Environment Specialist

National Highways; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in managing England's motorways as an Environment Specialist. You'll undertake inspections, contribute to habitat management, and ensure compliance with environmental regulations while working in a diverse and supportive environment. This full-time role offers competitive pay and opportunities for career development.

Qualifications

• Degree in relevant discipline or similar experience.
• Experience in habitat management and knowledge of relevant regulations.
• Understanding of environmental assessments.

Responsibilities

• Undertake inspections of environmental assets.
• Identify and evaluate environmental needs.
• Monitor delivery of solutions and maintain inventory data.

Skills

Habitat management

Knowledge of environmental receptors

Asset condition assessment

Education

Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline

Job description

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About the job.

At National Highways, we are proud of the diverse habitats and species within our soft estates. Our linear habitats along the road network help integrate the Strategic Road Network into the landscape and provide habitat corridors for protected species. We are passionate about managing these areas and seek ecologists or landscape/arboriculturalists to support our Environment Teams in maintaining these assets while ensuring the safe operation of our road networks.

Please note that you will be required to drive as part of your role, and you will need to have no more than 3 points on your driving license to be considered for this position and during employment.

• Undertake inspections of environmental assets, in line with inspection regimes and statutory requirements.
• Identify and evaluate environmental needs related to developing maintenance solutions for environmental assets.
• Develop future renewal and improvement projects, including compiling relevant documents and evidence.
• Monitor the delivery of solutions and plans, liaising with relevant teams to address issues.
• Ensure environmental inventory and condition data are captured and maintained in relevant databases.

About you.

• Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience.
• Experience in habitat management, including protected species, tree protection, or woodland management.
• Broad knowledge of environmental receptors and their impacts.
• Knowledge of asset condition assessment, such as landscape and ecology condition assessments.
• Understanding of environmental regulations and standards applicable to the highways network.

About us.

National Highways manages and improves England's motorways and major A roads, prioritizing safety, customer satisfaction, and delivery. Our core values are passion, integrity, safety, teamwork, and ownership.

We handle over 39,000 customer inquiries monthly, plan maintenance activities, drive system efficiencies, and respond to incidents across 4,500 miles of roads to ensure safer, smoother, and more reliable journeys for our customers.

External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale; current employees will be appointed according to our pay policy.

We are committed to diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Other

Industries

• Government Administration

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