Environmental Advisor

About You

Join us and make a real impact in 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 you answered yes, we want to hear from you.

• 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.

• Provide Expert Advice
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  Offer specialist environmental assessment and management guidance to individual project delivery teams, focusing on activities funded by DESNZ.
• 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 scoping and interpretation of external consultants’ surveys and reports.
• Implement Key Measures
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  Help integrate the MRA 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 MRA project delivery teams, with a particular focus on public safety and pollution prevention activities funded by DESNZ. You will lead environmental assessment of projects, ensuring appropriate ecological data is collected and utilised during all stages of development and delivery. Acting as the first point of contact for Project Managers on matters relating to ecological and environmental management, protection, and improvement, you will advise on the scope and implications of external environmental consultants’ surveying and reporting.

You will assist with implementation of measures from the MRA 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.

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

• Flexibility that fits your life – hybrid working and flexibility in how you manage your time.
• Financial security for your future – including a pension with up to 29% employer contribution.
• Time to recharge – 27.5 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, with options to flex more days.
• Support through life’s big moments – generous family leave and flexibility when you need it most.
• Opportunities to grow – funded learning, development and professional subscriptions.
• Wellbeing support you can use every day – including a monthly wellbeing allowance, confidential support and practical health benefits.

We’re committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve, and we welcome applications from everyone. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and those from minority ethnic backgrounds who meet the minimum criteria. If you need adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please contact Recruitm or call

Successful candidates must pass basic security checks and will be subject to UK Immigration requirements.