Engineer

Job Description

Do you want to take your Engineering degree to the next level Have you already started your Engineering career and are ready to move into a supportive and collaborative team Here at the Coal Authority, we have a fantastic opportunity for anEngineerto join our Enginerting team. The role will require you to be able to be in the Mansfield office for a minimum of 1 day a week and to be able to undertake day tripsor overnight trips to sites in mid Wales on a regular (typically fortnightly) basis. Inreturn, you will receive a competitive salary of up to£34,544 - £42,000 per annum.Who we are: Here at the Coal Authority, we really are a great team to work with. Were united in our passion and commitment to making a better future for people and the environment in mining areas.We carry out a wide variety of essential services from responding to coal mining hazards, to keeping people and the environment safe from mine water pollution.We are excited about what our future holds. Our work is helping to develop a new sustainable source of renewable energy for the UK. By harnessing the energy from mine water heat, we hope to play a key role towards helping the UK to meet net-zero emissionsby 2050.We truly are a supportive organisation where we all live and breathe our values. We are inclusive, trusted and progressive in everything that we do.We offer different ways to work flexibly, and the following types of flexibility are usually possible: job share, flexible hours, working from home for part of the week and compressed hours. Please feel free to talk about what flexibility means to you atyour interview.With a genuine commitment to flexible working, we believe that work life balance is incredibly important. There are a number of wonderful benefits that youll access being a part of our inclusive team including 27.5 days holiday (with an additional 6 daysflexi time), an option to work in a hybrid way, a great civil service pension scheme, generous gym membership contribution, and support for your professional membership.About the Engineer role: As ourEngineer, you willhelp to resolve the impacts of mining through the application of your civil engineering skill and experience.You will be part of the friendly and proactive Engineering team which pride themselves on their structured and mentored programme for professional development and training.Key responsibilities of our Engineer:Your principal area of work will be in designing environmental interventions for historic metal mine sites in mid Wales where we are working with Welsh Government and National Resources Wales to significantly improve river water quality affected by minewaterdischarges. You will also be supporting our subsidence and environmental work in the traditional UK coal mining regions.You will also be working alongside environmental scientists and project managers to investigate and report on future strategies for environmental improvement.About our Engineer:Were looking for someone who has:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Site based experience and is willing to visit remote sites across the UK
• Design and advisory experience in a civil engineering, mining or related field
• Report writing and data analysis skills
• Degree level qualification in Civil Engineering or other suitable engineering field
• Experience in the design and specification of civil, environmental and river engineering works and of CDM regulations

For more information about theEngineer role please refer to the attached job description on our site.If you believe you are the right candidate for the role of ourEngineer, then please click apply now! Wed love to hear from you.Closing date:Thursday 8th September 2022We would love to respond to all candidates, however, due to the high volumes we receive, only candidates invited to interview will be contacted. Therefore, if you have not heard anything within 2 weeks of the closing date, please consider your applicationunsuccessful. We do encourage you to keep an eye on our website and see if there are any other roles that may be suitable for you.