Head of Natural Environment & Landscape Design

The Methodist Church in Britain; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits fund

Flexible working

Personal development opportunities

Staff networks

Job summary

HS2 Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking a Head of Natural Environment to lead the natural environment teams within Environment Technical Services. You will set environmental standards, oversee ecology, landscape, water, waste and agriculture specialists, and act as the technical environmental authority for the project.

You will provide professional leadership, manage external stakeholder relationships, and ensure compliance with legislation and High-Speed Rail Act requirements while delivering

Qualifications

• Chartered membership of a relevant professional institution, or equivalent experience.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary environmental teams on major infrastructure projects.
• Ability to manage budgets and schedules and interact with government departments.

Responsibilities

• Set and assure environmental technical requirements and standards for the project, and help determine policy with National Authorities at Ministerial level
• Provide professional and functional leadership to ecology, biodiversity, landscape, water, waste and agriculture disciplines
• Act as professional lead for landscape design and accountable for delivering the HS2 Green Corridor
• Ensure landscape design and ecological requirements under the High-Speed Rail Act, EMRs and legislation are met
• Keep environmental technical standards compliant and relevant across development, construction and operation
• Manage specialist advice to Delivery and Rail Development and assurance of environment and sustainability evidence
• Own management of the Route-wide Organisational Licences and requirements
• Oversee risk-based LOD 2 functional assurance in support of Delivery teams
• Manage technical relationships with external stakeholders including Natural England, DEFRA, Forestry Commission and Woodland Trust
• Lead technical responses to environmental enquiries under FOI and EIR, including Ministerial queries
• Actively promote and embed EDI in all work and comply with organisational EDI initiatives, policies and procedures

Skills

Leadership

Environmental management

Stakeholder engagement

Policy development

Communication

Education

Chartered membership of a relevant professional institution

Job description

HS2 Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking a Head of Natural Environment to lead the natural environment teams within Environment Technical Services. You will set environmental standards, oversee ecology, landscape, water, waste and agriculture specialists, and act as the technical environmental authority for the project.

You will provide professional leadership, manage external stakeholder relationships, and ensure compliance with legislation and High-Speed Rail Act requirements while delivering