Senior Advisor Contaminated Land and Minewaters - 31670

Senior Advisor Contaminated Land and Minewaters - 31670Are you a strategic thinker with a proven track record of delivery and experience in land contamination and /or abandoned mines? We have an exciting opportunity to join the national Land and Contamination Management team as a Senior Advisor to lead project work tackling the historic legacy of land contamination and water pollution from abandoned mines.

OverviewYou will join the Environment Agency’s Land and Contamination Management Team in the Environment and Business (EandB) Directorate. We’re a dispersed team that works with a wide range of technical and project teams across the country. We promote a positive, inclusive, and supportive culture where everyone feels valued. We use evidence, expertise, engagement, and innovation to enhance and support delivery, influence policy, legislation, and secure resources.

Responsibilities

Be the Environment Agency’s Programme Executive for both the Contaminated Land and Water and Abandoned Metal Mines Programmes.

Support and deliver on contentious issues arising from legacy contamination, helping to support Government growth ambitions and our commitments under the Environmental Improvement Plan.

Build positive relationships with Defra and other government departments, stakeholders and partners, including leading national engagement with the Mining Remediation Authority on water pollution from historical coal mining and recovering heat from underground coal mines.

Share technical expertise across the land contamination portfolio, including remediation of land affected by contamination via voluntary remediation or spatial planning, review and update of environmental permits for treatment of contaminated soils and groundwater, regulation of Part 2A Special Sites, and preparation/publication of State of Contaminated Land Reports.

Lead and manage a small number of direct reports in this technical field.

Qualifications and Experience

Technical expertise and experience in tackling legacy contamination from land contamination and/or pollution from abandoned mines (preferably both) and risk management.

Operational knowledge and experience of relevant legislation and statutory/best practice technical guidance. Thorough understanding of the Contaminated Land Regime under Part 2A EPA 1990 is desirable.

Project and programme management experience including investigation/remediation of land affected by contamination or water pollution from abandoned mines, delivering outcomes to time, cost and quality.

Experience of successfully leading and managing high-performing teams.

Experience of informing and influencing government departments or stakeholders on contentious or complex topics.

Technical requirements

Qualified to at least degree level in a relevant discipline (Essential).

Chartered or working towards chartership (Desirable).

Additional informationDevelopment opportunities and appropriate training will be provided. You’ll have an inclusive incident management objective in your development plan. We’ll help you find a role to suit your needs. The working location is flexible/hybrid as it is a national role. Some travel and overnights may be required. Applicants will be assessed on competency questions. Interviews will be held via MS Teams within two weeks of the closing date. If you are applying from the Civil Service please note the Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service. We welcome flexible working patterns and have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability.

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