Job summary

 

We have an opportunity for an Environmental & Sustainability Advisor to support the delivery of environmental excellence and promote innovation that delivers sustainable growth.

Key skills required for this role

Environmental, Sustainability

Important

Environmental Advisor - Reading

Job description

As an Environmental & Sustainability Advisor, you will be providing advice across the design, construction and reinstatement phases of our projects, ensuring regulatory compliance and promoting the safeguarding of the environment.

This varied role will put your excellent communication skills to great use, as you'll be collaborating with many colleagues, clients and statutory regulators.

Here are just some of the activities you'll be involved with…

• Undertake environmental assessments and produce plans in-line with the environmental management system.
• Ensure work is carried out in accordance with legal requirements and provides protection to the environment.
• Support the provision of accurate environmental data.
• Undertake monitoring, analysing and reporting of environmental performance.
• Carry out inspections and audits in-line with ISO 14001, permits and environmental legislation, ensuring any non-conformance and improvement recommendations are recorded and actioned.
• Provide incident management support to operational teams, in addition to promoting environmental best practise.
• Ensure incidents and near misses are reported, categorised and corrective actions are undertaken.

We would love to hear from you if you can demonstrate…

• Previous experience in an environmental role is essential.
• An understanding of environmental legislation that is relevant to the civil engineering and/or utilities industries.
• Some experience of managing environmental risks and the ability to write environmental plans & reports and interpret data.
• Demonstrable experience in providing great advice that mitigates risk and supports compliance with legislation, along with a passion for the environment and seeking new innovations and improvements.
• This role is mostly field based, so a full UK drivers licence is essential.