About You
Join Us and Make a Real Impact in Ecological Protection and Enhancement!
Do you dream of working day to day as an advocate for the ecological protection and enhancement of unique habitats associated with abandoned metal mines in Wales?
Are you looking to develop specialist surveying and ecological management skills, while also supporting a multidisciplinary team delivering transformative projects?
Can you assimilate complex and varied data and reporting and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical project and programme stakeholders?
Do you enjoy gathering primary data and interpreting technical reports to build a coherent site model which can be used to plan remediation and pollution prevention works and future site management and enhancement?
If your answer is yes, keep reading!
We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our dynamic team, committed to tackling river pollution and delivering metal mine remediation projects in the stunning and protected landscapes of Wales\'s former metal mining provinces.
Your Role
An active project focused team member and developing technical specialist in a dedicated support and advice team providing ecological and biodiversity protection and enhancement advice and support to our Wales Metal Mines Programme (WMMP) projects. Contributing to pollution prevention while protecting and enhancing precious ecosystems and designated landscapes.
You will:
* Provide Expert Advice: Offer specialist ecological assessment and management guidance to individual project delivery teams, with a focus on the WMMP.
* Undertake / Supervise Ecological Surveys and Assessments: Oversee the collection and application of core ecological data throughout all stages of project development and delivery.
* Support Project Managers: Act as an ecological specialist supporting WMMP Project Managers, advising on ecological and environmental management, protection, and improvement. Guide the scoping and interpretation of external consultants’ surveys and reports.
* Assist with the Implementation of Key Measures: Help integrate the Mining Remediation Authority Sustainability and Nature Recovery Plans into pollution prevention schemes, collaborating closely with sustainability and environmental management leaders.
About The Role
You will be an integral part of the Environmental Advisory Services Team within the Sustainability Department at the Mining Remediation Authority. The team provides specialist environmental assessment and management related technical advice to project delivery and operations teams across the Mining Remediation Authority, with ring fenced resources to support the Wales Metal Mines Programme.
Undertaking baseline and targeted ecological surveys, including working with established external experts to provide comprehensive data that will be used for the ecological impact assessment of projects, consultation with regulators and other stakeholders and the design of enhancement and future management measures for abandoned metal mine sites in Wales.
Acting as Ecological Clerk of Works / site supervisor and liaising between site contractors and the client Project Manager and other stakeholders during ground investigation, operational maintenance and full scale construction works.
Contributing to the collection and interpretation of appropriate ecological and other environmental data that is required throughout all stages of project development and delivery. Leading on matters relating to non-vascular plants and lichens and associated habitat protection and enhancement where possible.
Developing the Project Ecologist role, building on the knowledge imparted by recognised external specialists who have worked on WMMP projects previously and collaborating directly with those that continue to do so. Acting as a first point of contact for WMMP Project Managers on matters relating to ecological management, protection and improvement, including advising on the scope and implications of external environmental consultants surveying and reporting.
Assisting with wider implementation of measures from the Mining Remediation 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!
To find out more about the role, take a look at the job description.
Role location: Home Working (Wales)
Schedule:
Application closing date: 29/03/2026
Sifting date: week commencing 30/03/2026
Interviews: week commencing 13/04/2026
(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 Mining Remediation Authority
Our benefits:
* A cutting-edge pension scheme with an impressive employer contribution rate of approximately 28.97%.
* Experience our values-based recognition scheme that celebrates your contributions.
* Flexibility in working patterns, whether it\'s full-time, part-time, or compressed hours.
* Embrace flexible working arrangements tailored to your needs.
* Enjoy a generous holiday allowance of 27.5 days annually, plus the flexibility to add 6 extra days to that, alongside 8 public holidays.
* Benefit from a comprehensive parental leave policy with 26 weeks of full pay (subject to eligibility).
* Get support to further your professional qualifications and payment for one annual professional subscription.
* Access a free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme to support your well-being.
* Unlock exclusive employee discounts
* Ensure your well-being with an annual health check and receive £15 monthly towards well-being activities.
* 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 Mining Remediation 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
We’re proud to be an inclusive employer and are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities, and we actively promote equality of opportunity throughout our recruitment process.
As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the minimum selection criteria and identify as disabled or from a minority ethnic background, this aligns with our values.
We recruit based on your skills, experience and potential not your ethnicity, background, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. To help ensure fairness, we anonymise applications by asking you to remove personally identifiable information before they are reviewed by hiring managers. This helps us reduce unconscious bias and focus solely on what matters, your ability to succeed in the role.
If you’re successful in joining us, it’s because we believe in your ability to make a meaningful contribution. By continuing to improve the diversity of our organisation, we strengthen our collective knowledge, creativity, innovation and living our values of being trusted, inclusive, and progressive every day.
If you require reasonable adjustments or an alternative format to apply, please contact us at Recruitment@MiningRemediation.gov.uk or call us on 01623 637000. We are happy to support you through the process.
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