Carbon Specialist - 30772

Summary: The Carbon Specialist role focuses on supporting the Environment Agency's Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCRM) programme across the North-East and North-West of England. The position involves managing carbon assessments, promoting low-carbon innovations, and ensuring compliance with environmental legislation. Candidates will work within multi-disciplinary teams to influence sustainable practices and will receive training in carbon assessment. The role may require responding to incidents and occasional travel to project sites.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support delivery of the FCRM capital programme by managing carbon effectively.
• Conduct Carbon Assessment and Verification processes to meet corporate targets.
• Promote low-carbon thinking and innovations relevant to the Environment Agency’s assets.
• Verify projects' consideration of carbon reduction opportunities and assess performance against carbon budgets.
• Respond to incidents and provide business continuity support as required.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary project teams to effect sustainable change.

Key Skills:

• Experience in influencing behaviors and managing change.
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills.
• Ability to work within multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Time management and prioritization skills.
• Desirable: Degree in environmental science, sustainability, engineering, or related field.
• Desirable: Experience in carbon assessment and significant infrastructure projects.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Warrington

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other