HS2 (High Speed 2)
Environmental Coordinator
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Environmental Coordinator
Location: London Contract Type: Permanent Salary: £26,871pa to c£31,613pa (depending on skills and experience) Flexible Benefits Fund: 15% (fully pensionable, paid on top of base salary) Organisation: HS2 Ltd
About the Role
The Environmental Coordinator at HS2 Ltd will support the High Speed 2 (HS2) SCS Integrated Project Team (IPT) in ensuring design and construction compliance with environmental requirements, commitments, legislation, regulations, and design constraints.
The role involves:
- Providing assurance of compliance with environmental obligations (legal, regulatory, contractual).
- Delivering environmental guidance to support project design, ensuring sustainability is embedded in critical context.
- Assisting with environmental condition mitigation during construction.
- Undertaking environmental assurance surveillance and supporting reporting and response processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Senior Environment Manager (SEM) in organising, coordinating, and undertaking the environmental elements of the HS2 risk-based technical assurance workflows managed and overseen by the IPT.
- Provide accountability support for internal and external reporting of environmental matters.
- Ensure timely assurance and acceptance of contractor environmental reporting.
- Track and coordinate communications on contractual environment-related actions.
- Support and progress environmental innovations through identified contract delivery (contractors).
- Conduct desk-based and on-site environmental assurance/surveillance.
- Coordinate and report any findings linking to required performance thresholds.
- Deputise for the Environment Manager as required.
- Promote and embed the principles of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) across all tasks.
- Uphold HS2’s values: Safety, Leadership, Integrity, and Respect.
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Key Requirements
Skills
- Capability for complex problem resolution:
- Problem analysis and solution synthesis across multiple data sources.
- Logically structured report writing to inform stakeholders.
- Decision-making proficiency:
- Data synthesis, establishing options, and applying reasoning.
- Strong analytical focus to support key-stakeholders with objective, evidence-based answers.
- Technical communication:
- Fluency in interpreting and explaining discipline-specific concepts.
- Adaptability to deliver to non-specialist audiences responsibly or by supported liaison.
- Technical data management skills:
- Apply information governance principles, apply workflows/processes accurately.
- Basic capability in data security, creation, and visualisation (under supervision).
Knowledge
- HS2/Legislative Framework:
- In-depth understanding of environmental law specifically as it applies to infrastructure projects.
- Proficiency in regulatory frameworks critical to HS2 operations.
- Awareness of existing HS2 commitments, including EIA, Habitats regulations, protected lower-tier species, third-party environmental consent regimes, and EU-related legislation.
Experience
- Competency in time management:
- Meeting deadlines reliably.
- Prioritising tasks while communicating clearly and concisely in all interactions.
About HS2 Ltd
High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) is responsible for delivering the UK’s new high-speed rail network. The network will connect major cities, enhancing capacity, reducing travel times, and driving economic growth while generating thousands of jobs.
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HS2’s commitment centres on:
- Developing a skills legacy, nurturing diverse talent.
- Championing Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) to create an inclusive workplace informed by the values of Safety, Integrity, Leadership, and Respect.
- Adopting flexible working-adaptations, staff networks, and wellbeing initiatives.
- Prioritising safety with strict adherence to the "Safe at Heart" initiative.
Information for Applicants
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Work Authorization: Only applicants with the right to work in the UK will be considered. Immigration status checks will occur pre-interview. Note: Time-bound visas cannot be processed at the interview or later stages.
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Recruitment Process: Paste and attachments of CVs submitted for review (non-binding shortlisting). Internal process includes post-CV-step anonymization, with personal information securely redacted during suitability review (bias removal). Performance favours clarity, specificity, and adherence to stated competency requirements. Follow these guidelines.
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Compliance: All offers contingent on successful preemployment checks, including:
- Nationality/Immigration confirmation.
- Employment references.
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) clearances.
- Financial/education verification.
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Strategies for Dollars (ESG Recordkeeping): Participation required.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) is at the core of HS2 Ltd. Favour fluidity, transparency, and equitable opportunities. Watch the VIDEO: HS2’s Bias Removal Process. Thank you.
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