Salary London: “Base salary: £26,871pa to c£31,613pa depending on skills and experience
In addition, we offer a flexible benefits fund of 15% which is paid on top of base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits - check them out in the Benefits section on our website.
HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.
As an Environmental Coordinator at HS2 you will be responsible for providing support to High Speed 2 (HS2) SCS Integrated Project Team (IPT) in the assurance of the design and construction of the IPT scope of works. The role is to provide assurance of compliance with the environmental requirements, commitments, law and regulations. This role is also responsible for providing guidance on environmental design solutions and ensuring environmental issues and constraints are key considerations in project design.
About the role:
- To be responsible for supporting the SEM/EM in organising, coordinating, and undertaking the environment element of the HS2 risk based technical assurance of the works performed and assured by the IPT.
- To be accountable for supporting the Senior Environment Manager with internal and external reporting of environmental matters.
- To be responsible for the timely assurance and acceptance of contractors reporting.
- To be responsible supporting the SEM in tracking, and coordinating timely and accurate communications through the contract.
- To assist the development and progression of the environmental innovations identified by the contractors.
- To undertake desk based and onsite environmental assurance and surveillance activities, and to assist in the co-ordination and reporting of assurance findings.
- To deputise for the Environment Manager, as required.
- Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.
About You:
Skills
- Complex problem solving – ability to identify complex problems. Review, analyse and interpret a wide range of data and evaluate options and implement solutions to be consistent with other working
- Decision Making - Ability to gather and synthesise information, identify options and apply judgement based on logic and reason and make use of a variety of analytical approaches to provide relevant information to suppliers, stakeholders and decision makers using key facts and data.
- Communication - Ability to communicate many discipline-specific technical ideas to colleagues, based on a mix of training and examples of application.
- Data management - Applies principles and methods that ensure effective information management, modelling and data security, basic understanding of data creation and visualisation, working under supervision of line manager or in liaison with relevant Subject Matter Expert
Knowledge
- Knowledge of environmental law and how it relates to infrastructure projects.
- Understanding of the Regulatory/Legislative Framework relevant to HS2
Experience:
- Experience of working to deadlines and communicating information in clear and concise fashion.
The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect
It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.
As HS2 Ltd do not hold a sponsorship license from the Home Office, we are not able to provide sponsorship to any applicant. Applicants must already have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of application and our process involves a Right to Work validation prior to the interview stage. Note, there are certain types of time-bound visas that we cannot accept.
Any offers made to applicants will be subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks which include Nationality & Immigration Status, employment references, DBS, Financial and Education checks.
We ask for a variety of detail in your online application, however we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. In a further development of our efforts to create a more diverse workforce, your CV will be anonymised and personal information will be removed during the first stage of the application review. This removes bias from the process and makes it even more important that you attach an updated word version of your CV for each new application ensuring you include evidence directly related to the criteria in the job advert.
Watch this video on how we remove bias in the recruitment process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX2btaDOBK8
Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
