Senior Environmental Advisor

Cotech Building Careers Ltd; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm is seeking a Senior Environmental Advisor to join their Social Value team in Sheffield. You will support sustainability outcomes during pre-construction and construction phases, conducting inspections, managing incidents, and reporting on sustainability metrics. Ideal candidates will have knowledge of construction sustainability schemes and strong analytical skills. This role requires flexibility to travel and work on-site three days a week, offering a range of tailored benefits and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Tailored benefits

Opportunities for career development

Qualifications

• Experience managing environmental incidents independently is required.
• Knowledge of BREEAM, CEEQUAL, LEED, WELL is essential.
• Passion for sustainability and willingness to travel to multiple sites.

Responsibilities

• Support projects in pre-construction to ensure delivery of sustainability outcomes.
• Conduct environmental inspections and audits.
• Report and investigate environmental incidents and develop learning outcomes.
• Prepare sustainability metrics to report progress against project objectives.
• Chair meetings within project team and supply chain to drive sustainability agenda.

Skills

PIEMA or working towards

Incident management training

Knowledge of construction sustainability schemes

Strong data/statistical analysis

Critical thinking skills

Job description

Overview

We're looking for a Senior Environmental Advisor to join our Social Value team in Sheffield. Location: Sheffield – travel to the office required

Hours: 40 hours per week – 3 days a week on site (with some flexibility available) – some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us

Requirements

What will you be responsible for?

As a Senior Environmental Advisor, you'll be working within the Social Value team, supporting them in delivering sustainability outcomes for key clients during both the pre construction and construction phases.

Your Day To Day Will Include

• Supporting projects in pre-construction to ensure all required documentation and support is in place for the successful delivery of sustainability outcomes.
• Conducting environmental inspections and audits
• Reporting and investigating environmental incidents and developing learning outcomes
• Collating and preparing sustainability metrics to report progress against agreed project objectives and targets
• Chairing meetings within the project team and supply chain to drive the sustainability agenda

What are we looking for?

This role of Senior Environmental Advisor is great for you if:

• You are PIEMA or working towards, with incident management training and experience managing incidents independently
• You have knowledge of construction sustainability schemes such as BREEAM, CEEQUAL, LEED, WELL, and experience with environmental management systems
• You are passionate about sustainability, with strong data/statistical analysis, reporting and critical thinking skills, and the ability to travel to and between sites and be on site 3 days a week.

Benefits

We're all about finding potential, and transferable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards And Benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs.

This is a great opportunity with a major tier one contractor, keen to develop your talent further. For more information on this and other fantastic opportunities, please contact Andy Hayton at Cotech Building careers on 0203 195 1100