Carbon Specialist - 30772

Summary: The Carbon Specialist role focuses on supporting the Environment Agency's Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCRM) programme, particularly in the North-East and North-West regions. The position involves managing carbon assessments, promoting low-carbon innovations, and ensuring compliance with environmental legislation. Candidates will work within a national team and receive training in carbon assessment, with responsibilities including influencing project teams and managing carbon reduction opportunities. The role also requires availability for incident response and business continuity support.

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 provide insights into decarbonisation technologies.
• 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 behaviours and managing change.
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills.
• Ability to work within multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Time management and prioritisation skills.
• Desirable: Degree in environmental science, sustainability, 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