Structure of the Rivers Agency
Structure of the Rivers Agency
The Agency is headed by a Chief Executive supported by three functional Directors. The Chief Executive has overall responsibility for achieving the aims, objectives and targets set out in the Corporate and Business Plans with each director having ownership and responsibility for achieving targets within their management control. Together they make up the Agency Management Board (AMB).
The Agency employs some 463 staff spanning Industrial, Administration, Lands & Professional and Technical disciplines.
Organisation
The Agency is headed by a Chief Executive supported by three functional Directors. Together they make up the Agency Management Board (AMB). The Agency employs some 463 staff spanning Industrial, Administration, Lands & Professional and Technical disciplines.
Organisational Structure
Chief Executive
Mr J Clarke
Director of Development
The post is vacant at present but the directorate has responsibility for:
- Capital Works Programme
- Construction Procurement
- Hydrometrics
- Asset Management
- Information Technology
- Professional Standards
Director of Operations

Mr P Mehaffey
Responsible for:
- Operational Management
- Design
- Plant Unit
- Health & Safety
- Environment
- Emergency Planning
- Planning Advice
Director of Corporate Services

Mr J Glass
Responsible for:
- Finance
- Human resource management and development
- Corporate policy, planning and correspondence
- Legislation
- Drainage Council Secretariat


