Asset Environmental Officer

**_Energise Your Career, Accelerate a Net-Zero Future #RenewablesJobs_**

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The opportunity_**

A great opportunity has become available for you to take a leading role in the environmental management & planning controls of operational sites at EDF Renewables UK & Ireland.

You will travel to wind farms, service centres, battery energy storage and solar PV sites across the UK & Ireland on a regular basis.

You will promote a Zero Harm environmental culture while establishing strong professional relationships with colleagues & contract partners out in the field.

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Pay, benefits and culture_**

If you’re looking to **join** a **company** where you can **work hard**, **have fun**, and **help to create a Net Zero future** - then you’re in the right place’

Our passion for **embracing new ideas and being open-minded to change** helps us continue to grow successfully.

We’re committed to **helping all of our people thrive during their time with us**, recognising and rewarding every person for their hard work and commitment.

**Alongside a competitive salary, bonus, and market-leading pension scheme, we offer a range of flexible benefits and employee discounts** to help you thrive across all aspects of your life. You can spend your flexible fund on the benefits that matter to you, whether that’s an electric vehicle, private healthcare, additional holiday or one or more of our other benefits.

We’ll offer you the **flexibility, freedom and responsibility to make an impact in your role**; whether that’s on-site, in the office or hybrid working from home.

We’re committed to **championing diversity representation** across gender, ethnicity, LGBT+, disability and more. This applies to all our roles, underpinned by our Everyone’s Welcome inclusion programme.

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What you’ll be doing_**

You will take a leading role in the management of day-to-day environmental management and planning conditions of the operational fleet:

- Engage (regular communication and training) with EDF Renewables’ operation & maintenance (O&M) team on a regular basis to ensure waste is managed and pollution risks are controlled.
- Engage with 3rd party O&M teams on a regular basis to ensure waste is managed and pollution risks are controlled-in line with contractual requirements
- Lead on environmental inspection regimes for the operational fleet
- Support wider business audits including (but not limited to) ISO standard audits
- Manage planning requirements on operational sites
- Manage engagement with members of the public with regards to the operational fleet
- Manage contractors that provide various environmental & ecological services on the fleet
- Perform environmental data collection and collation duties in line with stakeholders’ requirements
- Be willing to contribute to the wider business efforts towards sustainability on an ad-hoc basis
- Be creative and hardworking to solve any problems or issues that arise
- Develop strong relationships and represent the interests of EDF Renewables with critical stakeholders:

- Investors
- Other business unit representatives in EDF Group
- Land owners and agents associated with the operational fleet
- Critical contract partners

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What do you need to be great at this role?_**

You'lll hold a relevant undergraduate and/or post graduate degree in town and country planning, environmental impact assessment (EIA), environmental management or similar.;
- Membership (or working towards membership) of relevant professional institute, e.g. Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment
- Knowledge of environmental regulatory requirements including waste, pollution, greenhouse gas accounting, producer responsibility, Wildlife and Countryside Act, Town and Countryside Planning, etc.
- Experience in managing contractors and suppliers
- Experience in designing auditing programmes
- Experience in environmental monitoring and measurement techniques including GHG data collection and collation
- Experience of working on energy projects, particularly onshore and offshore wind farms, in development, construction and/or operation is desirable
- Natural communication and interpersonal skills.
- Innovative, enthusiastic and self-motivated
- Ability to prioritise effectively and consistently deliver against tight time constraints while working flexibly as part of a team.
- Ability and being comfortable working in outdoor environments in variety of weather conditions
- Comfortable influencing and engaging with stakeholders
- Familiar with reactive work environment and flexibility in work location/timing of work

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Why EDF Renewables?_**

At EDF Renewables UK & Ireland we’re **committed to tackling climate change**. Our rapidly growing team of **500 talented people **share an ambition to create a **net zero future **where **clean, green, energy **powers all our lives.

It’s a huge ambition and time is of the essence if we are to play our full part in meeting the UK and Ireland’s