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Environmental Planner

Employer
Hays Construction and Property
Location
England, Derbyshire, Derby
Salary
Negotiable
Closing date
2 Mar 2023
Reference
4358532

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Your new company

A sector-leading solution provider operating across the UK water industry with over 800 process intelligent professions and sector heritage dating back to 1820. Their teams are co-located on six major frameworks, including integrated Joint Ventures and Alliances.

Their truly integrated design and build culture offers a complete range of end-to-end services for all water and wastewater solutions from £100m major projects through to minor capital maintenance including 100 strong multi-trade, direct work force and asset management team.

They constantly push innovation and collaboration boundaries, including their internationally awarded Digital Delivery strategy, supporting their clients in outperforming regulatory challenges.

Your new role

My client is looking to strengthen their Enabling team with an Environmental Planner working in the Severn Trent Water and the Thames Regions.

You will be an important part of the project development providing a link between feasibility, design and the construction teams ensuring a smooth progression of the project from scoping document to site start.

Purpose of the role:

  • To provide advice to the project team at design and planning stage, including identifying environmental consenting requirements and associated studies / surveys, reports and assessments.
  • To assist in the identification of EIA / town planning requirements and coordinate the delivery of planning applications.
  • To assist the project team in providing front end advice on consenting process/timescales to inform the construction programme.
  • To provide environmental project management to ensure the timely completion environmental deliverables to Client expectations.

Key responsibilities:
  • Consultation with designers and project managers to understand project scope and advise on environmental consenting requirements.
  • Assist with the identification and coordination of EIA / town planning requirements.
  • Coordinate the delivery of project level design 3rd Party / Environmental Risk Reviews and identify planning and environmental scopes of work.
  • Input into project costs.
  • Consult with Client Environmental Planners / Planning consultants to coordinate the production of information/documentation required for EIA Screening and planning applications, as directed by the client.
  • Provide support to meetings with the client, statutory consultees and third parties (as required and directed by the client).
  • Coordinate with designers/project managers on environmental matters in order to confirm design solutions.
  • Coordinate GIS support to assist with the production of Environmental Constraints Maps, as required.
  • Identify the requirements for Environmental Permitting (EPR) support and liaise with the project team for the engagement of specialists to support EPR requirements.
  • Assist the project team with communications with relevant Local Planning Authorities and or statutory consultees as necessary and instructed by the Client.
  • Consultation with Environmental Regulators, as required.
  • Co-ordinate the compilation of necessary documentation required for environmental consents which may include: EA consents, Flood Risk Activity Permits and Ordinary Watercourse Consents; Hedgerow Removal Notices; PRoW Diversions; Applications for works to protected trees; Notices for intended works to trees in conservation areas.
  • Assist with the delivery of biodiversity targets, as stipulated by the Client.
  • Must be happy to travel throughout the UK.


What you'll need to succeed

Essential:

  • Knowledge and experience of environmental management / consenting
  • Strong written and verbal communication and negotiating skills
  • Good IT skills
  • Effective time and workload management
  • Flexible approach
  • Ability to define goals and plan to deliver them
  • Full driving licence

Desirable:

  • Relevant CSCS Card
  • Qualification in environmental, town planning or related discipline
  • Project management from an environmental perspective


What you'll get in return

  • Competitive/negotiable salary
  • Flexible working options
  • Car/car allowance (subject to role and level of position)
  • 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy)
  • Contribution Pension scheme
  • Life Assurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Private medical Insurance
  • And many more benefits including - cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, kids pass etc


What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call me now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact me for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Company

Hays Civil Engineering is the UK’s leading recruitment company, with 50 years’ experience specialising in engineering roles. Across the UK, using our national network of 75 offices and teams of expert consultants, we match the right jobs to the right people every day. Highly trained civil engineers are in demand for both temporary contracts and on a permanent basis. We have the breadth and depth of knowledge and scale of operation to help you hire the people that can make a real difference to your bottom line.

www.hays.co.uk/engineering

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