About You
Join Us and Make a Real Impact in Environmental Protection and Enhancement!
Do you dream of being the go-to expert for providing advice and support on environmental protection and enhancement?
Are you ready to collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver transformative projects?
Can you create clear, effective scopes of work for environmental surveys and impact assessment?
Can you assess plans and procedures for major pollution prevention and mine remediation initiatives from an environmental regulation perspective?
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 England's former metal mining provinces.
What You’ll Need to Succeed
* Expertise in Environmental Legislation: A deep understanding of environmental protection laws, sustainability goals, and nature recovery objectives across the three nations we serve.
* Proven Technical Experience: A strong track record of providing valuable technical support and advice to diverse project stakeholders.
In this role you'll be
A key player in a technical advisory team, providing environmental protection and sustainability advice and support to our Water and Abandoned Metal Mine (WAMM) Programme projects. Contributing to pollution prevention while protecting and enhancing precious ecosystems and designated landscapes.
You Will
* Provide Expert Advice: Offer specialist environmental assessment and management guidance to individual project delivery teams, with a focus on the WAMM Programme.
* Lead Environmental Surveys and Assessments: Oversee the collection and application of ecological and other environmental data throughout all stages of project development and delivery.
* Support Project Managers: Act as the go-to expert for WAMM Project Managers, advising on ecological and environmental management, protection and improvement. Guide the scoping and interpretation of external consultants’ surveys and reports.
* Implement 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 providing specialist environmental assessment and environmental management related technical advice and support to a variety of Mining Remediation Authority project delivery teams, with particular focus on the Water and Abandoned Metal Mine (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 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.
Role location
Hybrid working (on average 2 days working out of our Mansfield office)
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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