Job Description

About the job

As our Environmental Specialist you will establish and embed environmental governance and processes for our growing Vattenfall Heat UK business. Champion the importance of protecting biodiversity in the construction industry.

Priorities:

• Establish and embed environmental governance and processes
• Assure compliance with environmental corporate governance and regulations
• Advise on environmental aspects in design, site activities and operations
• Assure required documentation in relation with environmental permits and other environmental legal obligations
• Identify environmental risks and find solutions to reduce/ avoid those
• Conduct & support environmental incident investigation and reporting towards the organization (Lessons Learned\xe2\x80\xa6) as well as environmental authorities

Outlook:

• Establish clear roles & responsibilities, tools & processes for environmental reporting (Vattenfall internal, Regulatory external, EU Taxonomy and other)
• Drive environmental initiatives within Heat UK in alignment with corporate functions to reduce our environmental footprint to be able to provide sustainable energy solutions for our customers and business partners
• Ensure that Vattenfall\'s business operations produce the lightest possible environmental footprint and where possible, improve the biodiversity and ecological health of the sites we operate
• Be involved in environmental target setting and follow-up

Role purpose is to support our organisation with:

• Protect ecosystems & biodiversity
• Reduce our climate impact and become climate neutral
• Use resources in a sustainable way

Profile:

• Passion for environmental protection and sustainability
• Accuracy and a preference for processes and documentation
• Good communication skills and collaboration willingness
• Resilience when confronted with difficult situations or resistance

Location:

• London
• Bristol
• Edinburgh

Your profile

• Relevant degree (Environmental, Chemical or other Engineering Disciplines or Legal) or NEBOSH Environmental Diploma or equivalent education preferred
• Experience in environmental fields (authorities, chemical or energy industry)
• Insights in UK environmental legislation

Additional information

Our offer
Good remuneration, a challenging and international work environment, and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development. For this role Hybrid working with regular travel to Bristol is possible.

More Information
We welcome your application in English, no later than, 29-09-2023. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website.

For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Adam Hammond via adam.hammond@vattenfall.com

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation.

The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall. The screening will be performed by a third party, Validata.

We look forward to receiving your application!

About the company

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 20 000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people\xe2\x80\x99s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We now want to make fossil-free living possible within one generation. To be able to reach this ambitious goal we are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission.

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