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BEFORE WE BEGIN...

LOCATION: Your work location is up to you! We are big believers in flexible working, and that includes working from home. If you prefer an office environment, we have offices in Edinburgh. Glasgow, London and Bristol, and we are happy to talk about hybrid working patterns.

OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS: We won't make you jump through hoops or present to the Board - we prefer to keep things simple.

We have a relaxed approach to getting to know each other - an initial chat to talk through your CV, followed by a more structured interview with the line manager you'll be working with. We are being interviewed just as much as you, so we welcome your questions!
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Our Vision
We believe passionately in the world’s transition to net zero. Our global coverage, international specialists and ‘trusted advisor’ approach have earned us an outstanding reputation with clients across sectors, technologies, and geographies.

Our Values
This role is highly important in ensuring the business continues to thrive and grow, always with a view to our passionate aspiration of supporting the world’s transition to net zero. As with any role in the business, there will be a requirement for adaptability and flexibility, with an emphasis on our core values:

• Entrepreneurial & innovative
• Client focused, developing long-term relationships
• A people business
• Technically excellent in our service offerings, with a focus on adding value
• A fun place to work

We believe in Being Confident, Being Curious and Taking Ownership, and we encourage these behaviours across our entire organisation. If this sounds like your kind of workplace, we hope you'll consider joining us.

Background to the opportunity
As part of our ongoing development, we are now seeking to complement our existing Geology, Peat & Hydrology team with a Graduate or early years professional. Working with our existing team of environmental consultants, you will support, manage, and deliver committed projects and contribute to the development of ITPEnergised’s related offering, commensurate to your grade and experience. This is a wonderful opportunity to support the growth of an exciting consulting business working alongside a highly experienced team.

ITPEnergised is a client-focused consultancy, providing project management, feasibility assessment and environmental and energy services to a range of sectors, including onshore and offshore renewables, urban development and infrastructure, industrial & manufacturing, and oil & gas (energy transition).

The Environmental Planning Team covers a broad range of services including Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Ecology and Geology, Peat & Hydrology. As part of the ITPEnergised team, you will:

• Work alongside the aforementioned service lines to provide support to a wide variety of projects
• Develop your business communication and commercial skills through personal involvement with ‘live’ projects and bids, etc.
• Explore opportunities to develop both your technical and soft skills through training and on-the-job learning
• Have the opportunity to work with colleagues from different disciplines; and
• Network with, and learn from, experts and influencers from across the industry

You will join the Graduate Development Programme which has been designed to offer the best possible graduate training and support mechanisms to help guide you through the first two years of your career. The programme covers a range of aspects and is structured to help you achieve competency/understanding across many aspects of the business and will offer you the chance to join the graduate network within the business, to support peer to peer learning.

We will also endeavour to provide you with exposure to and training/work shadowing in as diverse a cross-section of the business as possible, dependent on workloads and client requirements.

The ITPEnergised Graduate Development Programme is a two-year programme designed to provide you with a firm foundation for successful personal and professional development in your chosen career.

Although experience is not necessary, and all training is provided through the Graduate Development Programme, some industry experience (for example summer placements or internships) would be advantageous.

Duties and responsibilities
Depending on your experience and skill set, your roles and areas of focus would entail:

• Undertaking peat depth and condition surveys on a range of development sites (predominately onshore wind farms and transmission routes).
• Preparation of Water Quality Management Plans and undertaking water quality monitoring and sampling.
• Developing health & safety plans to cover field work tasks.
• Contributing to the preparation of EIA Report chapters (Geology, Peat, Hydrology and Hydrogeology) and Technical Appendices (Peat Landslide Hazard and Risk Assessment, Peat Management Plans, Carbon balance, Private Water Supply Risk Assessment, GWDTE Risk Assessment etc.) across a range of developments.
• Contributing to the preparation of technical reports including geotechnical/geo-environmental appraisals, coal mining risk assessments and peatland restoration plans.
• Leading or supporting on feasibility/constraints studies for prospective developments.
• Graphics preparation and analysis of geospatial data (mainly using GIS).
• Preparation of scopes of work and costs for input to fee proposals.
• Project management, including to budgets and deadlines.
• As the business requires, assist in delivery of other related environmental assessments, commensurate with experience and technical understanding.
• Contribution to business development appropriate to your grade and experience, including initiating and participating in client meetings, networking events, conferences, and seminars.
• We offer flexible working options to suit domestic arrangements. Your role will ordinarily require occasional travel to our other office locations, clients’ offices, and sites. This may include staying away from home during periods of fieldwork around the UK (ranging from 1 day to up to 1 week).

Person Specification
While we recognise every candidate has their own unique set of skills and experience, we feel the ideal candidate for this role should be able to demonstrate knowledge of, or have experience in some or all the following skills and attributes:

• BSc degree level qualification or equivalent in geology, earth science, hydrology or similar.
• Relevant postgraduate qualification and membership of a relevant institution (Geological Society, CIWEM or similar) would be advantageous.
• Experience undertaking field surveys and assessments (during studies or through industry placement).
• Good knowledge and understanding of relevant UK/Scottish guidance and legislation.
• Comfortable working in an outdoor environment during periods of fieldwork, which may be physically demanding (wide ranging terrain and weather conditions).
• Familiar using MS Office, with well-developed report writing skills.
• At least some familiarity and capability in using ArcGIS and/or QGIS including data collection software (Field Maps/QField or similar), though additional training will be provided.
• Full UK driving licence, off-road driving experience would be advantageous.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.
• Excellent communication skills and a desire to work as part of a team and form successful ‘trusted advisor’ relationships with clients, stakeholders, and team members.
• Genuine passion for supporting the drive towards net zero through high-quality work on exciting projects.

Work Location
Much of our ongoing and forecast workload for this role is in Scotland and therefore our preference is for a candidate that would be attached to our Glasgow or Edinburgh office. However, we are big believers in flexible working, and that includes working from home. We have offices in Edinburgh. Glasgow, London, and Bristol, and we are happy to talk about hybrid working patterns.

Part of your role will require travel to clients’ sites throughout the UK (predominately Scotland) to undertake field surveys. You may also be asked to attend meetings or training events at our office locations, or travel to clients’ offices as project work requires. This may include international travel, where necessary.

Outline Remuneration Offer

• Salary: From £23,500 per annum (depending on skills, grade, and experience)
• Pension: 5% employer contribution / 5% staff contribution
• Holidays: 34 days pro rata (including bank holidays and 3 compulsory days over Christmas and New Year)
• One professional membership subscription

Additional Employee Benefits

• Life Assurance up to 3 times your annual salary
• Private Medical Insurance
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Truly Agile and Flexible Working (we mean it!)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Mentoring Scheme
• Talent Development Programme
• True Ownership and Accountability from Day One
• Regular Team Lunches and Coffee Mornings (optional but encouraged!)

Application Process
If this role is of interest and you like the sound of how we like to work, we’d love to hear from you. Cover letters are optional, but they really help in the shortlisting process.

Simply click on the 'Apply Now' button to submit your application.

The closing date for applications is 21st April 2023 and we encourage early applications. Please include confirmation of your eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, or any sponsorship requirements you may have.

Equal Opportunities
ITPEnergised is committed to providing all employees and candidates for employment with equal opportunities. We wish to ensure that all employees shall have equality of opportunity for employment and advancement based on their suitability for work – regardless of their race, religion, colour, ethnic or national origin, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital status, age, working hours, type of contract, disability, or community background.