We are looking for a strong lawyer and leader for the role of Senior Managing Lawyer Radioactive Substances Regulation. This role leads and manages a team providing legal support covering Radioactive Substances Regulation, including advice on legislation, policy implementation, national issues and regulation, including enforcement and related appeals and litigation. You will provide leadership in advising on Radioactive Substances law and regulation and you will be a role model for the Environment Agency’s leadership behaviours. You will be responsible for your team providing timely, risk-based and high quality legal advice covering nuclear and non-nuclear radioactive substances law and regulation in England to protect people and the environment from the harmful effects of ionising radiation, now and in the future, and to protect and enhance the environment as a whole. You will have the opportunity to influence, directly and through your team, new legislation and implementation of policy including the recent Government response to the Nuclear Regulatory Review. You will represent the Environment Agency’s interests effectively with Government, partner regulators and stakeholders. Your team also advises the Nuclear and Non-Nuclear Radioactive Regulatory operational delivery teams on permitting, regulation, enforcement and appeals. You will lead, plan and monitor the strategic direction of the team’s contribution to support the delivery of business plans. You will develop and maintain relationships at management level, providing an intermediate escalation point on legal issues for internal Executive Managers and Managers to anticipate and resolve issues, promoting effective partnership working. As with all Senior Managing Lawyer roles you will be required to own, manage and deliver agreed cross-cutting issues on behalf of Legal and Audit Services.