Permitting Team Leader - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Environment Agency

Environment Agency

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Number of jobs available- - Region- East Midlands, East of England, North East, North West, South West, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber, National

City/Town
Birmingham, Bristol, Exeter, Ipswich, Newcastle, Nottingham, Preston, Sheffield, Warrington

Grade

Staff Grade
Post Type
Permanent

Working Pattern

Full Time, Part Time/Job Share

Role Type

Environment & Sustainability

Salary Minimum £37,46

Job description
The role of Team Leader is one of the most varied and important roles in our organisation. The National Permitting Service (NPS) are seeking Team Leaders to join us at an exciting time, playing a leading role by supporting our people to help create a cleaner, safer and healthier environment.

As a leader, you will work with your team members to be the best they can be through managing their performance, support them through change, looking after their health, safety and wellbeing and supporting their development.

NPS regulate activities that impact the environment and your role will be crucial to this work.
Your teams will have direct contact with applicants for environmental permits and licenses.

You will be part of a diverse organisation that takes pride in welcoming applicants from all sections of the community, in line with our aim to be the top employer for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

You will be required to have an incident management role and make yourself available to respond to incidents, or provide business continuity support during an incident.

This may attract an additional payment and full training and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role.

Please see what permitting is all about in this video link:

The team
The National Permitting Service delivers the Environment Agency's permitting and regulatory responsibilities, enabling businesses to operate whilst protecting and improving the environment.

NPS consists of 600 staff delivering a broad range of permits and licenses. You will be one of multiple supportive Team Leader colleagues working under the same manager. Your team will include at least one senior officer who supports technical development. Teams work flexibly at home or the office and meet up regularly.

Experience/skills required
The ability to direct, motivate and lead a team to deliver results
Well organised with the ability to adapt to changing demands, handling multiple priorities and delivering within tight timescales
Strong customer focus with influencing skills that will ensure good outcomes for the permitting service.
Excellent communication skills
Ability to lead change well within your team
Good judgement, problem solving and decision making skills
A broad knowledge of Environment Agency duties and responsibilities
The ability to work collaboratively with people throughout the organisation
Passionate about the environment
Champion Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (EDI) through your positive and flexible leadership style

Previous experience of leading a team, knowledge of the environmental permitting process and the work of NPS is desirable, but not essential.

You will develop your knowledge and skills as you are inducted to the roles.

Your learning will be done through a mixture of mentoring, attending courses and self-learning.- Contact and additional information-To have a chat about the role, please contact either:We expect to hold interviews via MS Teams starting week commencing 22 May 2023.