Flood Resilience Team Leader

If you’re part of the EA, you’re part of the solution. Working with us means protecting and improving the environment for generations to come, tackling issues of national importance across a huge variety of disciplines. We’re based in over 14 areas across England, and our responsibilities span major industry regulation, flood defences, land contamination, water quality, fisheries and conservation.Such a broad scope of work calls for diverse, multi-skilled teams and exceptional leadership: together, we’ll promote sustainable growth, tackle climate change and secure a better future for everyone.We’re looking for a flexible, motivated and enthusiastic individual to work alongside the current Team Leader in a job-share role and lead the West Midlands Flood Resilience Team (FRT). The role is for 0.6FTE, with the working days being Wednesday to Friday. Our communities are at the heart of our FRT’s work. The team are the home of our flood warning and informing service, including our area commitment to the Flood Warning Expansion Programme (FWEP). The Environment Agency is a Category 1 incident responder and, as a key leader, you would also be expected to undertake an incident role and to contribute to our incident response in the Midlands. This is a leadership role and you will ideally have experience in leading people, delivering to targets and supporting individuals to grow, develop and be safe.Effective relationships, across your peers and beyond, are key to delivery, especially given the job-share nature of this role. You will be experienced in working across organisations. You will be a confident and successful communicator, able to influence and support others, inside and outside of your organisation. Familiarity with the Environment Agency would be advantageous but not essential, full training is provided