Senior Manager – Climate Emergency and Flood Risk Management

Wirral Council is a place where you can genuinely make a difference guided by strong organisational values that shape everything we do. Our valuesambitious professional residentfocused and accountableact as our organisational DNA influencing how we work lead and support one another every day. We take pride in delivering great services acting with integrity building positive relationships and always putting residents first creating a supportive and inclusive culture where everyone can be the best we can be. With our beautiful surroundings ambitious future plans and a commitment to empowering staff to #BeTheDifference Wirral Council offers an inspiring environment to grow your career and make a lasting impact.

Senior Manager Climate Emergency and Flood Risk Management

Join us in leading Wirrals response to the declared environment and climate emergency and flood risk management.

Wirral Council has declared an environment and climate emergency and is committed to becoming net carbon neutral by 2030. We are looking for a passionate forwardthinking professional to coordinate and drive this vital agendaboth within the Council and across the borough through our work with the Cool Wirral climate action partnership.

In this pivotal role you will:

• Lead the Councils climate emergency response championing delivery of the Environment & Climate Emergency Policy and driving the strategies and action plans that will help us achieve carbon neutrality by 2030.
• Coordinate the Cool Wirral partnership supporting collaborative action and helping deliver the Cool Wirral Strategy (Cool2) and the wider vision for Wirral to be net carbon neutral by 2041.
• Lead the Flood and Coastal Risk Management function including the inspection maintenance and strategic management of key flood and coastal defence assets.
• Provide strategic oversight for all coastal zone activities ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and regulation.
• Ensure all statutory duties relating to current and future Flood and Coastal Risk Services are fully met.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impacthelping protect our communities shaping Wirrals sustainable future and driving climate resilience across the borough.

If you would like to have an informal discussion regarding the role please contact Mike Cockburn Climate Emergency & Environment Assistant Director on:

We believe in giving you the flexibility to work where youre most productive. This role offers a hybrid working arrangement combining the benefits of remote work with the collaboration and connection of in-office days twice a week.

Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final stages of the selection candidates must either already have a right to work in the UK before commencing employment or meet the Home Office criteria for Visa who require sponsorship should evaluate the Home Office eligibilitycriteriafor a Skilled Worker visa before applying.

Please be advised it is our understanding that this role does not meet the requirements of a skilled worker visa as set out by UK Visa and Immigration For details regarding the salary of a skilled worker visa please visit Home Office: is not legal advice and we advise you to seek your own independent legal advice tailored to your own personal circumstances

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Working at Wirral

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Our values are more than just pieces of paper on our walls! Weve all played a role in developing these so they reflect the immense pride we have in what we do what matters to us what inspires us and inform how we think approach things and behave.

We believe in ensuring staff are well looked after staff wellbeing is a priority for us. Were serious about recognising and rewarding people for the great things they do. Youll benefit from our track record of developing growing and investing in our people.

We have a range of staff benefits including staff discounts an excellent pension scheme which includes a generous employer contribution rate immediate life cover and ill-health protection. We have a strong flexible working approach hybrid working family-friendly employment initiatives and an annual leave package starting with 28 days leave plus public holidays.

We have an inclusive engaged culture everyone has a voice everyone is valued for their contribution and understands the role they play in delivering our strategic priorities.

Each voice is heard each contribution valued. We embrace diversity in our workforce and recognise it is critical to our success. We support an inclusive culture that champions differences and nurtures a sense of belonging. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds who share our values and our commitment to inclusion to apply for roles with us.

We want you to be your best at work we create the conditions to help you thrive and we mirror this in our recruitment process. If youd like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process to make it barrier-free and as accessible as possible please contact

Please note that in accordance with the Councils policy employees who are in a formal redeployment situation will be considered in the first instance for all vacancies.

It is Council policy not to re-appoint any employee who has left under the terms of the Councils Early Voluntary Retirement (EVR) scheme or who have left with a voluntary severance (VS) package unless in exceptional circumstances.

Applications will be accepted until midnight on the closing date.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications.

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We do not accept applications or CVs from recruitment agencies unless otherwise stated. Therefore any candidates submitted via a recruitment agency will not be considered for this role.