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You’ll get all the benefits of being employed by us, while working on a variety of projects for our clients. Joining Waterman Aspen as Environmental Engineer will see you as a key member of the West Midlands team and you can expect:
1. A varied client base where you can apply and develop your skills
2. Buy-in from clients to assist in your technical progression
3. Further exposure to your chosen industry – increasing your awareness, knowledge and sharpening your skills
4. The flexibility to broaden your horizons with each new secondment, without changing your employer
5. Career development and training to reach your professional or academic qualification goals supported by our own network of mentors and managers
6. Paid subscription to a professional body of your choice
7. Regular social events and volunteering opportunities
Experience required…
Essential:
8. Liaising with the clients Environment team (across disciplines including generalists, ecologists, arboriculturists, landscape, carbon, noise), Highway Designers, Programme Delivery team and their respective client, National Highways
9. Leading the team weekly resourcing and progress meetings
10. Monitoring the contract inbox, responding to/forwarding queries as required, and maintaining the scheme delivery tracker with new information received
11. Reviewing new task briefs and producing fee proposals in line with NH requirements
12. Contributing to the preparation of bids and the general work winning function
13. Inputting to programmes, attending progress meetings, coordinating site work
14. Managing the change process, raising early warning notifications (EWNs) and compensation events (CEs) where required
15. Monitoring progress and taking responsibility for delivery of reports on time
16. Supporting the client with managing workload across the team
17. Keeping up to date with industry best practice
The preferred staff member will be required to operate unsupervised, seeking minimal advice and direction from more senior colleagues only when necessary, and mentoring junior members of staff.
Desirable:
18. An undergraduate degree in Environmental Science or similar/equivalent subject
19. Experience of project management, ideally gained from managing environmental projects in the transport sector (highways experience is desirable
20. Membership of a professional body or relevant qualifications/experience leading to membership (e.g. IEMA, IES, APM or similar)
21. Experience working in a multi-disciplinary environment interacting with all environmental disciplines as well as design teams, clients, and stakeholders
22. Experience of contract management (e.g. CEMAR) is desirable
23. Ability to manage budgets, resourcing, and plan workload, ensuring project stages are delivered on time and on budget;
24. Strong written and verbal communication skills and the aptitude to rationally explain, explore and discuss environmental issues, capture feedback, and manage environmental risk
25. Experience using Microsoft packages – MS Project and Excel are essential
26. Excellent communication and presentation skills required
27. Forward thinking and interested in developing efficient and pragmatic ways of working with teams to realize client and operational objectives
28. Demonstrable experience of working in a collaborative or joint venture environment is highly desirable
You’ll get this and so much more…
As a salaried colleague, you’ll get a salary in line with your experience, skills and location along with an industry-leading benefits package:
29. Company car or car allowance
30. Contribution to commuting mileage
31. Permanent health insurance 25 days annual leave (option to buy up to 5 more), in addition to the normal public holidays (based on a 40 hour week, pro rata for part-time colleagues)
32. Company pension contribution
33. Salary sacrifice to buy additional benefits
34. 1 paid Waterman Aspen in the Community Day to volunteer in your local community