Deputy Director Environment & Business – 7 Roles

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 from the Civil Service will lose their CS terms and benefits starting new employment with the EA.

We have 7 exciting opportunities for talented, influential and politically aware leaders to join us in a senior position within the Environment Agency, the largest executive non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra). Covering a wide remit, including a diverse set of regulatory powers means this is a great place to work if you want to make a real difference to the climate crisis and build a more sustainable future.

This is a fantastic career opportunity from which the right person could advance to anywhere across the Environment Agency and beyond.

These 7 Deputy Director roles are stretching and highly rewarding roles that sit within the Environment Agency’s Environment and Business Directorate.

We are looking for leaders who can design and ensure delivery of core functions and services to the directorate and across the Environment Agency by working flexibly to deliver cross cutting priorities. As part of new leadership teams, you will be a key contributor to our thinking about our role.

The Environment Agency is driving towards a more agile workforce. We are currently recruiting to the following roles, but these will develop and if appropriate, you may be asked to take on different leadership roles in time.

These are permanent roles, but we would also welcome candidates who would consider a 2-year secondment from their current organisation.

Details of each of these 7 roles can be found on our advert.

The roles are:

Deputy Director Strategy & Business Management

Deputy Director Water Quality & Investment

Deputy Director Water Regulation

Deputy Director Operations Catchment Services

Deputy Director Agriculture

Deputy Director Planning & Place

Deputy Director Energy, Radioactive Substances & Process Industry

Responsibilities

• Developing strategies and delivery plans, with the ability to make decisions by assessing a wide range of information and advice.
• Proven ability to translate strategy into action and ensure that vision is grounded in an organisational context.
• Proven experience of working under pressure and at pace, and re-prioritising resources.
• Ability to present strategic positions, guiding our senior leaders and to senior stakeholders in a confident and in an articulate manner.
• Forge and maintain strong relationships with partners, stakeholders and customers to strengthen engagement and build partnerships.
• A visible leader and role model with progressive attitudes and behaviours, resilience, a collaborative “can-do” attitude, and commitment to creating an inclusive culture.  
• Financial and budget management.