Environment Specialist

Cadent Foundation; England; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension scheme

25 days holiday + leave

Extra day off yearly

Career development

Flexible working

Family policies

Discounts & gym

Job summary

Cadent is seeking an Environmental Specialist hybrid role at Ansty Business Park to drive environmental excellence across major infrastructure projects. You’ll provide expert advice, influence behaviors, and help Cadent meet regulatory requirements while delivering sustainable outcomes across the project portfolio.

You will work with Capital Delivery teams and supply chain partners to identify risks, improve performance, and ensure compliance with environmental legislation and standards,

Qualifications

• Experience delivering environmental management support within utilities, infrastructure, construction or regulated industries.
• Strong understanding of environmental legislation, permits and compliance requirements.
• Knowledge of ISO 14001 environmental management systems, auditing and assurance.
• Ability to influence and build relationships with project teams, contractors and regulators.
• Experience developing performance measures and reporting for environmental improvement.
• Experience supporting investigations and implementing lessons learned.
• Excellent verbal and written communication to engage stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Drive environmental excellence across major infrastructure projects.
• Act as trusted environmental advisor to project teams and supply chain.
• Identify and manage environmental risks and improve performance.
• Ensure compliance with environmental legislation and standards.
• Develop KPIs and support continuous environmental improvement.

Skills

Environmental Expertise

Legislative Knowledge

ISO 14001 Experience

Stakeholder Engagement

Performance Analysis

Incident Investigation Support

Communication Skills

Education

Recognised environmental qualification (IEMA, ISEP, NEBOSH Environmental Management or equivalent)

Job description

Title: Environment Specialist

Location: Ansty Business Park, CV7 9JU

Advertised Salary: £50,940 to £59,931 per annum

Job Function: Capital Delivery

Working Hours: 37

Location Type: Hybrid

Contract Type: Permanent

Req ID: 3072

Posting End Date: 15th October 2026

Drive environmental excellence across major infrastructure projects

As our Environmental Specialist, you'll play a key role in ensuring Capital Delivery projects are delivered in a way that protects the environment, meets regulatory requirements and supports Cadent's commitment to continuous improvement. This isn't just about compliance – it's about providing expert advice, influencing positive behaviours and helping drive environmental best practice across complex project portfolios.

Working closely with Capital Delivery teams and our supply chain partners, you'll act as a trusted environmental advisor, supporting project teams to identify and manage environmental risks, improve performance and ensure compliance with environmental legislation and standards.

This is a highly collaborative role where you'll combine technical expertise, stakeholder engagement and performance improvement to help deliver safe, sustainable and environmentally responsible outcomes across Cadent's projects.

Why You'll Love This Role

• Environmental Leadership – Work alongside project teams and contractors to drive excellent environmental performance across Capital Delivery projects.
• Trusted Technical Advisor – Become the go-to person for environmental guidance, support and expertise.
• Compliance & Assurance – Provide environmental assurance and support compliance with legislation, permits and company standards.
• ISO 14001 Support – Help sites achieve and maintain ISO 14001 compliance through practical support and advice.
• Performance Improvement – Develop KPIs and performance measures that drive continuous environmental improvement.
• Incident Support – Assist with environmental incidents, investigations and corrective actions where required.
• Policy & Standards Development – Support the development and implementation of environmental policies, standards and guidance.

What You'll Bring

• Environmental Expertise – Experience delivering environmental management support within utilities, infrastructure, construction or regulated industries.
• Legislative Knowledge – Strong understanding of environmental legislation, permits and compliance requirements.
• ISO 14001 Experience – Knowledge of environmental management systems, auditing and assurance processes.
• Stakeholder Engagement – Ability to influence and build strong relationships with project teams, contractors and regulatory bodies.
• Performance Analysis – Experience developing performance measures, reporting and environmental improvement initiatives.
• Incident Investigation Support – Experience supporting investigations and implementing lessons learned.
• Communication Skills – Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.

Qualifications

• Recognised environmental qualification (e.g. IEMA, ISEP, NEBOSH Environmental Management or equivalent).
• Full UK driving licence.

At Cadent, we’re thrilled to be part of the future of UK energy!

We have a clear roadmap to drive our performance to the forefront of our industry and support the UK government in achieving its net zero targets by 2050.

We’re making a difference through innovation and new ways of working. Together, we’re shaping a cleaner, greener future for our 11 million customers, whom we put at the heart of everything we do.

What’s In It For You

• Annual bonus
• Pension Scheme double matched up to a total of 18% of salary
• 25 days holiday, plus statutory days, and an option to buy more
• An extra day off each year to celebrate life’s special moments
• Career development with funded learning options
• Flexible working and strong ED&I commitments
• Generous family policies and flexible benefits
• Retail discounts, gym access, and more

We support a healthy work-life balance and are open to flexible working options.

Diversity and Inclusion

Don’t meet every requirement? No problem! If you’re excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification mentioned, we would still love for you to submit your application – you may just be the right person for this role or other opportunities at Cadent.

We value diversity and are committed to being an equitable employer. Our employee communities – Women in Cadent, Pride at Work (LGBTQ+), Embrace (ethnicity and religion), Thrive! (disability), the Cadent Military Community, the Grief Awareness Community, and the Men’s Engagement Network (M.E.N) – can’t wait to welcome you!

As a proud Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process and we will ensure that support is provided.

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