Environmental Manager

Details
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Reference number

465319

Salary

£43,765 \- £53,220
National: £43,765 \- £48,375

London: £47,785 \- £53,220 (pro\-rata for part\-time hours)
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28\.97%
GBP

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer### Contract type

Permanent### Business area

DESNZ \- Energy Infrastructure### Type of role

Policy### Working pattern

Flexible working, Full\-time, Job share, Part\-time### Number of jobs available

1
Contents
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• Location


• About the job


• Benefits


• Things you need to know


• Apply and further information

Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, SalfordAbout the job
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Job summary

Do you want a career where you can make a real difference? Do you want to have an impact on the UK and beyond? If yes, then a career at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) could be for you.

Here at DESNZ we are delivering our mission to make the UK a clean energy superpower, with clean electricity by 2030 and accelerating the UK’s journey to net zero.

Our work is helping ensure clean energy for all, keep bills down and seize the opportunities to lead the world in new green industries, taking back control of our energy with Great British Energy and encouraging greater energy efficiency across the UK. The work of the department has never been more timely or relevant, and by joining us you will be part of making that difference.

Our work is varied, interesting and most importantly it's impactful. Our DESNZ Values are interwoven into everything we do; we are bold, we are collaborative, we are inclusive, and we learn. As a department we are committed to these values to build a culture where everyone can thrive.

We work in an agile way. This means that, as our priorities evolve, your work may adapt to meet emerging needs and help us deliver our mission. This approach offers opportunities to develop your skills, gain new experiences, and contribute where you can make the greatest impact. This relates to the nature of the work rather than contractual terms, such as location or working pattern.

We offer great working benefits including a world\-class pension, flexible working options and a career where your learning and development is taken seriously. We are enormously proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We support candidates with adjustments throughout our recruitment process. Information about disability confidence and just some examples of the adjustments that you can request can be found in the reasonable adjustment section below.

Find Out More

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You can also follow our LinkedIn Careers Page: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/desnz\-careers/

Job description

The role and our team

The Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (OPRED) is part of the Department of Energy Security \& Net Zero and is responsible for:

• Developing, administering, and enforcing the environmental and decommissioning regulatory regime covering offshore oil and gas, offshore gas unloading and storage and offshore carbon dioxide storage (collectively referred to as offshore energy projects).

• Handling domestic and international policy relating to developing the environmental regulatory framework for offshore energy projects.

• The Department’s Strategic Environmental Assessment for offshore energy projects, which allows the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) to licence offshore areas for oil and gas, gas storage and carbon dioxide storage and the Crown Estate to lease offshore areas for offshore renewable energy developments.

Within OPRED, the Regional Delivery Programmes are responsible for developing, administering, and ensuring compliance with the environmental and decommissioning regulatory regime in relation to offshore oil and gas.

Within the Regional Delivery Programmes, the Environmental Management Team is responsible for the environmental assessment and approval of offshore energy projects, across three regional areas within the UK continental shelf, covering the entire life cycle of the offshore operations.

Person specification

Key Responsibilities:

The Environmental Manager role in the Environmental Management Team deals with ensuring the regulation of offshore energy projects takes full account of environmental and social objectives, through robust and effective implementation of domestic legislation, international agreements and agreed codes of practice in line with UK and Departmental policy, to ensure offshore energy projects do not have a significant adverse on the environment or other uses of the sea.

The post holder will be responsible for reviewing environmental impact assessments and determining environmental applications for offshore energy projects. The work areas include (but not limited to):

a) initial applications for licences and operatorship;

b) applications for geological surveys;

c) applications and notifications for drilling and well intervention operations;

d) applications and submissions for proposed developments;

e) applications relating to marine discharges and atmospheric emissions; and

f) applications relating to the final decommissioning of offshore facilities.

The post holder will additionally be responsible for:

• providing support on the development of policy on emerging environmental issues;


• providing advice to operators on legislative and procedural matters;


• liaising with statutory consultees and other environmental bodies; and


• the management of environmental projects and research activities funded by the Department.

Applicants must have extensive knowledge and/or experience relating to offshore industries, particularly offshore oil and gas, gas unloading and storage, and carbon capture and storage; and have relevant knowledge and/or experience relating to the marine environment, environmental impact assessment environmental legislation and the management of environmental issues.

Applicants must have an honours degree or equivalent qualification, or a post\-graduate qualification in one of the following areas:

• Climate and Atmospheric Science, Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Environmental Pollution, Marine Resource Development and Protection.

• Biology, Bioscience, Marine Biology, Microbiology or Zoology.

Desirable Criteria:

Applicants should ideally have experience in relation to the administration of environmental legislation in a regulatory role.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing


• Delivering at Pace


• Making Effective Decisions


• Managing a Quality Service

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Specialist/Technical

Alongside your salary of £43,765, Department for Energy Security \& Net Zero contributes £12,678 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero offers a competitive mix of benefits including:

• A culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.


• Automatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme, with an employer contribution of 28\.97%.


• A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30\.


• An extensive range of learning \& professional development opportunities, which all staff are actively encouraged to pursue.


• Access to a range of retail, travel and lifestyle employee discounts.

The Department operates a discretionary hybrid working policy, which provides for a combination of working hours from your place of work and from your home in the UK. The current expectation for staff is to attend the office or non\-home based location for 40\-60% of the time over the accounting period.

Things you need to know
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Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.### Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
Applications will be sifted on CV and Personal Statement.

In the event of a large number of applicants, applications will be sifted on the personal statement only.

The interview will consist of behaviour and technical questions.

A reserve list of candidates may be kept for up to 12 months.

Sift and interview dates to be confirmed.

Further Information

Reasonable Adjustment

We are proud to be a disability confident leader and we welcome applications from disabled candidates and candidates with long\-term conditions.

Information about the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) and some examples of adjustments that we offer to disabled candidates and candidates with long\-term health conditions during our recruitment process can be found in our DESNZ Candidate Guidance. A DESNZ Plain Text Version of

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