Environment Advisor

Project - HS2

Salary - £42,000 per annum on a 12 month rolling contract

Contract Length - 12 months plus

An exciting position has risen for an Environment Advisor for a major infrastructure project in Birmingham. The primary aim of this exciting opportunity will be to support the area environmental assessment work (including associated assessments) developed for the project in accordance with organisational, sponsor and parliamentary requirements..

JOB PURPOSE

• Support the area environmental assessment work (including associated assessments) developed for the hybrid Bill for Phase Two in accordance with organisational, sponsor and parliamentary requirements.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Support the Area Team's environmental assessment requirements and deliverables, working in close association with the rest of the Area Team, the other Phase Two Area Teams (particularly adjacent areas), HS2 Ltd's Technical Directorate and the Phase Two Central Environment Team. Ensure all client requirements aremet for the hybrid Bill (and in particular the Area Environmental Report).
• As part of the Area Team, provide advice to support the development of environmental design solutions and ensure that environmental sustainability issues continue to be embedded as an integral part of the project design in accordance with the HS2 Sustainability Policy and Sustainability Approach Document.
• Work collaboratively with other technical specialists including engineers, construction experts, architects, property advisors, environmental and sustainability specialists to achieve high quality integrated designs and develop appropriate and cost balanced mitigation strategies and solutions.
• Work closely with the consultants appointed to undertake area environmental assessment (including transport and equalities impact assessment) and design in order to input on the environmental and sustainability aspects and ensure compliance with HS2 Ltd assumptions in relation to design, construction and operation.
• As part of HS2 Ltd's assurance process, support the review and appraisal of all area environmental deliverables produced by consultants to ensure compliance with the organisation's technical and sponsor requirements to enable them to be confidently defended before Select Committee.
• Support area technical stakeholder engagement (working closely with the Central Environment Team and Stakeholder Team) via various different forums to obtain information to inform the development of the area (and, where necessary, route-wide) assessment and design and to ensure the stakeholder's environmental and sustainability requirements are understood andmanaged so as to minimise petition risk and to support the development of a world class railway.
• Working closely with the Environment Manager, provide area environmental support to the hybrid Bill team and preparation of petition responses and reports to Select Committee.
• Working closely with the Environment Manager, draft responses to general internal and external enquiries (including FOI, EIR and PQ requests) on area environmental (including EIA, TA and EqIA) matters to ensure timely, consistent, robust and assured responses.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor degree (or equivalent) in a relevant environmental/ built environmental discipline.
• Working towardsmembership of a relevant environmental/ built environmental organisation.
• Experience of environmental assessment (EIA) on large scale projects.
• Knowledge of environmental legislation and current best practice guidance.
• Proven ability to work acrossmultidisciplinary teams.
• Strong numeracy, written and verbal communication skills and the aptitude to engage with a range of stakeholders on sensitive environmental issues.
• Strong IT skills and proven working ability to use Office based software, including Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, coupled with an aptitude towards learning and utilising new software in the office environment (training is provided in the use of the internal documentmanagement systems). A good understanding of GIS, SharePoint and eB is also desirable.
• Experience of preparing/ reviewingmaterial for and attending public consultations.
• Experience of working under tight deadlines.

If you are interested in this role, then please apply by sending your CV in response to this advertisement, or contact Anthony on <phone number removed> or anthony.fender @<web address removed>

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