Environmental & Sustainability Engineer

at  Amentum

We’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.
People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.
In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.
Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

We are currently looking for an Environmental Advisor to join the team in Birchwood, Warrington.
We are the Design and Engineering partner for Sellafield under the PPP (Programme and Project Partners). This is a 20-year arrangement to deliver ~£7bn of major projects. We are looking to recruit high value expertise from across regulated and comparable sectors to work in a collaborative environment. PPP is delivering major projects, site wide improvements and provision of supporting services.
As a result of increasing demand for our services we are looking for an Environmental Advisor to join our SWMRF team in Warrington, providing expertise to the project to facilitate and deliver environmental management related matters to agreed strategies and timescales.

OUR CULTURE:

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.
We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centered on inclusion and diversity.
We partner with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility, please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role

Reporting to the project Environmental Manager, you will provide guidance and support on environmental management and waste management to the project team.

Responsibilities shall include (but not be limited to):

• Assistance in the development and implementation of environmental and waste management plans and strategies.
• Assist in the identification and management of environmental aspects, via the project environmental aspects register.
• Support with development of the project Environment Case, and the demonstration of Best Available Techniques within environmental / waste assessments.
• Delivery of bespoke environmental assessments and work packages across the project lifecycle.
• Identification and management of environmental risks.
• Provision of technical advice to the project team on regulatory compliance and other environmental matters, particularly in relation to compliance with Sellafield’s Environmental Permits.

• Assist the environmental manager with environmental assurance, including the development and delivery of audits (for example, in direct relation to design and construction works).Completion of environmental sustainability assessments and provision of evidence to support wider project sustainability goals, including contributions to PPP’s net zero ambitions.