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Newcastle

Tyneside House

Staff Grade 7

Permanent

Full Time

Operational Delivery

£59,682

Do you want to make the world a better place? Are you passionate about protecting the nation against natural threats and hazards?

Working for the Environment Agency in the Northeast will give you an opportunity to make a difference; an excellent rewards package and a commitment that working with us will be life enhancing. We are looking for an enthusiastic, inspirational, and thoughtful person to lead the Environment, Planning and Engagement department
This is an exciting leadership opportunity for someone who wants to join a dynamic team and help make the Northeast even better. We are looking for a highly visible operational leader, able to organise, inspire and motivate people to achieve great outcomes across the Northeast.

As Environment Planning & Engagement Manager you will help ensure that the great work, we are delivering across all our area teams is delivering the most we can for people and for the environment. This will include ensuring we maximise the opportunity to work in partnership with a range of government and external stakeholders. You will naturally establish great relationships and always be looking for innovation and continuous improvement.

As a member of the Area Management Team, you will also lead teams and work with senior partners across the Northeast as part of our incident response capability.

The Area Management Team sets the culture and direction of the Area and leads the delivery of everything we do across the Northeast. You will lead teams covering our planning, engagement, and environment programme delivery.

You will be an engaging leader with the ability to influence and set our direction, always looking ahead for potential opportunities as well as tackling everyday challenges. You will be able to lead by example, inspire others, and build a high performing team around you.

You will be able to build trusting relationships with our partners, within and outside the Environment Agency, that help us deliver more and better outcomes across the Northeast.

The management team is largely based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyneside House. Area wide and national travel will be required. Candidates therefore need to hold a full UK driving licence.

The successful candidate will be expected to maintain an incident management role.

For further details please contact Catherine Saxon Wilkinson, Northeast Area Director by email to [email protected]

You can also download the candidate pack for more information.