Job title: Environment Advisor (Area)

Location: Birmingham (with travel along the route and to and from London)

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.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE

Bachelor degree (or equivalent) in a relevant environmental/ built environmental discipline.

Working towards membership 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 across multidisciplinary 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 document management systems). A good understanding of GIS, SharePoint and EB is also desirable.

Experience of preparing/ reviewing material for and attending public consultations.

Experience of working under tight deadlines.

DECISIONMAKING

This role is part of the client team supporting the management of area environmental products

(Including EIA, TA and EQIA) developed by consultants and subsequently defended through

Parliament. You are responsible for supporting the Area Environment Team ensure that client

requirements are met in the development of the EIA (including TA) and EQIA and be responsible for ensuring that issues/ risks are escalated to the Senior Environment Manager and Environment

Manager. You engage with other Environment Advisors across Area Teams and the Central

Environment Team to achieve consistent, high quality products. You work closely with other

Environment colleagues from Technical Directorate, Phase One and Phase 2A. You ensure that the

Area Team builds on work already undertaken on Phase Two, whilst remaining consistent with Phase One and Phase 2A and avoiding difficult precedent for any subsequent phases of HS2 under the guidance of the Senior Environment Manager, Environment Manager and the Central Environment

OTHER CONTEXTUAL

This role is the Environment Advisor for a geographic section of the Phase Two route.

The role reports to the Environment Manager and interfaces with other Environment Advisors across

Area Teams and with the Central Environment Team.

This role works alongside a team of other specialists and consultants engaged on the project and liaise with a range of technical stakeholders, including statutory bodies to develop appropriate and cost balanced mitigation strategies and solutions and play an integral role in reducing the detrimental impact of the developing scheme on people and the environment. They also work closely with the supply chain and with Technical Directorate. Ensuring consistency with, and avoiding difficult precedent for, other parts of the HS2 project is also a key requirement. They achieve this by working closely with the Environmental Interfaces Manager in the Central Environment Team.

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Take reasonable care to ensure your own and others' health and safety - including those who may be affected by the delivery of this role - by taking personal responsibility for working to the HS2 S.A.F.E programme principles.

Co-operate with HS2 in all matters relating to health and safety, including following safe working procedures at all times and not interfering with measures in place to protect your health, safety or welfare.

Advocate and promote the company's well-being strategy and policies.