Environmental Project Manager

The Coal Authority; Mansfield; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An environmental protection authority in Mansfield seeks an Environmental Project Manager to oversee environmental projects aimed at preventing mine water pollution. The role entails project management, compliance with environmental assessments, and collaboration with a team to achieve departmental objectives. Ideal candidates will have relevant environmental qualifications and strong advisory skills. The position offers flexible working arrangements, a generous benefits package, and the chance to make a meaningful impact in the field of environmental management.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Flexible working patterns

27.5 days of annual leave

Support for professional qualifications

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience with environmental projects and assessments.
• Ability to manage project timelines and budgets.
• Strong communication and advisory skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee environmental project delivery and compliance.
• Implement and design environmental survey strategies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders for project alignment.

Skills

Project management

Environmental assessment

Collaboration

Education

Relevant environmental qualification

Tools

Project management software

Job description

About You

Do you want to work on meaningful projects that help protect the environment and make positive impacts to legacy mining communities?

Are you looking for the opportunity to shape the environmental strategy of a large programme of works?

Are you looking to join a team who all share the same objective to protect the environment?As the programme’s Environmental Project Manager, you will:

• Oversee the definition, scoping and delivery of environmental projects that support the Inland Saline Mine Water Programme.
• Ensure all work complies with relevant environmental assessments, the WDF and other regulatory requirements.
• Deliver some workstreams internally and manage others through our supply chain.
• Provide clear advice to senior leaders and stakeholders, identifying opportunities to enhance the environmental outcomes of our work.
• Collaborate with environmental advisors across the Mining Remediation Authority, sharing learning and supporting a consistent approach to environmental management.

About The Role

You will help shape and implement an effective approach to environmental survey design, data collection, baselining and analysis. This will support the development of conceptual site models and environmental risk assessments. You will contribute to the development of a regulatory framework for a complex environmental protection programme designed to prevent mine water pollution of surface water and groundwater.

You will also collaborate with the established team to ensure each project aligns with departmental objectives and our shared commitment to protecting the environment. The project portfolio varies widely — from operational schemes and survey programmes to innovative research into alternative uses for mine water.

You will work within agreed budgets and timelines, using recognised project management tools and methods to track progress and report clearly. You will also engage with specialist consultants and contractors to ensure high‑quality outcomes across all work.

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!

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

Role location

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

Schedule

Application closing date: 15th February 2026

Sifting by: 20th February 2026

Interviews: w/c 2nd March 2026 (If you are unavailable on these interview dates, please make us aware and we will look at alternative)

Security

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

About Mining Remediation Authority

Our benefits

• A cutting‑edge pension scheme with an impressive employer contribution rate of approximately 28.97%.
• Experience our values‑based recognition scheme that celebrates your contributions.
• Flexibility in working patterns, whether it's full‑time, part‑time, or compressed hours.
• Embrace flexible working arrangements tailored to your needs.
• Enjoy a generous holiday allowance of 27.5 days annually, plus the flexibility to add 6 extra days to that, alongside 8 public holidays.
• Benefit from a comprehensive parental leave policy with 26 weeks of full pay (subject to eligibility).
• Get support to further your professional qualifications and payment for one annual professional subscription.
• Access a free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme to support your well‑being.
• Unlock exclusive employee discounts.
• Ensure your well‑being with an annual health check and receive £15 monthly towards well‑being activities.
• Enjoy the convenience of on‑site free parking, along with complimentary tea, coffee, and soft drinks at our Mansfield office.

Working with us

We offer to work flexibly, and the following types of flexibility are usually possible: job share, flexible hours, working from home for part of the week and compressed hours. Please feel free to talk about what flexibility means to you at your interview.

With a genuine commitment to flexible working, we believe that work life balance is incredibly important.

Who we are

Here at the Mining Remediation Authority, we really are a great team to work with. We’re united in our passion and commitment to make a better future for people and the environment in mining areas.

We carry out a wide variety of essential services from responding to coal mining hazards, to keeping everyone and everything safe from mine water pollution.

We are excited about what our future holds. Our work is helping to develop a new sustainable source of renewable energy for the UK. By harnessing the energy from mine water heat, we hope to play a key role towards helping the UK to meet net‑zero emissions by 2050.

We truly are a supportive organisation where we all live and breathe our values. We are inclusive, trusted and progressive in everything that we do.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We’re proud to be an inclusive employer and are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities, and we actively promote equality of opportunity throughout our recruitment process.

As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the minimum selection criteria and identify as disabled or from a minority ethnic background, this aligns with our values.

We recruit based on your skills, experience and potential not your ethnicity, background, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. To help ensure fairness, we anonymise applications by asking you to remove personally identifiable information before they are reviewed by hiring managers. This helps us reduce unconscious bias and focus solely on what matters, your ability to succeed in the role.

If you’re successful in joining us, it’s because we believe in your ability to make a meaningful contribution. By continuing to improve the diversity of our organisation, we strengthen our collective knowledge, creativity, innovation and living our values of being trusted, inclusive, and progressive every day.

Reasonable adjustments / alternative format

If you require reasonable adjustments or an alternative format to apply, please contact us at [e-mail] or call us on 01623 637000. We are happy to support you through the process.