Environmental Advisor

Mining Remediation Authority; Mansfield; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Generous pension

Annual leave + holidays

Wellbeing support

Learning & development

Job summary

Mining Remediation Authority is seeking an experienced Environmental Advisor to influence environmental decisions from concept through delivery. You will provide clear, proportionate advice across diverse projects, shaping surveys, permits and regulatory strategies while engaging regulators and stakeholders.

The role emphasizes independent, senior-level guidance, with hybrid working and opportunities to impact mine water treatment, land remediation and river pollution prevention across Britain.

Qualifications

• Experience advising live multidisciplinary projects.
• Knowledge of environmental assessment, planning, consenting or permitting.
• Experience engaging regulators and stakeholders.
• Ability to interpret evidence and make risk-based recommendations.
• Degree or equivalent qualification.

Responsibilities

• Identify environmental risks and opportunities across projects.
• Shape environmental surveys, assessments and strategies.
• Advise on planning, permitting and regulatory requirements.
• Review work delivered by consultants and contractors.
• Engage with regulators and environmental stakeholders.
• Embed sustainability and nature recovery in delivery.
• Visit sites across Britain to understand challenges and solutions.

Skills

Environmental assessment

Planning & permitting

Regulators engagement

Evidence interpretation

Risk-based recommendations

Education

Degree in environmental science or related field

Job description

Schedule

Application closing date:11 October

Use your environmental expertise to make a visible difference

Are you looking for a role where you can influence environmental decisions from start to finish and see your advice put into practice?

Do you enjoy turning complex environmental requirements into practical solutions?

Are you confident influencing multidisciplinary teams and helping projects achieve positive outcomes for both people and the environment?

If so, we'd love to hear from you.

We're looking for an experienced environmental practitioner to join our specialist team supporting nationally significant public safety, mine water treatment, river pollution prevention and land remediation projects across Great Britain.

You’ll bring sound environmental judgement, strong technical expertise and the ability to provide clear, proportionate advice across a varied portfolio of projects.

You’ll Have

• Experience of independently advising live, multidisciplinary projects.
• Applied knowledge of environmental assessment, planning, consenting or permitting, including Environmental Impact Assessment and Habitats Regulations Assessment.
• Experience of engaging with regulators and statutory stakeholders.
• The ability to interpret evidence, review specialist work and make practical, risk-based recommendations.
• A relevant degree or equivalent qualification, or demonstrable equivalent experience.

We're interested in your capability, not one particular career route. You may come from consultancy, regulation, local government, infrastructure, utilities, water, environmental management or remediation.

You don't need mining experience or an exact job title. What matters is your ability to apply environmental expertise, influence decision‑making and help deliver positive environmental outcomes.

As our Environmental Advisor, you'll join an established technical advisory team providing trusted environmental assessment and management advice across activities funded by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

Our teams deliver a wide range of public safety, mine water treatment, river pollution prevention and land remediation projects across England, Scotland and Wales. These projects help protect communities, improve the environment and support nature recovery across former mining areas.

Working Alongside Project Managers, Engineers And Other Specialists, You'll

• Identify environmental risks, constraints and opportunities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Shape environmental surveys, assessments and consenting strategies.
• Advise on planning, permitting and regulatory requirements.
• Review and assure work delivered by consultants and contractors.
• Engage with regulators and environmental stakeholders.
• Embed sustainability, environmental protection and nature recovery considerations into project delivery.
• Visit sites across Great Britain to understand challenges first-hand, ensure environmental controls are working effectively and help project teams find practical solutions.

This is a senior, independent role where you'll be the trusted environmental advisor, influencing decisions from project conception through to delivery. You'll have the autonomy to provide environmental advice from project conception through to delivery, seeing your recommendations implemented on the ground and making a tangible difference to communities, watercourses, habitats and landscapes.

Unlike many environmental roles where advice ends with a report, you'll remain closely involved as projects progress, giving you the opportunity to see the outcomes of your work and the impact it delivers.

Alongside flexible hybrid working, you'll join a supportive specialist team and contribute to meaningful projects that protect the environment, support nature recovery and improve communities across former mining areas.

To find out more about the role, take a look at the job description.

We don’t expect candidates to meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!

Role location:

Hybrid working (on average 2 days working out of our Mansfield office)

Schedule

Application closing date:11 October

Sifting date: w/c 12 October

Interviews: w/c 26 October

(If you are unavailable on these interview dates, please make us aware and we will look at alternative dates)

Security

Successful candidates must pass basic security checks and will be subject to UK Immigration requirements.

Why join us?

Make a real difference with flexibility, long‑term security and support for life outside work.

At the Mining Remediation Authority, you’ll do meaningful work that improves people’s lives and protects the environment, while building a sustainable and balanced career.

• Flexibility that fits your life - hybrid working and flexibility in how you manage your time
• Financial security for your future - including a pension with up to 29% employer contribution
• Time to recharge - 27.5 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, with options to flex more days
• Support through life’s big moments - generous family leave and flexibility when you need it most
• Opportunities to grow - funded learning, development and professional subscriptions
• Wellbeing support you can use every day - including a monthly wellbeing allowance, confidential support and practical health benefits

Find out more about our full range of benefits and what it’s like to work with us here Life page

About Us

At the Mining Remediation Authority, we make a real difference to people and places across Great Britain. From managing mining hazards to protecting the environment, our work keeps communities safe. We’re also playing an exciting role in the future of energy, helping to unlock mine water heat as a sustainable source to support the UK’s net zero ambitions. Our people are knowledgeable, collaborative and committed to doing the right thing for each other and for the communities we serve.

Why this matters

You’ll be joining an organisation that’s proud of the impact we make. We’re supportive, inclusive and genuinely care about delivering the right outcomes for communities across England, Scotland and Wales. Discover more about our work in our Business Plan

Inclusion matters to us

We’re committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve, and we welcome applications from everyone.

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and those from minority ethnic backgrounds who meet the minimum criteria.

If you need any adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please contact us at [e-mail] or call 01623 637000 we’re here to support you.