Team Leader - Leeds, United Kingdom - Environment Agency

Environment Agency
Environment Agency
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Leeds, United Kingdom

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Number of jobs available- - Region- Yorkshire and the Humber

  • City/Town
  • Leeds, York


  • Building/Site

  • Lateral, Foss House


  • Grade

  • Staff Grade
  • Post Type
  • Fixed Term


  • Working Pattern

  • Full Time


  • Role Type

  • Operational Delivery
  • Salary Minimum £37,462 prorata


  • Job description

  • Do you want to lead, inspire, and motivate an Environment Agency team to be the best they can be for our communities and the environment? Are you a firsttime manager looking to build your skills and experience? This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic and ambitious leadership team creating a greener and more resilient future for Yorkshire.

We are seeking team leaders who can lead and motivate teams to deliver our ambitions for the environment and our inclusive people priorities.

You will promote our ambitions around equality, diversity and inclusion ensuring that everyone who works here makes Yorkshire a life-enhancing place to work and live within.

We are looking for 2 team leaders on a temporary basis to lead the following teams:


Land and Water - You will co-lead a team of agriculture specialists who regulate the agriculture sector as well as lead on project work across L&W to ensure we align our resource effectively to deliver our priorities across L&W.

In this role, you will split your time between people leadership and project delivery.

Environmental Planning - You will lead a technical team who manage and use data to report on the state of the environment and work closely with area operational and national teams to plan for the future of our environment.

Both roles are for an initial term of 6 months with the possibility of extension.

  • The team
  • You will be part of the Yorkshire Area Leadership Group helping to make our area an even better place to work and live.

The Land & Water team regulate water resources, water quality, the agricultural sector and responds to environmental incidents in diverse catchments across Yorkshire.

Our Environment Planning team that specialises in planning for water quality and water resources projects. We use data and evidence to plan and prioritise the delivery of environmental outcomes.

  • Experience/skills required
  • Our people are our number one priority. You will be passionate about leading, developing and supporting people and will be a positive role model who can inspire others.

You will be able to balance and manage demands on your team from internal and external sources to help prioritise and manage workloads.

You will have strong leadership skills and believe that providing great leadership is fundamental to our ability to protect and improve the environment for people and wildlife.

You should have experience of leading people and this may have been achieved through non-team leader roles such as project management or a technical specialist/leader role.

You will take part in incident response and support your team to do the same.

  • Contact and additional informationYou'll have access to our great benefits package, including generous annual leave, excellent pension, flexible working, the opportunity to be part of a variety of staff networks, and extensive training to develop your career.
Interviews are expected to be scheduled for late June 2023.
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