Senior Environment Specialist

At National Highways, we’re looking for an Senior Environment Specialist to join our team based in the West Midlands. As part of this role you’ll contribute to the development and delivery of projects within the Midlands region, provide technical expertise on relevant environmental topics and coordinate the activities and resources involved in the identification and evaluation of environmental needs. You will develop these needs into environmental schemes.

You will be required to drive as part of your role and will need to have a full clean driving license to be considered for this position.

What you’ll be leading on

• Ensure environmental compliance in accordance with industry best practise, legislation, regulations and standards such as DMRB
• Undertake environmental assessment of proposed projects at initial design stage and support the project as it moves through 3D design process
• Advice and input into the development of early solutions for proposed projects considering new techniques, materials, feasibility, and costs
• Identify and commission environmental studies and survey works
• Collaborate with engineering colleagues to ensure forward programme plans reflect asset needs and priorities, environmental legislation, business priorities and strategies
• Undertake the identification and evaluation of environmental data and needs to develop future projects, including the compiling of relevant documents, evidence, and options for value management.
• Undertake inspections / audits of the environment assets in scope, in line with the defined inspections regime and statutory requirements
• Ensure that environmental inventory and condition information is captured and maintained in the relevant database(s), in line with agreed standards and timescales
• Provide information relating to programme and budget impacts
• Recommends improvements in the development of environment management processes and approaches

To be Successful

• Degree or equivalent qualification in relevant discipline or equivalent experience
• Membership of professional body (IEMA or similar)
• Experience in working within budgets including the creation of a budget for scheme development
• Knowledge of DMRB standards and their application on the highways network
• Experience in highway construction and delivery methods
• Experience of undertaking environmental impact assessments
• Awareness of legislation and guidance on environmental topics – noise, air, waste and permitting
• Familiarity with GIS packages
• Practical approach to the application of established methodologies
• Evidence of excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Why you should join us

At National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this.  We’re proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers. 

So, if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it – then you’ll be a great fit for our organisation.

Our benefits package

• Our total reward package includes basic salary, the potential for a performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays)
• Flexible hours and blended working between base location/home
• Life assurance of 4 times annual salary
• Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders. Plus access to a wellbeing app to enhance your self-care 24/7, Occupational health service and flu vaccines
• A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel
• Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience

And we are

• Family friendly with enhanced maternity leave and pay, paternity leave (15 days), shared parental leave, adoption leave. Plus access to financial support for holiday play schemes and paid special leave (up to 5 days pa), eg for caring responsibilities
• Money friendly with access to a discounts platform including over 3000 discounts for supermarkets, eating out, leisure, holidays. Alongside a financial wellbeing programme
• Community friendly – offering paid leave to volunteer, 3 days basic/year plus an extra 3 days to support the national Covid effort

If you are successful, it is key to know all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory completion of our pre-employment checks which include: 

• Right to work check
• 3 year employment history references
• DBS criminal record check
• Social media and adverse journalism check
• Driving licence check (if applicable)
• Fit to work questionnaire (for all), followed by a medical check (if applicable)

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