Overview
Senior Advisor Contaminated Land and Minewaters – 31670
Are you a strategic thinker with a proven track record of delivery and experience in land contamination and/or abandoned mines? We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join the national Land & Contamination Management team as a Senior Advisor to lead our project work to tackle the historic legacy of land contamination and water pollution from abandoned mines.
Responsibilities
* Be the Environment Agency’s Programme Executive for both the Contaminated Land and Water and Abandoned Metal Mines Programmes.
* Support and deliver on contentious issues arising from legacy contamination, helping to support Government growth ambitions and our commitments under the Environmental Improvement Plan.
* Build positive relationships with Defra and other government departments, stakeholders and partners, including leading our national engagement with the Mining Remediation Authority on dealing with water pollution caused by historical coal mining and recovering heat from underground coal mines.
* Share your technical expertise across the broad spectrum of our land contamination portfolio, including work to; support remediation of land affected by contamination via voluntary remediation or spatial planning, review and update of environmental permits for treatment of contaminated soils and groundwater, regulation of Part 2A Special Sites and preparation and publication of State of Contaminated Land Reports.
* Lead and manage a small number of direct reports working in this technical field.
Team and culture
The Land & Contamination Management Team is part of the Environment & Business (E&B) Directorate. We’re a dispersed team and work with a wide range of technical and project teams across the country. We promote a positive, inclusive culture and use evidence, expertise, engagement, and innovation to enhance delivery, influence policy, legislation, and secure resources.
Experience and skills
* Technical expertise in tackling legacy contamination from land contamination and/or pollution from abandoned mines, and how you manage risks and challenges.
* Operational knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance; a thorough understanding of the Contaminated Land Regime under Part 2A EPA 1990 is desirable.
* Project and programme management experience including investigation/remediation of land affected by contamination or water polluted by abandoned mines, delivering results to time, cost and quality.
* Experience leading and managing high-performing teams.
* Experience informing and influencing government departments or stakeholders on contentious or complex topics.
* Technical requirements: Degree in a relevant discipline (Essential); Chartered or working towards chartership (Desirable).
Working arrangements
EA office base location; national role with flexible/hybrid working. Some travel and overnights may be required. Applications are blind assessed; interviews via MS Teams within two weeks of closing date. The Environment Agency is a non-departmental public body.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We are committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application. We guarantee an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria. For more information see the candidate pack.
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