitoring performance.
• Excellent IT skills
You will get involved with incident management when flooding occurs and get all the training and support you need.
Please download the candidate pack (below) for more information. For further information please contact YorkshireRecruitment@ea.gov.uk
Please download the candidate pack (below) for more information. For further information please contact YorkshireRecruitment@ea.gov.uk
27/01/2017, 23:55 hours
Basic Check
Delivers Results Through Others
You’ll be expected to harness the team to deliver results on time, to required standards and in line with organisational processes and procedures. Tell us how you have assigned workload and resources to achieve business outcomes.
Leads People
We want you to provide leadership that inspires and motivates others to achieve their personal goals and the goals of the Environment Agency. Tell us how you have inspired and motivated a team. How do you get the best out of people?
Takes Decisions and Solves Problems
You’ll be expected to apply sound techniques to analyse problems, generate options and select the best course of action. Tell us how you have found and delivered an optimal solution by effectively analysing all the information, probing to develop alternatives and making sound decisions. What was the outcome of your decision?
Achieves Results
You'll be expected to set and deliver high standards of work through prioritisation and organisation of tasks and resources to meet targets and deadlines. Tell us about a time when you had to deliver a challenging piece of work: what was it and how did you approach it? Were there any setbacks that you had to overcome? How did you ensure the desired outcome was achieved?
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.