Principal Environmental Project Manager

We’re seeking a Principal Environmental Project Manager to join the National Environmental Assessment Service (NEAS).

 

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate extensive experience and expertise in Statutory Environmental Assessment and be able to provide technical leadership and advice on delivery of outcomes and process to all tiers of our business.

 

In addition to developing capabilities in the core technical areas of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and sustainability they will also be required to develop complementary senior professional expertise in such areas as stakeholder engagement, river science or specific environmental/land based/planning disciplines.


The team

NEAS specialise in the evaluation of environmental and social risk and how it effects the Agency’s strategic plans and major infrastructure projects.

 

We ensure that the Agency identifies potential environmental risk at an early stage and work as a client service with Area and the project team, using the tools of EIA/SEA, to manage any inherent socio-environmental risks and deliver positive outcomes.

 

The team also provides the Agency’s professional resources in Heritage and Landscape Architecture.


Experience/skills required

You will

• demonstrate the depth and extent of your understanding of EIA/SEA and related disciplines.

• be able to demonstrate how you are an effective communicator within an organisation in order to allow effective risk based decision making.

• have experience of technical review and will be able to demonstrate experience of quality assurance allied to programme and project management experience.

• have experience of technical leadership to small teams of highly qualified and skilled technical professionals. You will show that you have developed maintained and shared technical expertise with direct reports or virtual teams.

• be able to show that your work has met the criteria and been endorsed by recognised third parties such as IEMA or CIWEM.


Additional useful information

The role will include travel across the region and further afield and some overnight stays. The post requires a full UK driving license

For further details please contact Stuart Rolley on Tel: 0121 7129428 or by email: stuart.rolley@environment-agency.gov.uk  

 

You can also download the candidate pack for more information.

Closing date for applications: 13 February 2015

 

Please note that this vacancy will close at 23:59, on the closing date stated above.

 

If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you will not be eligible for continuous service. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, you may be eligible for continuous service for the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status then you should contact your own HR Team.

 

We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.

We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment and have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Diversity: it’s in our nature