Climate Adaptation and Resilience Lead

The Role

The Climate Adaptation and Resilience Lead provides expert technical leadership to identify, assess, and manage climate risks, coordinating organisation-wide adaptation activities and advising at both strategic and operational levels to ensure Transport for Wales (TfW) effectively responds to the impacts of a changing climate.

Role responsibilities

• Undertake Climate Change Risk Assessments on the transport network - at our offices or depots and on other projects by working collaboratively with internal teams to reduce the impact of climate change to our network and operations.
• Advise project teams and external consultants to assess climate risk by using TfW's Climate Change Risk Assessment Framework to ensure climate resilience is factored into project designs and plans.
• Advise the Infrastructure Manager and Engineering teams on developing innovative, climate change adaptation solutions by providing technical expertise on assessing climate risk/researching and disseminating current climate adaptation advice and best practice to ensure TfW can deliver on our Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan objectives.
• Update the Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan at agreed intervals and provide an annual progress update on delivery of actions set out within the plan to ensure the organisation and stakeholders have access to the latest data.

Who we're looking for

• Degree in a relevant subject, such as environmental science, engineering or geography and/or have significant working experience in a technical area such as climate science or geotechnical engineering.
• Demonstrable experience of undertaking climate change risk assessments and utilising climate projections data and site-based information to assess climate risk.
• Experience of developing and delivering climate change adaptation projects.
• Demonstrable knowledge of climate change adaptation, resilience, and associated policy and regulatory frameworks, with the ability to apply this in a practical, operational context.
• Experience of preparing technical reports on climate risk and adaptation.

Welsh Language Skills

While not essential for this role, Welsh language skills would make a great addition to your application.

TfW support anyone who wants to learn Welsh or improve their skills. We offer online learning, classroom courses and funding attendance at local community courses.

Equal Opportunities

We're changing the way the transport industry looks. By celebrating and embracing differences, we're building a workforce that represents Wales. We need talented people from all backgrounds and cultures to bring their perspectives and experiences. Diverse teams make better decisions and drive innovation. Join us in transforming the way Wales travels."

Who we are

Transport for Wales is changing the way Wales travels, making sustainable transport the first choice. We're building a multimodal integrated transport network called the T Network, making it easier for people to travel by train, bus, walking, wheeling and cycling.

We're a Disability Confident Leader. Let us know about any reasonable adjustments you may need in the recruitment process and as part of the role if you are successful.

This advert will close at 23:59 on the day of the application closing date stated above. However, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive enough applications. We encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.

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