Christopher Bailey

• Senior Technical advisor for the project advising the long term strategy for the future of flood risk management in the Fens.
• Currently leading on the Anglian Water Fens Reservoir project, Tail Sluice recovery and Capital investment projects, Great Ouse Tidal river strategy, Cranbrook and Counterdrain Strategy, Block Fen Flood alleviation Strategy and supporting the Great Ouse Capital project development pipeline.
• Prepared proposals outlining requirements, potential solutions and required resources, timelines and costs to achieve objectives.
• Liaison between different functions of the Environment Agency and other RMA's, local authorities and third parties.
• I have been involved in influencing the various groups and collating technical data on the costs involved in operating and maintaining a complex area of FCRM assets with various challenges.
• Responsible for the commercial tender assessment process and also negotiations with the various RMA's to agree apportionment of priority for all FCRM assets and systems within the scoping boundary.
• Defining the scope and nature of the works and leading external consultants to undertake complex modelling, scoping and survey work to deliver the Fens baseline report and identify both funding allocation and look into addressing funding shortfalls under the financial guidance for funding FRCM activities.
• Due to my expert knowledge and within Asset Performance I was chosen to act between Asset Performance and PSO in this unique advisory role. I collated data from a wide range of sources covering all workstreams involved in managing costs for EA assets in the area being studied in order to provide the external consultants with baseline data on costs and technical information for the defences and structures, as well as statutory responsibilities and obligations.
• Also responsible for training and mentoring both T98 asset inspectors and an FCRM enforcement officers.
• Upper tier Flood incident duty officer

• Team Leader for the Ely Asset Performance team and supporting the Area Operations manager in addition to substantive role as Fens Senior Technical advisor. Also supporting the Kings Lynn Asset Performance team during the same period.
• Managing H&S, training, legal compliance, financial responsibilities, and strategic and corporate commitments.
• Identified risks, shortfalls and lapsed mandatory training and resolved legacy issues with the team.
• Developing resilience in Asset Performance, managed KPI's and engagement with colleagues, team leaders and stakeholders.
• Advised strategic projects and workstreams with consultants and other functions and RMA's.
• Allocated workloads and actions in response to a limited team capacity and strategic priorities.
• Influenced internal colleagues and external partners in relation to major strategy and capital projects.
• Responded to queries, complaints, and Area manager correspondence.
• Recruited and mentored the replacement Ely and Kings Lynn Asset Performance Team Leaders.
• Supporting other teams within the area in recruitment processes and a new resource planning post.
• Planned resilience measures for gaps within the team structures. Mentored team members and resolved technical issues and queries.

• Flood and Coastal Risk management Enforcement officer and T98 Asset Inspector in Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire Asset Performance. I was originally employed in this role as an enforcement officer covering all aspects of flood risk and reservoir enforcement activity but subsequently qualified as a T98 Asset inspector and undertook this role alongside my enforcement work.
• Prepared presentations and represented the Environment Agency at high level meetings with partners, the RFCC, landowners and consultants.
• Responsible for routine and incident response asset inspections for flood defences both in the Great Ouse area and nationally during major flooding events. While undertaking mutual aid I worked extensively in Cumbria, Lancashire and Yorkshire during the 2013 and 2015 floods.
• I managed conflicting workloads and dealing with major FCRM enforcement cases and failing assets. My work regularly involved enforcement cases between functions in the Environment Agency, other Risk Management Authorities and joint work with both Cambridgeshire and Norfolk Police, including several prosecutions.
• I also helped the area Fisheries enforcement team with enforcement activity due to my previous role and training.
• I mentored numerous colleagues within both my team as Asset inspectors and several enforcement colleagues from other areas.
• Kept abreast of new law enforcement techniques and methodology, maintaining strong knowledge of emerging industry advancements.
• Diffused potentially volatile situations by employing proven de-escalation and conflict management techniques.
• I am still part of the National FCRM enforcement steering group, have active incident roles both locally and nationally for Operations and AP including FIDO, flood support officer, Asset inspector, Field Ops and tidal events.
• Due to my workloads the team recruited two officers to replace me when I progressed to my new role.
• I was responsible for training both the T98 inspector and Enforcement officer as my successors.

• Senior HIFE fisheries enforcement officer for Thames region.
• Area lead for ILFA non-native species and legislation.
• Area lead for Eel regulations.
• Dealing with High Impact fisheries enforcement such as rod and line offences, illegal fish removal and movements, commercial poaching, and illegal introduction and movement of non native fish species.
• I undertook both routine patrols, boat work, surveillance and joint operations with the police and park rangers.
• I supported colleagues in other parts of Thames region with similar work and was involved in numerous successful prosecutions for a variety of offences under the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries act including preparing and prosecuting cases that national fisheries enforcement at Warrington were unable to progress and gaining successful convictions.
• Advised a wide variety of audiences including fishery and landowners on compliance issues with legislation.

Secondment to a national permitting team.

I was responsible for writing and issuing legal permits to major agricultural producers of pig and poultry.

• Maintained strict confidentiality through careful and correct storage of case documents, in line with internal policies.
• Attended public speaking events to deliver presentations.
• Represented organisation at official occasions and board meetings.
• Managed public relations duties to provide positive and accurate narratives.
• Directed programme implementation and monitored performance to inform improvement strategies.
• Consulted with external agencies on potential risks, measures and safety procedures.

Area lead for non compliant End of life vehicle recyclers in Thames region, covering over 360 illegal scrap yards across London and the surrounding area. I was part of the modernisation of the regulations within this industry, advising National on the creating and technical detail for the End of life vehicle regulations.

• Attended court hearings to provide evidence on environmental regulation breaches and offences.
• Regulated activities to minimise pollution harm and maintain public and environmental safety.
• Supported waste management sites in implementing and complying with updated environmental regulations.
• Investigated regulation breaches and recommended corrective action to prevent further environmental damage.
• Engaged local communities with environmental campaigns to increase issue awareness.
• Advised businesses on environmental issue prevention to reduce corrective action requirements.
• Built constructive relationships with customers, staff and stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes.

Additionally I was involved in routing inspection and regulation of all types of licenced waste sites and investigation and prosecutions for pollution incidents.