Hybrid Engineer – Environment & Sustainability

at Illinois Department of Human Services

• Job title: Engineer – Environment & Sustainability
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: £40,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Stratford, United Kingdom

About the role

• Engineer supporting TfL's vision by delivering environmental outcomes and continuous improvement in sustainability. Collaborating with stakeholders for innovative solutions and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Developing processes, tools, methodologies, technical or functional strategies, standards and governance, and identifying and influencing best practice, to deliver environmental outcomes and enable continuous improvement across TfL.
• Working closely with industry, internal and external stakeholders to exploit existing knowledge or technology and introduce relevant innovations or best practice across TfL.
• Advising and supporting projects and asset groups to deliver and develop environment processes and technical strategies.

Requirements

• Ability to influence people and facilitate joint decision making – ESSENTIAL
• Ability to manage customer expectations and deliver service to meet expectations – ESSENTIAL
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to analyse complex processes, systems or data and produce conclusions or solutions, and to visualise and articulate these – ESSENTIAL
• Ability to quickly understand unfamiliar problems, technical possibilities and operational implications, based on a sound understanding of engineering fundamentals – ESSENTIAL
• Ability to manage multiple pieces of work, conflicting priorities and interfaces – ESSENTIAL
• Working towards Engineering or Environment Professional Chartership or recognised international equivalent – Desirable
• Knowledge of the TfL Vision, Mayoral Transport Strategy, Corporate Environment Plan, business priorities and financial constraints – ESSENTIAL
• Knowledge and understanding of technically complex projects involving complex stakeholder groups – Desirable
• Knowledge of transport systems, infrastructure engineering and operations backed up by strong aptitude for holistic integrative thinking – Desirable
• Knowledge of whole life asset management, legislation, technical standards and industry best practice related to environment and sustainability – ESSENTIAL
• Knowledge of contracts management and commercial impacts of engineering decisions – Desirable
• Experience of providing professional engineering or environmental design technical services to projects or asset groups – ESSENTIAL
• Experience of environmental and sustainability engineering in one or more of the following areas: energy, carbon, air quality, biodiversity, green infrastructure, climate change adaptation, sustainable resources– ESSENTIAL
• Experience of building relationships and influencing a wide range of stakeholders – Desirable
• Experience in planning and applying systems engineering activities on large transport, infrastructure enhancement programmes or complex projects – Desirable

Benefits

• Final salary pension scheme
• Free travel for you on the TfL network
• Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home or 75% reimbursement on a 28-day flexi ticket
• 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
• Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional)
• Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
• Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
• Discounted Eurostar travel