12 Engineering jobs

Advisor 1 (Warning & Informing) Location: Cardiff Grade & Salary: 4, £25,828 rising to £29,352 over four years Post number: 200879 Type of contract: Permanent Work pattern: full time, 37 hours Closing date: 31 August 2020 Benefits: Civil Service pension, 28 days annual leave, rising to 33 days over 5 years, flexible working options, occupational health including counselling and advisory services and eye care, childcare vouchers and salary sacrifice schemes. Role Purpose The post holder will work as a key member of the Warning & Informing team in providing technical opinion and advice on flood event management across South Wales.    The post holder will help to deliver the flood warning service alongside reparedness for flood incidents within the Operation Directorate.  They will manage and coordinate our response to river and coastal flooding.    The post holder shall be able...

Environmental Project Manager £28,123 Exeter , Leeds , Solihull , Warrington , Welwyn Garden City , Worthing Permanent Full Time We are looking to recruit 6x Environmental Project Managers (EPMs) to join our National Environmental Assessment & Sustainability (NEAS) team. We are seeking talented, enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our Team. If you are passionate about the environment, delivering positive outcomes and making a better place for people and wildlife then we’d love to hear from you. It’s an exciting time as we invest £5.4 billion over the next five years to reduce flood risk to homes and businesses across the UK. You can expect to work closely with other teams to deliver exceptional flood risk schemes through: • Ensuring that engineering projects are environmentally compliant • Screening, planning and co-ordinating the delivery of EIAs • Working with a variety of environmental stakeholders...

Senior Landscape Architect £35,577 Exeter Permanent Full Time We’re looking for an experienced Senior Landscape Architect to join our National Environmental Assessment and Sustainability (NEAS) team to provide the support required to deliver innovative and cost-effective environmental outcomes for major water management infrastructure projects. You will play an important role in helping the Environment Agency reduce flood risk to 300,000 homes across the UK by 2021. You will work within a team of dedicated landscape architects, heritage, SEA and EIA expert advisers who make an important contribution to the planning and delivery of our projects and programmes in the South West. The support provided will ensure we consider the effects of our works on the landscape by working in collaboration with our suppliers and external consultees to obtain the relevant consents and agreements, and by securing appropriate mitigation and environmental improvements...

Project Officer – Flood Management Grade 12 (37 hrs per week) The Flood Management team has a variety of responsibilities to manage flood risk across the district. As a Project officer the main areas of work include: Undertaking the statutory consultee role providing technical advice on surface water drainage to the planning authority. Prepare and maintain a local flood risk management strategy. Work closely with emergency planning and recovery after a flood event. Carry out works to manage local flood risk Investigating flood incidents and identifying solutions Working with local communities and businesses to raise awareness of flood risk Maintain a register of drainage assets. A Project Officer is required to manage specific areas of work, although there will also be opportunities to gain experience of all aspects of work in the team. The main duties will be: Provide technical advice (be a lead) on surface water flood risk to...

Flood Project Engineer – Post Ref: CC346 Salary: PO3 - 6, SCP 29 – 32, £32,029 - £34,788 per annum 37 hours per week, permanent contract Halifax, West Yorkshire Calderdale is a beautiful metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, at the heart of the Yorkshire Pennines. Its spectacular natural landscape, fabulously rich heritage, vibrant towns, quirky culture, tremendous architecture and community spirit make it a great place to live, work and visit. This natural beauty does bring its challenges; the steep sided valleys make it responsive to rainfall with a long history of flooding. Protecting the communities is a Council priority at the heart of the work carried out by the flood risk management team. The team are looking to recruit a Flood Project Engineer to investigate the causes of flooding and to develop and deliver a multi-million pound programme of flood risk reduction schemes. This will involve working with a range of stakeholders...

Environmental Scientist £27,000 pro rata (22 hours a week) Based in Wigan, Stoke-on-Trent, or Ellesmere Port (Role travel means valid driving license is essential) About the role At the Canal & River Trust, we believe life’s better by water, and that the waterways we take care of have a vital contribution to make to the health and wellbeing of local communities and economies. But so that these tranquil spaces can make people happier and healthier, we have to make sure the natural environment is healthy and well-maintained too. As our Environmental Scientist, you’ll support our Senior Environmental Scientist to do just that. Together, you’ll protect, improve and promote the natural environment of the waterways, whether it’s sediment sampling, planning for waste management, or liaising with external regulators to make sure each and every river and canal is compliant with environmental regulation. About you First and...

Senior Environmental Scientist (Two years, fixed term) £38,000 + car cash allowance Based in Wigan, Stoke-on-Trent, or Ellesmere Port (Role travel means valid driving license is essential) About the role At the Canal & River Trust, we believe life’s better by water, and that the waterways we take care of have a vital contribution to make to the health and wellbeing of local communities and economies. In turn, we have to make sure that we maintain a healthy natural environment for the waterways themselves, from water quality management to sediment sampling to ensuring every river and canal’s management is in line with environmental legislation. All that needs the support of a pro-active, experienced professional – and that’s where you’ll join us as a Senior Environmental Scientist. About you Naturally, we need someone with a strong grounding in protecting nature on behalf of organisations like ours. You’re...

Asset Performance Advisor – Data and Evidence Location: Nottingham but with some flexibility across the East Midlands Grade and Salary: G5, £35,577 Post number: 14915 Type of contract: Permanent Work Pattern: 37 Hours per week, Monday to Friday Closing Date: 10 August 2020 Benefits: We offer a competitive salary and generous career pension scheme. Additional benefits include: Holiday allowance related to grade and length of service, rising from 27 days to 30 days per year, plus 8 statutory public and bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time employees) Flexible working options, including flexi-time - these depend on business needs, but our aim is to help you achieve a positive work-life balance. Occupational health including counselling and advisory services and eye care, childcare vouchers and salary sacrifice schemes. Role Purpose: The Environment Agency manages over 2,000 major operating sites, from large...

Officer 2 Operations Environmental Assessment Location: Flexible within any NRW Office Grade & Salary: G5, £30,120 rising to £33,383 over four years Post number: 201074 Type of contract: Fixed term until 24 May 2021 Work pattern: 37 Hours per week, Monday to Friday Closing date: 26 July 2020 Benefits: Civil Service pension, 28 days annual leave, rising to 33 days over 5 years, flexible working options, occupational health including counselling and advisory services and eye care, childcare vouchers and salary sacrifice schemes. Role Purpose The Integrated Engineering team is responsible for the planning and delivery of maintenance of our flood risk management portfolio as part of our annual asset maintenance programme.  This involves different activities that range from regular grass cutting to medium sized civil engineering projects. In many cases, this work is needed to be delivered in environmentally...

Salary: £35,661 - £43,869 per annum 24 Month Fixed Term Contract 37 Hours per Week   Are you a sharp and engaged flood risk professional looking for a new challenge? Are you looking to develop your skills and knowledge further whilst working on crucial projects in the borough?  We are seeking someone with a sound background in flood risk management, particularly in sustainable drainage and Lead Local Flood Authority statutory duties to join the Transport Development team as a Senior Flood Risk Officer.   The role will be varied and exciting, with an opportunity to contribute to all aspects of supporting the authority in managing its statutory flood risk management duties within the borough.  We are particularly keen to hear from applicants with experience in reviewing sustainable drainage plans as part of the development management process, and willing to get involved in developing and processing new projects. The...

  Epping Forest District Council (EFDC) are seeking to recruit a Principal Environmental Protection Officer within our Contracts and Technical Services department to be based in the Council’s Civic Offices in Epping, Essex. EFDC are in the process of changing how they think about service delivery in the future and this role is a key part of that process. The district will be experiencing an unprecedented period of development due implementation of our Local Plan. The district is diverse and varies from urban to rural with varying levels of industry and residential development which means the enquiries and requirements of the role can be diverse. The post holder will be the lead technical officer for delivery of Council services across private water supplies, pollution, rural drainage and associated enforcement matters. The district has a significant number of private water supplies and rural drainage systems mainly in areas not served by mains water and sewerage....

Who are we? We are United Utilities, the North West’s water and wastewater company. It’s our job to bring 3.0 million households and thousands of businesses an incredible 1,700 million litres of clean, clear water each day. We take it all away too, treating it so it’s safe to go back into the rivers. Our 5,000 employees are key to achieving our ambitious vision and plans and we all work together to provide a great service to our customers. This is where you come in… We have an exciting part time opportunity for an Abstraction Permitting Manager and Technical Specialist to join our team usually based in Warrington. You will be responsible for ensuring United Utilities understands the environmental impacts of abstraction and provide technical advice and guidance to the wider business on abstraction licencing and compliance, providing expert advice on Environment Agency (EA) policy, consultations and other EA guidance.  You will represent...