Environment Specialist

About the job.

At National Highways we are very proud of the diverse habitats and associated species within
our soft estates. Our linear habitats along the road network help integrate the Strategic Road
Network into the landscape and provide invaluable habitat corridors for a range of protected
species, at National Highways, as the custodian of these important habitats, we are passionate
about the management of these areas and we are looking for ecologists or landscape /
arboriculturalists who will work within our Environment Teams to help to support the safe
running of our road networks while maintaining these assets. 

Please note that you will be required to drive as part of your role, and you will need
to have no more than 3 points to be considered for this position and during
employment.

• Undertake inspections of the environment assets, in line with the defined inspections
  regime and statutory requirements.
• Identify and evaluate environmental needs relating to the development of maintenance
  solutions for the environmental asset, in line with agreed methodologies and prioritisation
  criteria.
• Undertake the identification and evaluation of environmental data and needs to develop
  future renewal and improvement projects, including the compiling of relevant documents,
  evidence, and options for value management.
• Monitor the delivery of agreed solutions and plans, liaising with the relevant teams to
  identify and/or rectify issues.
• Ensure that environmental inventory and condition information is captured and maintained in
  the relevant database(s), in line with agreed standards and timescales.

About you.

• Degree or equivalent qualification in relevant discipline or equivalent experience
• Experience of habitat management e.g. managing protected species, tree protection, or
  woodland management. 
• Broad knowledge of aspects and impact for varying environmental receptors
• Knowledge of asset condition assessment e.g. Landscape and ecology condition assessment
• Knowledge of environmental regulation and standards, and their application on the highways
  network

About us.

Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England’s motorways and major A roads, helping
our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety,
customers and delivery, and at the core of this, are our values of passion, integrity, safety,
teamwork and ownership.

Operations is at the heart of keeping the strategic road network moving and ensuring our
customers get the best possible experience when using our roads.

We address over 39,000 customer enquiries every month, plan and deliver all maintenance
activities on the network, drive efficiencies and improvements across our systems and roads,
and respond to incidents across 4,500 miles of motorways and major A-roads that we manage. All
to make sure National Highways customers have safer, smoother, and more reliable journeys.

External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale, while
current employees will be appointed in accordance with our established pay policy.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds

About Us

Why you should join us

At National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a
culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve
this. We’re proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively
encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers. 

So, if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work
effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it – then you’ll be a great fit
for our organisation.

A connected and sustainable working approach has been adopted across National Highways. For
some roles, this means being able to work in a hybrid way spending up to 60% of time working
from a remote location such as home.

We offer many different ways to work flexibly and we’re open to discuss part-time working, job
shares, and flexible start and finish times. 

Please wait until the interview stage before asking us about flexibility, and we will explore
what is possible.

Our benefits package

• Our total reward package includes basic salary, the potential for a performance related
  bonus
• Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 31
  days (plus Bank Holidays)
• Flexible hours and an approach driven by connected and sustainable working which includes
  hybrid working
• Life assurance of 4 times annual salary
• Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7
  365 days and network of mental health first aiders. Plus access to a wellbeing app to enhance
  your self-care 24/7, Occupational health service and flu vaccines
• A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon
  travel
• Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent
  management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience

And we are

• Family friendly with enhanced maternity leave and pay, paternity leave (15 days), shared
  parental leave, adoption leave. Plus access to financial support for holiday play schemes and
  paid special leave (up to 5 days pa), eg for caring responsibilities
• Money friendly with access to a discounts platform including over 3000 discounts for
  supermarkets, eating out, leisure, holidays. Alongside a financial wellbeing programme
• Community friendly – offering paid leave to volunteer, 3 days basic/year

If you are successful, it is key to know all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory
completion of our pre-employment checks which include:

• Right to work check
• 3 year employment history references
• DBS criminal record check
• Social media and adverse journalism check
• Driving licence check (if applicable)
• Fit to work questionnaire (for all), followed by a medical check (if applicable)
• Qualifications and/or professional membership check (if applicable)

And finally 

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