31198 - Integrated Environment Planning Team Leader
| Posting date: | 23 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £41,617 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 July 2025 |
| Location: | Darlington |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 5 days per week |
| Company: | Environment Agency |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 31198 |
Summary
Working for a healthy, resilient environment is the defining challenge of our age. To do this we must understand the need and opportunity to improve our environment, plan for the right interventions and secure the required investment. Leading this team will be pivotal in these goals for the North East. Your team will commission the right evidence collection, support investigations into environmental quality failures and use that intelligence to plan for and secure a better environment.
Under your leadership the team will build on a strong track record of delivery. This covers a wide range of environmental responsibilities – Bathing Waters, working towards good ecological status for our rivers, lakes and coasts, planning for key scenarios such as drought, supporting the development and checking implementation of ambitious water company investment in improving our environment.
The Environment Agency are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We don’t just talk about diversity; we seek it, embrace it and live it, for the benefit of our staff, our communities and our environment. Everyone starting in a new role will be welcomed into the team and given all the training and support needed.
Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You will be asked 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 will be available to support you with your incident role.
The team
You will lead a team of passionate and skilled technical advisors and team members. The team is at the heart of how the organisation develops evidence, plans effectively and secures the right investment for the North East. You will be part of a team within the Environment, Planning & Engagement Department, as well as the wider North East Agency and the national organisation. Our culture is respectful, friendly, inclusive and professional.
Experience/skills required
You will have experience of leading people to success, whether as a line manager or as part of a project or programme. You should be comfortable having oversight of technical activities – able to support, challenge and develop your team to deliver great results.
Knowledge and experience of the environment sector will be advantageous, but the successful candidate will be given the technical and managerial support they need to be successful in this exciting role.
Under your leadership the team will build on a strong track record of delivery. This covers a wide range of environmental responsibilities – Bathing Waters, working towards good ecological status for our rivers, lakes and coasts, planning for key scenarios such as drought, supporting the development and checking implementation of ambitious water company investment in improving our environment.
The Environment Agency are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We don’t just talk about diversity; we seek it, embrace it and live it, for the benefit of our staff, our communities and our environment. Everyone starting in a new role will be welcomed into the team and given all the training and support needed.
Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You will be asked 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 will be available to support you with your incident role.
The team
You will lead a team of passionate and skilled technical advisors and team members. The team is at the heart of how the organisation develops evidence, plans effectively and secures the right investment for the North East. You will be part of a team within the Environment, Planning & Engagement Department, as well as the wider North East Agency and the national organisation. Our culture is respectful, friendly, inclusive and professional.
Experience/skills required
You will have experience of leading people to success, whether as a line manager or as part of a project or programme. You should be comfortable having oversight of technical activities – able to support, challenge and develop your team to deliver great results.
Knowledge and experience of the environment sector will be advantageous, but the successful candidate will be given the technical and managerial support they need to be successful in this exciting role.