Steve Hodges Email and Phone Number

I work within Herefordshire Council's Economy and Environment Directorate. As the lead officer on flood risk management, I co-ordinate the council’s duties and responsibilities as a Lead Local Flood Authority, as well as help identify and deliver wider flood risk management projects. I am the point of contact for local flood groups and have developed a Community Flood Signage Scheme which allows appropriately trained flood groups/communities to close roads within pre-identified locations when properties are at risk of flooding and/or to help protect motorists. I am currently leading on delivery of the Herefordshire Natural Flood Management (NFM) project and the council's administration of the Defra Property Flood Resilience (PFR) scheme.

I not only helped deliver the council’s statutory function as a Lead Local Flood Authority but I also led on the council’s performance and risk management reporting and the development of the organisation's Corporate Plan.

I managed the designated support staff and systems required to provide support across the directorate. I also had day-to-day responsibility for the directorate’s activities relating to improvements in service delivery, service planning and performance management.

We pride ourselves as being a friendly club that welcomes players of all ages and abilities and are particularly proud of our coaching programme for juniors that has been running since 2012.

I was one of around 1,000 coaches selected to run these courses and received training by none other than Britain’s Davis Cup captain Leon Smith.

I enjoy running Cardio Tennis sessions and have found that they've really helped our club attract more adults into our programme by offering an a fun alternative to the sport.

I am able to coach groups of beginners using different equipment, plan and deliver structured lessons using LTA Level 2 coach resources, give advice on tactical and technical improvement for beginners of Mini Tennis, as well as organise competition for groups of beginners.

I worked for over four years within npower’s Economic Regulation team. My role involved briefing and providing ad-hoc advice to the business on issues regarding compliance. Other principal areas of my work included the provision of advice to the Marketing Communications department, management of the company’s relationship with trading standards departments and the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), as well as regular liaison with energywatch and the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem).

At Ofgem my main role was to provide detailed analysis and policy advice underpinning explorations into the development of competition, market abuses and company behaviour within the context of the wholesale electricity market. I was tasked with managing the team’s analysis and reporting on the wholesale electricity market. This involved providing analytical and policy advice to senior management on key issues affecting the generation industry under the New Electricity Trading Arrangements. I also represented Ofgem in important industry meetings.