Carbon Specialist - NEAS

Environment Agency

Carbon Specialist - NEAS

Salary Minimum: £39,635 pro-rata

Post Type: Fixed Term

Working Pattern: Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Compressed Hours, Other

Location: National

Reference: 29554

We value a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community wishing to join a workforce which embraces difference and welcomes everyone.

Do you want to help the Environment Agency reach Net Zero Carbon? Are you good at influencing and have experience supporting projects deliver sustainability?

This advert is for national recruitment of carbon specialists. We currently have vacancies for carbon specialists to support NE, NW, East and Midlands hubs. However, applicants successful at interview from any geographical location will be held on our reserve list for the next 6 months and may be offered roles supporting other hubs if vacancies arise

Carbon Specialists support delivery of the Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCRM) capital programme ensuring that carbon is managed in the most effective way. They deliver the Carbon Assessment and Verification processes ensuring the capital programme meets the Environment Agency's corporate targets and strategic objectives relating to carbon.

You will support the carbon management of projects through whole-life carbon assessments, decarbonisation intelligence, and optioneering, maximising reduction of carbon emissions.

You will promote the use of the carbon reduction hierarchy fostering low carbon thinking, providing insight into low-carbon innovations and decarbonisation technologies relevant to the Environment Agency’s assets.

You will be responsible for verifying that projects have adequately considered carbon reduction opportunities and assessing performance against carbon budgets.

Experience in carbon assessment is not essential - full training and support will be provided.

Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You will be required to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident. This may attract an additional payment and full training, and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role.

The team

NEAS manage the environmental assessment of the Environment Agency’s capital projects, strategies and plans, to ensure compliance with environmental legislation and policy. We ensure opportunities to improve the environment for people and wildlife are identified and taken forward.

You will join a dispersed team supporting delivery of the FCRM programme across 6 geographic hubs. You will be supported by 2 Principal Carbon Specialists who will provide technical leadership and direction.

Experience/skills required

Essential

• Experience of influencing behaviours, overcoming resistance and managing change.

• You will need to demonstrate experience working within multi-disciplinary project teams and effecting sustainable change.

• Excellent communication and influencing skills with both internal and external stakeholders as relationship management is a key element of the role.

• Experience of working with projects, time management and prioritising various tasks

Desirable

• Educated to Degree standard in an environmental science, sustainability, engineering or related subject,

• Experience of undertaking carbon assessment and delivering carbon reductions

• Experience of significant infrastructure projects

• Membership of a professional environmental or engineering institute is requested but not essential.

• Knowledge of flood and coastal risk management project appraisal process, however in house training will be provided.

Contact and additional information

Please see the candidate pack for more information on the benefits offered, including generous pension provision and leave entitlement, flexible working practices, and excellent training and learning opportunities.

The role can largely be completed remotely, however occasional travel to delivery partners or site offices may be required. Occasional overnight stays may be necessary.

For further information please contact neil.guthrie@environment-agency.gov.uk or James.Cooper@environment-agency.gov.uk in the first instance

CVs or other documents attached to your application will not be assessed for selection.

Interviews are anticipated to take place virtually via MS Teams in the week commencing: Monday 4 November 2024.

Length of contract

Up to 2 years

Closing date: 20 October 2024, 23:55 hours.