Overview
We’re looking for an experienced and inspirational leader to lead the National Environmental Assessment Service (NEAS). NEAS focuses on enabling the environmental agency to deliver its capital and asset management programmes in compliance with environmental legislation, policies, and corporate priorities.
You will manage several strategic portfolios, lead your team through change, and ensure day-to-day delivery in a prioritised and effective manner. We’re seeking an inclusive, collaborative, and driven leader who can lead teams through change while enabling a diverse workforce to thrive and deliver to high standards.
As well as being an experienced leader, you will have experience in project delivery in conformance with environmental legislation, policies, and strategies. You will have a proven track record of working closely with and influencing senior leaders, industry experts, delivery partners, and external stakeholders to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes at a strategic level.
Principal Accountabilities
* Lead a team of circa 45 staff who are technical experts in environmental legislation, heritage, carbon, landscape architecture and biodiversity net gain.
* Lead proactive stakeholder management that builds trust, fosters strong relationships, and creates opportunities for collaboration.
* Set strategic priorities aligned to the EA strategy and motivate your team to deliver efficiently.
* Develop and embed a culture of continuous improvement to optimise changing business needs, environment, and stakeholders.
* Foster a culture of psychological safety to empower confident decision making and enable innovation.
* Plan and deliver change within the team and across relevant business relationships amid ongoing change programmes.
The Team
You will join the Environmental Assurance & Reservoir Regulation (EARR) Department within the Flood & Coastal Risk Management (FCRM) Directorate. NEAS is a nationally dispersed team of 140+ professionals, ensuring capital and operational strategies and projects navigate environmental complexities efficiently. You will work alongside two other Managers to ensure close collaboration and unified leadership.
Experience/Skills Required
* Significant experience in Project Delivery, Environmental Legislation, Environmental Policy or related areas in Environmental Assessment.
* Significant experience leading technical teams, translating strategy into operational delivery.
* Ability to drive a high-performance team culture, model personal accountability, facilitate psychological safety, and prioritise people over process.
* Innovative thinking with a focus on new collaborations and better use of data.
* Confident in making risk-based, proportionate decisions at pace and removing barriers to delivery.
* Comfortable operating in uncertainty and able to communicate complex issues clearly to senior internal and external colleagues; capable of building consensus and influencing senior stakeholders.
Contact and Additional Information
We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and support flexible working patterns. The team is nationally dispersed and some travel with occasional overnight stays may be required. The role can be fulfilled via hybrid working. All staff may be required to undertake training and participate in incident response duties when needed. Please download the candidate pack for full details including how to apply. For more information, contact the recruiting manager Lee Meaden at lee.meaden@environment-agency.gov.uk. Assessments will take place on Microsoft Teams during the week of 29 September and will include a panel interview and staff engagement exercise.
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