Job Description
Senior Environmental Specialist for internal environmental consultancy services at Kier, based in Penrith, Cumbria. Required: full driving licence.
Location: Penrith, Cumbria – travel to sites and offices required, remote working available.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, some flexibility.
Salary: £40,000 – £50,000 per year + £5.9k annual car allowance + private healthcare + benefits.
Responsibilities
* Lead and contribute to client, stakeholder, and technical meetings, actively promoting environmental principles, best practice and innovation.
* Support Environmental Leads on major projects – A66 NTP and M6 Lune Gorge – and work with the wider Kier Design environmental team.
* Work with the construction team on site to deliver commitments in the EMP.
* Lead on environmental impact assessments for projects, identify key environmental risks, propose mitigation strategies, and develop management plans.
* Ensure all relevant environmental permits, licences and consents are obtained in a timely manner.
* Work closely with designers to minimise environmental impacts and maximise environmental benefits.
* Promote decarbonisation, climate resilience, nature-based solutions and innovation across the business.
* Author and review technical environmental documents.
* Support and mentor junior team members, represent the team in client, stakeholder, and technical meetings, and continuously improve environmental processes, procedures and related forms.
Qualifications
* A degree in Ecology or equivalent experience.
* Practitioner member of ISEP (or equivalent) and working towards CEnv.
* Robust understanding of UK environmental legislation and policy.
* Demonstrable experience undertaking environmental assessment for infrastructure or building projects.
* A UK protected species licence.
* Strong working knowledge and experience of UK Habitat survey, habitat condition assessments, Defra Biodiversity Metric, and Biodiversity Net Gain plans.
* Working knowledge of major project environmental planning and deliverables (e.g., EMP, MEP).
* Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Benefits
Salary, car allowance, private healthcare and benefits package.
Diversity and inclusion
We are a Disability Confident employer. We actively promote diversity and inclusion. As part of our commitment to equality, we will offer a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria an interview.
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