Overview
We’re looking for an experienced and inspirational leader to lead the National Environmental Assessment Service (NEAS). NEAS primarily focuses on enabling the environmental agency to deliver its capital and asset management programmes in compliance with environmental legislation, policies and corporate priorities.
Responsibilities
* Lead a team of circa 45 staff that are technical experts in environmental legislation, heritage, carbon, landscape architecture and biodiversity net gain.
* Lead proactive stakeholder management in a way that builds trust, fosters strong relationships and creates opportunities for collaboration.
* Set strategic priorities aligned to the broader EA strategy and motivate the team to deliver efficiently.
* Develop and embed a culture of continuous improvement to optimise the changing needs of the business, environment and stakeholders.
* Foster a culture of psychological safety that empowers confident decision making and enables innovation.
* Lead planning and delivery of change within the team and across relevant business relationships.
Team
You will join the Environmental Assurance & Reservoir Regulation (EARR) Department, part of the Flood & Coastal Risk Management (FCRM) Directorate. NEAS is a nationally dispersed team comprising 140+ staff. You will work alongside two other Managers to ensure close collaboration and a unified leadership approach.
Experience/skills Required
* Significant experience in Project Delivery, Environmental Legislation, Environmental Policy or related field to Environmental Assessment.
* Significant experience leading technical teams and translating strategy into operational delivery.
* Experience driving a high-performance team culture with personal accountability and psychological safety.
* Innovative thinker with a focus on new collaborations and better use of data.
* Ability to take risk-based, proportionate decisions at pace and remove barriers to delivery.
* Comfort operating in uncertainty and communicating complex issues to senior internal and external stakeholders.
* Ability to build consensus and influence internal and external senior stakeholders for the environment and business.
Contact and additional information
We are committed to an inclusive, flexible workforce. Some travel may be required; hybrid working is supported. Training and incident response duties may be required. 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 via Microsoft Teams in the week commencing 29 September and will include a panel interview and a staff engagement exercise.
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