Environment Agency, Director of Operations Growth, Permitting and Monitoring
| Posting date: | 10 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | £98,000 to £132,475 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 March 2025 |
| Location: | National |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 390788/1 |
Summary
This is a vacancy working for the Environment Agency, part of Defra Group. EA are not Civil Servants so terms will reflect that. Anyone moving permanently from the Civil Service will lose their CS terms and benefits starting new employment with the EA. However the EA welcome applications from Civil Servants and Public Servants who would like to be considered on a 2 year secondment.
The Government has set out their plans for a decade of renewal, and made economic growth a core mission. This includes ambitious aims for infrastructure (including net zero), housing, the circular economy and water. Helping the Government sustainably deliver its mission-driven approach to growth is core to the Environment Agency’s purpose.
We are looking for an operational leader to ensure that we play an effective role in delivering that ambition. This new role expands our operational leadership capacity, particularly in terms of planning advice, permitting, major infrastructure Development Consent Orders; and the high-quality environmental evidence needed to drive decision making.
You will be a dynamic and experienced leader, and a member of our senior operations team. You will play a crucial role in leading national services with over 1200 talented and purpose-led staff. You will work with senior leaders across the Environment Agency, other parts of Government and industry and support our local place-based leaders. You will set operational direction, ensure delivery and provide strategic focus, drive performance and assurance. Your efforts will influence sustainable growth, climate change and a better future for everyone in England.
Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You will be required to have an incident 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.
You will report to the Executive Director of Operations, and form part of a confident and purposeful team of senior leaders. You will be a member of our broader Environment Agency community of executive managers, and our national Director’s forum.
Your own team includes 3 Deputy Directors and a small executive office
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