Nuclear Waste Services has a vacancy for an Environmental Assessments Manager with marine ecology experience to join its busy team, flexible working across the NWS estate.
As part of this role, you will be responsible for technical inputs to environmental and sustainability assessments, in specified area(s) of expertise, managed through the supply chain.
This is include the provision of specialist technical inputs to environmental and sustainability assessments in specified area(s) of expertise. Such areas may cover environmental topics such as noise, air quality and ecology; socio-economic topics such as employment, economic development and property values; and health and well-being topics including access to health services and facilities, community cohesion and transport related health issues.
Also, technical support for development and implementation of NWS’s Sustainable Design Objectives, work package and/or Task Manager for specialist technical assessments supporting, for example, Environmental Impact Assessments and Habitats Regulations Assessments.
- Provision of technical inputs to environmental and sustainability assessments
- Responsible for technical inputs to assessment work at generic and location-specific levels - including inputs to a wide range of statutory and non-statutory environmental assessments, socio-economic assessments and health impact assessments. Includes:
- identifying assessment requirements within specified area(s) of expertise
- ensuring requirements are captured appropriately in NWS’s programme of environmental and sustainability assessment work
- ensuring delivery of the work through the use of internal resources and/or utilising specialist suppliers (including specifying and managing contracts with external suppliers)
- ensuring work is properly integrated with RWM’s wider work programme – particularly the GDF siting process, design development and radiological safety assessments.
- Good first degree in marine ecology or engineering subject
- Minimum of 10 years experience in a specific project or infrastructure
- Chartered membership (or working towards it) status in relevant professional institute
- Good understanding of the UK regulatory, policy and good practice framework for environmental and sustainability assessments
- Experience of producing specialist technical reports supporting environmental and sustainability assessments such as EIA and HRA.
- Ability to produce clear, concise, technical reports appropriate for a range of audiences.
- Good interpersonal and team-working skills.
- On appointment to an RWM, full-time staff are entitled to a generous annual holiday allowance of 38 days’ annual leave. LLWR up to 43 days in addition to a buy/sell scheme
- Rewarding performance (bonus scheme)
- We offer a generous above average pension scheme
- learning and development support
- payment of relevant annual professional subscriptions
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Financial advice assistance
- Flexible working
- Extended family-friendly policies
- Cycle to work scheme
- We welcome flexible and agile working practices
- Flexible working requests can be submitted from day 1 of employment
We value the unique differences that each of our colleagues bring to work every day and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, included and able to perform at their best. We are committed to creating a workplace that is diverse and inclusive. We value the diversity of our people and actively seek to have a workforce that represents the rich diversity of the communities we support. Currently we are underrepresented in some areas, and would particularly welcome applicants from Women, Black, Asian and Ethnic Minorities, LGBTQ+ and candidates who have a disability.
In promoting equal opportunities, we welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We select people according to their abilities and our needs. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all of the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of disabled candidates who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.