Environmental Advisor

About You

Do you want to be the go-to expert for environmental protection advice and support?

Can you collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver impactful projects?

Can you develop clear and effective scopes of work for major pollution prevention and mine remediation projects?

If so, read on...

Join our dynamic team dedicated to river pollution prevention and metal mine remediation in some of the UK's most beautiful and protected landscapes.

To be successful you will need:

1. In-depth knowledge of UK environmental protection legislation and policy, including sustainability and nature recovery objectives.
2. Proven experience in providing technical support and advice to project stakeholders.

If you're ready to make a difference and work in a role that combines technical expertise with a passion for environmental protection, we want to hear from you!

About The Role

You will be providing specialist environmental assessment and environmental management related technical advice and support to project delivery teams, with particular focus on the Water and Abandoned Metal Mines (WAMM) Programme.

Leading on the environmental assessment of projects, ensuring appropriate ecological and other environmental data is collected and utilised during all stages of project development and delivery.

Acting as a first point of contact for WAMM Project Managers on matters relating to ecological and other environmental management, protection and improvement. You would be advising on the scope and implications of external environmental consultants surveying and reporting.

Assisting with implementation of measures from the Coal Authority Sustainability and Nature Recovery Plans into the operation and maintenance of pollution prevention schemes, working closely with the Sustainability, Nature Recovery and Environmental Management System managers.

We don't expect candidates to meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!

Role location:

Hybrid working (on average 2 days working out of our Mansfield office)

Schedule:

Application closing date: 7th November 2024
Sifting date: 8th November 2024
Interviews: w/c 18th November 2024
(If you are unavailable on these interview dates, please make us aware and we will look at alternative dates)

Security:

Successful candidates must pass basic security checks and will be subject to UK Immigration requirements.

About The Coal Authority

Our benefits:

1. A cutting-edge pension scheme with an impressive employer contribution rate of approximately 28.97%.
2. Experience our values-based recognition scheme that celebrates your contributions.
3. Flexibility in working patterns, whether it's full-time, part-time, or compressed hours.
4. Embrace flexible working arrangements tailored to your needs.
5. Enjoy a generous holiday allowance of 27.5 days annually, plus the flexibility to add 6 extra days to that, alongside 8 public holidays.
6. Benefit from a comprehensive parental leave policy with 26 weeks of full pay (subject to eligibility).
7. Get support to further your professional qualifications and payment for one annual professional subscription.
8. Access a free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme to support your well-being.
9. Unlock exclusive employee discounts
10. Ensure your well-being with an annual health check and receive £15 monthly towards well-being activities.
11. Enjoy the convenience of on-site free parking, along with complimentary tea, coffee, and soft drinks at our Mansfield office.

Working with us:

We offer different ways to work flexibly, and the following types of flexibility are usually possible: job share, flexible hours, working from home for part of the week and compressed hours. Please feel free to talk about what flexibility means to you at your interview.

With a genuine commitment to flexible working, we believe that work life balance is incredibly important.

Who we are:

Here at the Coal Authority, we really are a great team to work with. We're united in our passion and commitment to make a better future for people and the environment in mining areas.

We carry out a wide variety of essential services from responding to coal mining hazards, to keeping everyone and everything safe from mine water pollution.

We are excited about what our future holds. Our work is helping to develop a new sustainable source of renewable energy for the UK. By harnessing the energy from mine water heat, we hope to play a key role towards helping the UK to meet net-zero emissions by 2050.

We truly are a supportive organisation where we all live and breathe our values. We are inclusive, trusted and progressive in everything that we do.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:

Here at TCA we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, support it, and thrive on it for the benefit of our colleagues, our customers and our communities. We are proud to be an inclusive employer. We are committed to developing a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We encourage applications from people from different backgrounds, identities, cultures and beliefs. Diversity is vital to our success and innovation and is fundamental to our values of being trusted, inclusive and progressive.

As part of our commitment to increasing the diversity of our workforce, we provide a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the minimum selection criteria who are disabled or from a minority ethnic community.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or alternative format application forms you can get in touch with us by contacting the team by email at [email protected] or by phone on 01623 637000.