Environmental & Sustainability Advisor

Environmental and Sustainability Advisor

Your new company
Renowned Civil Engineering and Construction Firm, with offices all across the United Kingdom.

Your new role

The role of Environmental & Sustainability Advisor will involve driving system and process improvement across the business within the Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality function, while supporting the Group Environmental & Sustainability Manager with new initiatives. The ideal candidate will be an experienced Environmental & Sustainability professional with high levels of resourcefulness. Previous experience of working in the construction or similar industry would be advantageous.

• Responsibility for environmental planning and reporting.
• Approval of non-conformance reports requiring environmental action, analysing and reporting on cause of non-compliance and any associated corrective actions.
• Attending regular meetings with team members to include the review of environmental matters.
• Conducting regular site inspections and internal audits to measure site environmental performance.
• Liaison with staff and members of Project teams.
• Review and updating of environmental management system procedures.
• Prepare and carry out reviews of the Project Environmental Management Plan.
• Preparation of Site Waste Management Plans.
• Record and maintain all environmental matters in accordance with reporting procedures.
• Promoting environmental awareness throughout the project.
• Preparation of a project specific Environmental Emergency Preparedness Plan and ensure its communication to site staff and operatives.
• Assessing level of competence and any training necessary to ensure the capability of subcontractors and suppliers who may carry out environmental management functions.
• Ensure all Project teams work in accordance with the Environmental Plan
• Liaison with government departments, local authorities, and other statutory authorities on environmental matters as required.
• Ensure that detrimental impacts on site biodiversity are minimised and relevant ecological issues are communicated effectively to the workforce, including opportunities for the enhancement of biodiversity and ecological protection.
• Carbon foot printing for each project to report towards Corporate CO2 emissions targets.
• Qualifications

What you'll need to succeed

• Qualified in an environmental discipline, with a desire to work as part of an integrated sustainability team.
• Experience and knowledge of a range of environmental issues including assessment methodologies such as BREEAM etc. is required, with application within a construction environment preferable.
• Travel to sites and to the Head office required.
• Full UK Driving Licence required

What you'll get in return

Benefits package, career development, continuous training, great work environment.

What you need to do now
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