Environmental Advisor

About You

Join Us and Make a Real Impact in Environmental Protection and Enhancement!

Do you dream of being the go-to expert for providing advice and support on environmental protection and enhancement?

Are you ready to collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver transformative projects?

Can you create clear, effective scopes of work for environmental surveys and impact assessment?

Can you assess plans and procedures for major pollution prevention and mine legacy mitigation initiatives from an environmental regulation perspective?

If your answer is yes, keep reading!

We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our dynamic team, committed to tackling river pollution and delivering mining legacy remediation projects across the former mining areas of Great Britain.

• Expertise in Environmental Legislation
  : A deep understanding of environmental protection laws, sustainability goals, and nature recovery objectives across the three nations we serve.
• Proven Technical Experience
  : A strong track record of providing valuable technical support and advice to diverse project stakeholders.

In this role you'll be a key player in a technical advisory team, providing environmental protection and sustainability advice and support to colleagues working on DESNZ funded programmes and projects across the Mining Remediation Authority. Contributing to public safety and long term pollution prevention, while protecting the environment and where feasible enhancing biodiversity and restoring nature on former mining land.

• Provide Expert Advice
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  Offer specialist environmental assessment and management guidance to individual project delivery teams, with a focus on activities funded by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ - MRA's core sponsor).
• Lead Environmental Surveys and Assessments
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  Oversee the collection and application of ecological and other environmental data throughout all stages of project development and delivery.
• Support Project Managers
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  Act as the go‑to expert for Project / Activity Managers, advising on ecological and environmental management, protection and improvement. Guide the scoping and interpretation of external consultants’ surveys and reports.
• Implement Key Measures
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  Help integrate the Mining Remediation Authority Sustainability and Nature Recovery Plans into public safety and pollution prevention schemes, collaborating closely with sustainability and environmental management leaders.

You will be providing specialist environmental assessment and environmental management related technical advice and support to a variety of Mining Remediation Authority project delivery teams, with particular focus on those activities related to public safety and pollution prevention, funded by DESNZ.

Leading on the environmental assessment of projects, ensuring appropriate ecological and other environmental data is collected and utilised during all stages of project development and delivery.

Acting as a first point of contact for Project Managers on matters relating to ecological and other environmental management, protection and improvement. You would be advising on the scope and implications of external environmental consultants surveying and reporting.

Assisting with implementation of measures from the Mining Remediation Authority Sustainability and Nature Recovery Plans into the operation and maintenance of pollution prevention schemes, working closely with the Sustainability, Nature Recovery and Environmental Management System managers.

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.

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

Final date to receive applications: 5th July 2026

Sifting date: w/c 6th July 2026

Interviews: w/c 20th July 2026 (If you are unavailable on these interview dates, please make us aware and we will look at alternative dates)

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