What you’ll be doing
as a Senior Environmental Assurance Specialist
1. Support the Principal Environmental Assurance Engineer in delivering assurance.
2. Effectively communicate the requirements of current applicable environmental legislation and best practices.
3. Collaborate with the environment team and work innovatively to identify areas where processes can be improved.
4. Support and assist all project personnel to enable them to manage their environmental duties and responsibilities.
5. Promote continuous improvement of project's environmental/sustainability performance.
6. Coordinate activities of multiple disciplines following project delivery procedures.
7. Check, review and sign off on environmental deliverables produced by consultants and contractors.
8. Represent and promote the Environment department in meetings, workshops, and reviews.
9. Raise environmental/ sustainability awareness throughout Major Projects and Programmes.
10. Conduct site inspections and audits and maintain legal compliance with applicable environmental legislation.
11. Support external liaisons with regulators such as the Environment Agency, local authorities, etc.
Location: Hybrid working with the base Location of Clearwater Court, Reading. You will be expected to attend the office at least 1 day a week as well as site visits.
To thrive in this role, the essential criteria is:
12. Passion for protecting and enhancing the environment.
13. Be educated to degree level (or equivalent) in an appropriate environmental/ecological or sustainability discipline or possess equivalent role-specific experience.
14. Understand the regulatory environment we work in to achieve compliance with our environmental regulatory requirements
15. Excellent communication and collaboration skills to interact with colleagues and stakeholders
Extra qualities that would be a great fit for our team
16. Membership of a relevant professional body or demonstrable relevant experience in the environment and sustainability field is desirable
17. Previous work experience in the Utility industry is desirable but not essential.
18. A driving license is desirable but not essential
What’s in it for you?
19. Competitive salary of between £53,000 and £63,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience.
20. Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays)
21. Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets
22. Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
23. Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.