Environmental Specialist

Here at National Highways, we currently have an opportunity for an Environmental Specialist to join our team in Nottingham. As a Specialist, you will be involved in the development of schemes at all stages of delivery; feasibility, design and construction. You will also be carrying out environmental inspections relating to environmental topics and liaising with other parts of the business, local authorities, statutory bodies and customers. The work will involve maintaining inspection records and ensuring regional assets are correctly installed and maintained.

You will be required to drive as part of your role and you will need to have a full clean driving license to be considered for this position

What you’ll be leading on

• Providing technical capability within the discipline
• Awareness of UK legislation and guidance on environmental topics – noise, air, waste
• Develop and implement processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery, and the quality, of output within the discipline and on individual projects
• Monitoring the condition of environmental assets and use of monitoring equipment
• Production of business cases where significant investment is required i.e. designated funding projects
• Evaluating environmental data to develop future renewal and improvement projects, including the compilation of relevant documents, evidence and options for value management.
• Identify and grow environmental improvement opportunities for our customers
• Environmental inspection and audit of civil engineering projects
• Provide representation for National Highways at local authority working groups and internal meetings
• Involvement in delivery of environmental key performance indicators

To be successful

• Applicants are likely to have a BSc/MSc in a relevant environmental discipline and membership to an appropriate professional body.
• Experience of working in teams including designers, developers and regulators including liaison and consultation.
• Strong understanding of relevant environmental asset policies and strategies
• Experience of environmental management systems
• Knowledge of Design Manual for roads and bridges (DMRB) standards and their application on the highways network.

A bit about us

Making sure our customers have safe and reliable journeys is at the heart of everything we do in Operations. We keep the roads open for business and play a key role in making sure the network we manage is fit for purpose today and for the future.

At National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this.  We’re proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers. 

Our benefits package

Our total reward package includes basic salary, the potential for a performance related bonus, and employer pension contributions of up to 10%.

We also offer:

• Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays)
• Flexible hours and blended working between base location/home
• Life assurance of 4 times annual salary
• Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders. Plus access to a wellbeing app to enhance your self-care 24/7, Occupational health service and flu vaccines
• A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel
• Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience

And we are:

• Family friendly with enhanced maternity leave and pay, paternity leave (15 days), shared parental leave, adoption leave. Plus access to financial support for holiday play schemes and paid special leave (up to 5 days pa), eg for caring responsibilities
• Money friendly with access to a discounts platform including over 3000 discounts for supermarkets, eating out, leisure, holidays. Alongside a financial wellbeing programme

Community friendly – offering paid leave to volunteer, 3 days basic/year plus an extra 3 days to support the national Covid effort

So if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it – then you’ll be a great fit for our organisation

And finally we reserve the right to close before the advertisement expires

APPLY HERE.