Title: Environment Specialist
At Cadent we’re excited to be part of the future of UK energy! We’ve got a clear roadmap that will drive our performance to the forefront of our industry and support the UK government in achieving its net zero targets by 2050.
We’re making a difference through innovation and new ways of working. Together we’re shaping a cleaner, greener future for our 11 million customers whom we put at the heart of everything we do.
Key Responsibilities
As the Environment Specialist, you will be assisting the Environment Manager and Environment team in compliance with the environmental management system, legislation compliance and data reporting. To complete trend analysis of environmental data and assisting in the overall environmental strategy across the networks and business functions.
The role will communicate environmental advice and guidance to the business on all environmental issues and associated risks. This will include the creation and updating of key environmental management standards whilst maintaining the management system to ISO 14001.
You'll be identifying key areas of improvement following analysis of environmental data from site visits and externally available information and to work with the business to identify opportunities for continuous improvement in relation to the SHES environmental strategy. Supporting on environmental projects and on site or project environmental matters, advising stakeholders on compliance, legislation and Cadent’s environmental targets to achieve our short- and long-term strategy objectives managing stakeholders from across the business and at all levels to deliver against set timescales.
As part of the Central Environment Team, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring compliance with environmental permits. Working closely with the Environment Manager, you will advise on key compliance issues and provide expert support to the business, helping to identify and mitigate environmental risks. You'll lead investigations, offering technical expertise and ensuring that environmental risks are thoroughly understood and managed effectively.
A core part of your role will be fostering a culture of environmental improvement. This includes developing the competency and capability of colleagues by delivering training, sharing expertise, and creating tools to support the effective management of environmental risks. You'll also lead key company-wide projects that strengthen the organization’s approach to environmental risk management.
In addition to leading initiatives, you will act as a trusted advisor, providing expert input to stakeholders at all levels. This includes producing detailed reports for board committees with clear recommendations and actionable insights. You will also work collaboratively across departments, contributing to broader Safety, Health, Environment, and Sustainability (SHES) projects and initiatives.
In addition, you will play a proactive role in identifying emerging environmental risks and planning mitigation strategies. By staying ahead of trends and regulations, you will help shape the organization’s environmental strategy, ensuring it remains robust, forward-thinking, and impactful.
Skills and Experience
It would be great if you had knowledge and experience in:
- Environmental permits and legislation
- Principles of Environmental management to ISO 14001, standards and methods, and their role and application within major hazard industries Implementation and auditing management system standards
- Advising and assisting areas of the business on environmental management to aid successful deployment of improvement programmes through committees
- Drafting effective management standards, guidance, training, and tools along with implementation plans for them
- Supporting accident investigation teams
- Implementing good environmental management into an organisation and delivering change
What’s In It For You
Here at Cadent, we are committed to supporting our employees to get the best out of themselves. For this role in particular we can offer:
- Funding and support towards completing qualifications
- Ample opportunity for progression within the business
- Mentoring and guidance opportunities
Why Join Us
We offer a host of benefits to suit your lifestyle and support your well-being. These include:
- Annual bonus
- Pension Scheme double matched up to a total of 18% of salary (i.e., employee contributions of up to 6%, double matched by a Cadent contribution of up to 12%)
- 25 days holiday, plus statutory days, and an option to buy more
- Fantastic career development prospects with funded learning options, including support with exams, and internal and external learning and development
- Strong focus on supporting you as an individual including:
- Flexible working
- Strong commitments to ED&I
- Generous family provision policies
- Flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, insurance, and healthcare packages, plus much more
- My Offers membership card – offering discounts and savings from hundreds of retailers
- 2 paid volunteering days per year
- Free gym access at the Ansty office, as well as a ‘Gympass’ scheme providing free or heavily subsidised local gym memberships
We want our employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance and are happy to discuss flexible working options with you if the role can accommodate it. Let us know about your flexibility requirements, whether that be reduced hours, remote working, flexible start/finish times, or compressed hours, and we will be more than happy to explore what’s possible for the role.
Diversity and Inclusion
Don’t meet every single requirement listed?
Understanding, learning, and celebrating what makes us different, as well as what we have in common, is good for us as individuals and enables us to work better together as one team. Cadent is committed to being an equitable and diverse employer that fosters an inclusive culture for all our employees, therefore, all our employment decisions are assessed based on qualifications, merit, and business need. So, if you’re excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification mentioned, we would still love for you to submit your application – You may just be the right person for this role or other opportunities at Cadent.
As a recognised Disability Confident Employer, we are proud to champion inclusion in the workplace and ensure to provide an environment that is accessible to all and supports individuals throughout their journey with Cadent. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments during the application process.
We place great importance on equity, diversity and inclusion, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Our employee communities Women in Cadent, Pride at Work (LGBTQ+), Embrace (ethnicity and religion), Thrive! (disability) and the Cadent Military Community can’t wait to welcome you!
Circle Back Initiative
As an active and proud member of The Circle Back Initiative, we aim to ensure that all candidates receive a response to their application, regardless of the outcome.
We will be receiving applications until the specified date above, though Cadent retains the right to close this vacancy early without prior notification, so it is advisable to complete your application at your earliest convenience.
Be part of something big. Help shape the future of gas for generations to come.
What’s next?
To be considered for this role, please submit your application with an up-to-date CV and our Talent Acquisition team will get in touch soon.
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