Hub Team Leader

at  Environment Agency

Region
East Midlands, East of England, London
City/Town
Norwich , Peterborough , Welwyn Garden City
Building/Site

DEFRA GRP DRAGONFLY HOUSE, NR3 1UB, DEFRA GRP EA ALCHEMY, AL7 1HE, DEFRA GRP QUAY HOUSE, PE2 8YY

Grade
Staff Grade 5
Post Type
Fixed Term
Role Type
Project Delivery
Working Pattern
Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share
Salary Minimum
£41,617 Pro-rata
Closing Date:
09/02/2025, 23:55 hours
Security checks level
Basic Check
Job description
The Environment Agency are fully committed to inclusivity and equal opportunities, offering flexible work arrangements for all our vacancies. Join us in a diverse environment where every voice is heard and valued.
We are looking for a people leader to support a multi-disciplinary team of environmental professionals through adaptable leadership and effective management of resources.
The National Environmental Assessment and Sustainability (NEAS) department oversees the effective management of environmental risk on our Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) projects and help identify and deliver environmental enhancements that leave a better place. Our NEAS Hub Teams are responsible for the input of high quality environmental and sustainability advice to the Integrated Delivery Teams for each Delivery Hub. Our input is principally at the project development stages where we ensure that the need for environmental consents and approvals is identified.
You’ll be leading an established team that’s involved in ground-breaking and award-winning work through effective collaboration across internal departments, the wider Defra group, Statutory bodies, our framework delivery partners, businesses and communities.
NEAS have various Hub Teams based across England, this vacancy is to provide assignment cover for the Team Leader role managing the East North Hub.
The team
The team collaborates with internal and external partners to deliver sustainable projects throughout their lifecycle; reducing flood risk, championing environmental improvements, resulting in added value and a greater sense of shared ownership with local communities across East Anglia and North London and Hertfordshire.
The dispersed team is comprised of Environmental Project Managers, Landscape Architects and Archaeologists focussed on mitigating environmental risk and advocating environmental benefits to deliver flood schemes that protect people and enhance wildlife.
Experience/skills required
This is a wonderful opportunity for newly trained and experienced leaders alike in supporting a dispersed team with embedded collaboration and positive team spirit.
You will have successfully led people through change as they continued to deliver complex programmes of work in collaboration with others; through harnessing their skills, nurturing a supportive culture and driving improved performance.
Essential:
Educated to degree level or equivalent, preferably in environmental science or a related subject
Effective communication skills in a hybrid working setting
Have experience of influencing others to achieve outcomes
An understanding of the environment and sustainability sector
Have the ability to lead, motivate, support and develop a team of skilled practitioners
Be able to demonstrate leadership to deliver outcomes through others
Desirable:
An understanding of project and programme management
Experience of project team management in Flood & Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) activities
Awareness of project governance
Contact and additional information
Benefits include generous pension provision and leave entitlement. Our flexible working practices support a healthy work/life balance and offer numerous choices to help accommodate the demands that various personal commitments may present. Excellent training and learning opportunities are available for those wanting to progress their career, including personal and professional development. Please see the for more information around benefits offered.
When providing evidence for competencies within your application, please give examples of how you clearly demonstrate these either within the context of this role or as transferable skills.
Salary £41, 617
For further information please contact: lindaj.philpott@environment-agency.gov.uk
You’ll have an EA Office base location, the working location is flexible / hybrid.
Interviews are anticipated to take place from 10th February 2025
Length of contract
Up to 15/10/2025
Competence 1
Leads People
Description
Please describe a time when your leadership skills directly contributed to the high performance of a dispersed team

Indicators of this competency include:

• Inspires the team through personal commitment, enthusiasm and by demonstrating personal accountability for their performance
• Builds a positive team spirit and identity by creating a shared vision, challenging negative attitudes, promoting co-operation and mutual support, encouraging excellence, celebrating success, and defending actions
• Acts as a role model for the conduct and actions expected of the team and an advocate for the environment agency’s vision, values, culture and policies
• Finds out what motivates people to enable them to perform at their best
• Engages and inspires the team with a meaningful translation of how their role enables the environment agency to achieve the local contribution, the corporate strategy and making it happen
• Encourages the team to identify measures that will improve performance and encourages a continuous improvement mind-set
• Motivates and enthuses a diverse range of people by adopting a flexible leadership style, adopting the most appropriate style for the situation and the people involved.

Competence 2
Builds and Sustains Relationships
Description
Please give an example of when you built positive working relationships with multiple stakeholders

Indicators of this competency include:

• Respects different views, cultures, values, opinions and the contributions that all colleagues make
• Makes an active effort to fit in and respect company norms (the “way we do things” in the agency)
• Balances team and personal interests for a win-win outcome
• Displays tact and diplomacy and builds rapport quickly, establishing needs and adapting own approach.
• Communicates honestly, openly and effectively with colleagues and external partners alike
• Openly identifies and challenges inappropriate behaviour or performance constructively and speaks out even when the message is unpopular.
• Handles people situations effectively; defuses anger, tension, focuses on issues and successfully addresses problems.

Competence 3
Delivers Results Through Others
Description
please describe a time when you led your team to deliver an outcome in a pressured work environment

Indicators of this competency include:

• Translates key performance indicators and the local contribution into a team work plan and individual objectives. Communicates this effectively to team and colleagues
• Assigns workload and resources to achieve plans in line with both business priorities and an accurate profile of the team’s capabilities
• Secures resources and orchestrates the activities of others to delivers results
• Successfully obtains others’ commitment to undertake work by gaining their acceptance and involvement
• Monitors progress against key performance indicators, providing timely support to address shortfalls
• Ensures the team gets the required data right first time, identifying causes of poor data and fixing or escalated appropriately
• Improves what is delivered by welcoming challenge and through constant process improvement
• Is flexible and manages conflicting demands in light of changing circumstances
• Achieves tangible results by delegating (with support) suitable responsibilities and by encouraging the team to take personal responsibility for their actions
• Uses a risk-based approach when prioritising activities and allocating resources