Environmental Team Leader

To take day-to-day ownership of the safe, efficient, high-quality and commercially aware operation of the regional team. The postholder will plan and supervise practical environmental works, line-manage and develop staff, coordinate funded and commercial workloads,protect delivery standards, and act as the principal operational contact for routine clients and partners.

The role is both managerial and field-facing. The postholder must be capable of leading from the front on technically demanding sites while building the systems, delegation and team capability needed for a mature regional operation.

The role will work across both arms of the Company delivering works for both Riverlution and River Stewardship Company.

The role will report to the Managing Director, Riverlution.

River Stewardship Company (RSC) is an established social enterprise delivering specialist environmental contracting and waterway management for clients including public bodies, utilities, local authorities, landowners and partner organisations. Its work includes invasive non-native species control, arboriculture and vegetation management, habitat creation and restoration, river maintenance, natural flood management, access improvements, litter and debris removal, and associated specialist works.

Riverlution CIC delivers environmental improvement with community benefit: mobilising business support, volunteers, education, training and employment pathways through its Stewardship Partnerships. The two organisations work together to combine professional contract delivery with measurable environmental and social value.

This role leads a developing Humber-Ouse-Derwent regional delivery unit operating across both organisations' programmes. It offers the scale and operational support of the wider RSC group alongside Riverlution's award-winning partnership and community model.

• Own the rolling regional work programme, weekly deployment plan and day-to-day allocation of people, vehicles, tools, materials and subcontractors across Riverlution-funded and RSC commercial activity.
• Translate contracts, management plans, funder commitments and client instructions into practical work packages, site plans and achievable daily outputs.
• Maintain forward visibility of workload and capacity, identify clashes or gaps early, and escalation decisions that affect programme, cost, quality or contractual compliance.
• Undertake or coordinate site visits, access permissions, permits, utility information, landowner liaison and pre-start arrangements.
• Provide appropriate hands‑on delivery and technical supervision, particularly for complex, higher‑risk or developmental work.

• Provide clear day-to-day leadership and formal line management for the regional team, including objectives, one-to-ones, performance management, attendance, conduct and wellbeing.
• Build an effective deputy structure by delegating site leadership appropriately to senior operatives or assistant team leaders while retaining operational accountability.
• Coach staff, apprentices and trainees; identify skills gaps; support competency assessment, licences, gateway qualifications and progression routes.
• Set and model high standards of professionalism, inclusion, behaviour, uniform, PPE, care of equipment and respect for clients, communities and sites.
• Create a team culture in which risks, mistakes, dissenting views and improvement ideas can be raised early and acted upon.

• Be accountable for safe site delivery within RSC/Riverlution policies, systems and delegated authority, working…