Environmental Advisor - Fusion Energy Sector Location: UKAEA, Culham, Oxfordshire Salary: Competitive, based on experience Contract Type: ongoing contract Are you ready to play a critical role in the future of clean energy?
Join the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and be part of a pioneering team that's driving sustainability and environmental stewardship in fusion energy projects, including landmark programs like the JET Decommissioning & Repurposing and the LIBRTI engineering project.
As an Environmental Advisor, you'll leverage your expertise to guide the environmental and sustainability direction of complex, large-scale projects.
This role offers a unique opportunity to shape environmental strategies within one of the most forward-thinking sectors, ensuring that UKAEA meets its ambitious environmental goals in alignment with industry standards.
Key Responsibilities Technical Expertise: Serve as the environmental discipline's expert, leading major programmes such as JET Decommissioning & Repurposing, and other engineering projects.
Environment & Sustainability Strategy: Define and communicate the environmental and sustainability strategy across senior leadership and within project teams.
Intelligent Customer Role: Define scoping and procurement strategies for outsourced environmental studies, ensuring alignment with UKAEA's objectives.
Environmental Integration: Embed environmental requirements into engineering projects through Best Available Techniques (BAT) workshops and Environmental Impact Identification (ENVID) planning.
Quality Control: Validate environmental studies, assess risks, and input into the performance evaluation of external service providers.
Resource and Stakeholder Management: Develop resource strategies, manage consultants, and facilitate cross-programme collaboration to maximize environmental resource use.
Standards and Training: Lead the integration of environmental initiatives with the UKAEA corporate ISO14001 Environmental Management System and upskill teams on environmental legislation and standards.
Qualifications and Experience Education: Degree or equivalent in a relevant field; environmental or engineering qualifications preferred.
Industry Experience: Proven track record in environmental management for large, complex programmes, with expert knowledge of environmental and sustainability legislation.
Technical Skills: Skilled in embedding BAT Rullion celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.
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