Manager - Operations Regulatory Services - 23804
1
National
Various
Various
Staff Grade 7
Fixed Term
Full Time
Operational Delivery
£58,174 Pro-rata
Operations Regulatory Services (ORS) is expanding and we need a new Manager to lead some of our teams whilst we determine the optimal structure. You’ll be leading part of the current Waste Regimes Operational Service (WROS) team to generate positive environmental outcomes by regulating industry, ensuring compliance and eliminating illegal activity. The team of approx. 100 will deliver over a wide range of waste regimes locally, nationally and internationally with technically skilled, customer focused specialists recognized for their track record of innovation and delivery.
As an ORS Manager, you will be responsible for performance management, budgeting, recruitment and succession planning, ensuring a high performing team. You will be pivotal in shaping how the team works flexibly and consistently to deliver in a changing environment. Our people are at the heart of our work: you will be responsible for ensuring that your people have the best support and contribute to our open, inclusive and trusting culture.
Whilst providing strong leadership to the team, you will also contribute to the wider goals of the Agency through the ORS Leadership Team, building and developing relationships within ORS and the wider business, ensuring we continue to deliver for the Agency and the wider community.
As an ORS Manager, you will be responsible for performance management, budgeting, recruitment and succession planning, ensuring a high performing team. You will be pivotal in shaping how the team works flexibly and consistently to deliver in a changing environment. Our people are at the heart of our work: you will be responsible for ensuring that your people have the best support and contribute to our open, inclusive and trusting culture.
Whilst providing strong leadership to the team, you will also contribute to the wider goals of the Agency through the ORS Leadership Team, building and developing relationships within ORS and the wider business, ensuring we continue to deliver for the Agency and the wider community.
This new team will be formed from part of Waste Regimes Operational Service (WROS), a function of Operations Regulatory Services within Operations Regulation Monitoring and Customer. The team will consist of regulatory specialists planning monitoring and delivering compliance and enforcement activity for some of the following areas of waste regulation; Separate Collections, Material Recovery Facilities, Packaging, Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), Batteries and International Waste Shipments.
- A capable leader with experience of leading diverse and dispersed operational teams
- Experience of leading the delivery of complex pieces of work in a pressured environment
- The ability to influence at all levels through the organisation with experience of securing senior level commitment through engaging boards and leadership teams
- Proven experience of developing and maintaining good relationships with internal and external customers
- Communicating complex ideas effectively to a diverse range of people
- Be able to utilise your working knowledge of the Environment Agency and business processes to lead the work of your staff.
- Experience of leading the delivery of complex pieces of work in a pressured environment
- The ability to influence at all levels through the organisation with experience of securing senior level commitment through engaging boards and leadership teams
- Proven experience of developing and maintaining good relationships with internal and external customers
- Communicating complex ideas effectively to a diverse range of people
- Be able to utilise your working knowledge of the Environment Agency and business processes to lead the work of your staff.
For further information about the role, please contact Alison Matthews on 07867 907935.
ORS is made up of teams based mainly in Sheffield and Warrington, though alternative locations will be considered. Some national travel will be required.
The Environment Agency is fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share. Our workforce is underrepresented by minority ethnic staff and the disabled, and we would welcome applicants from these backgrounds.
Interviews will take place on 19th September using virtual technology to comply with social distancing restrictions.
ORS is made up of teams based mainly in Sheffield and Warrington, though alternative locations will be considered. Some national travel will be required.
The Environment Agency is fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share. Our workforce is underrepresented by minority ethnic staff and the disabled, and we would welcome applicants from these backgrounds.
Interviews will take place on 19th September using virtual technology to comply with social distancing restrictions.
22/08/2022, 23:55 hours
Basic Check
Up to 30/04/2023
Leads People
Please give an example of how you have used your leadership skills to inspire and motivate a large and diverse team to achieve the goals of the organisation.
Manages Change
Please tell us how you have gained commitment and overcome resistance to a proposed change in team structure or ways of working
Manages the Business
Please describe a situation where you have increased efficiency and reduced costs by prioritising workload and by challenging established practices
Influences and Persuades Others
Please tell us about a situation where you have sought to achieve a win-win outcome and how you have used this to enhance or further develop a relationship
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.