Jobs in Derby, Allemagne

About You

Do you have a scientific mindset and a passion for solving technical challenges? Can you use your talents and experience to help us deliver innovation to change the way we work and create value? Can you bring your technical expertise and collaborative spirit to help us develop new products across low carbon energy, environmental and innovation sectors?

You will:

• Enjoy conceptualising technical challenges and crafting innovative solutions that help drive progress towards our Business Plan objectives.
• Thrive in a dynamic mix of desk-based and site work, where variety keeps things interesting.
• Lead collaborative efforts with stakeholders, building strong partnerships and delivering on shared commitments.
• Bring confidence and competence in using project management tools and techniques to ensure timely and effective outcomes.

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!

About The Role

Provide technical and scientific insight to colleagues across the team and wider organisation, helping shape innovative projects that extract value from our by-products. Collaborate with internal and external partners to identify opportunities, drive innovation, and deliver impactful outcomes. Apply analytical expertise to interpret data and uncover patterns or trends that spark new ideas and approaches.

Lead the delivery of diverse innovation projects using sound project management practices, while promoting good governance and clear communication with stakeholders. Contribute to on-site activities across our estate, including sampling, monitoring, and supervision at locations such as mine water treatment schemes and ochre processing facilities.

Work alongside a wide range of colleagues and departments to create value and support the organisation’s objectives. Flexibility on working pattern, full-time (37 hours)

Role location: Remote but connected to Mansfield Head Office.

Schedule:

• Application closing date: 5th October 2025
• Sifting date: 7th October 2025
• Interviews: w/c 13th October 2025

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 different ways 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.

If you require reasonable adjustments or an alternative format to apply, please contact us at Recruitment@MiningRemediation.gov.uk or call us on 01623 637000. We are happy to support you through the process.