Team Leader - Hazardous Waste & Carriers, Brokers & Dealers

Job Description

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join the Waste, Resources & Movement Team and lead a team that is driving work in Hazardous Waste and Carriers, Brokers & Dealers for the Environment Agency.

As a leader you will be enthusiastic, well‑organised and able to inspire and develop others. You will require excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to build relationships with dispersed networks.

In addition to leading your own team you will support cross‑cutting work and set the standards for leadership across the department in areas such as health, safety, wellbeing, performance management, and workforce planning.

• Lead a team focused on shaping waste legislation; ensure legislation is fit for purpose for regulators, operators and all regulated parties.

• Write guidance and operational instructions.

• Deliver timely results through others and demonstrate strong project management capabilities.

• Set and maintain standards for leadership across the department.

• Enthusiastic – able to build positive team spirit and inspire others.
• Ability to build trusting and respectful working relationships.
• Deliver timely results through others.
• Able to work flexibly and independently, owning your role and initiating tasks.
• Effective communication – written and verbal.
• Use innovative ways of working.
• Work on own initiative as part of a dispersed team.
• Make the best use of available resources to deliver outcomes.
• Anticipate and manage risk.
• Experience of working within regulation, ideally waste regulation or another area of environmental legislation (desirable but not essential).

• Leads People
  :
  Describe a time when you inspired and led a team to improve performance or deliver a difficult outcome.
• Delivers Results Through Others
  :
  Describe how you have led and delivered a piece of work that relied on input from others outside your team, in the face of obstacles and challenges.
• Develops People
  :
  Describe a time when you identified a development need within a team and took deliberate action to grow someone’s capability or confidence.
• Manages Self
  :
  Describe a time when you were under sustained pressure or facing competing priorities as a leader, and how you managed your wellbeing, time, and emotions to remain effective.

We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share.