Environmental Sustainability Advisor

Balfour; Colchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction and engineering company in the UK is looking for an Environmental Manager to guide their project team on the Bramford Twinstead Network Optimisation Project. You will contribute to sustainability efforts, manage environmental risks, provide support on compliance measures, and drive a culture of continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge in environmental management, a relevant professional membership, and practical experience in legislation and compliance standards. Join us to help create a more sustainable future.

Benefits

Flexible smart working hours

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Qualifications

• Practical experience with environmental legislation and statutory requirements.
• Full UK driver’s licence and flexibility to travel.
• Good knowledge of developing and implementing ISO 14001 accredited EMS.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to sustainability plan implementation.
• Manage project environmental and social risks.
• Provide support for environmental management and compliance.

Skills

Strong knowledge of environment management

Interpreting and managing data

Understanding of the Construction Industry

Professional Membership (IEMA/CIEEM/CIWEM)

Internal environmental auditor qualification

Education

Relevant professional body membership

Job description

About The Role

To provide support and guidance to our project team on the 30km Bramford Twinstead Network Optimisation Project (BTNO) for National Grid. This will involve all aspects of environmental management, meeting legal and company standards and helping deliver a culture of continual improvement within Balfour Beatty and on the project.

What You'll Be Doing

• Contribute to the implementation of our sustainability plan driving actions, monitoring progress and reporting.
• Manage project environmental and social risks and opportunities, supporting project teams to develop and maintain local environmental management and sustainability plans and risk assessments.
• Actively lead environment and sustainability, engaging project teams to encourage and promote sustainable behaviours and innovations, deliver positive outcomes and maintain project documentation.
• Provide support and advice on environmental management, compliance and project specific mitigation measures including pollution control and ecology protection.
• Support applications for consent, licences or permits as required and ensure project environmental compliance responsibilities are maintained.
• Upskill the project team and contractors on environment and sustainability responsibilities and controls via work package plans, toolbox talks and on-site learning and development.
• Accurately record and report environment and sustainability data, best practices and lessons learnt.
• Ensure upload of data monthly to the sustainability portal.
• Monitor and investigate environmental incidents, complaints and close call reporting.
• Ensure corrective actions are taken forward and support the business to implement controls to prevent repeat occurrence.
• Undertake planned & unplanned inspections, audit and reviews of site activities, including facilitating external audits by clients and certification bodies. Produce formal reports on findings and communicate these to the project team.
• Be involved at the planning stage to support design teams to identify and control risk and identify opportunities to reduce carbon, waste and biodiversity net loss.
• Liaise with client, regulatory bodies and subcontractors on matters of environmental management and sustainability.

Who We're Looking For

• Strong knowledge of environment management
• Practical experience and sound knowledge of environmental statutory requirements, including environmental legislation, ecology mitigation, environmental licencing and consent applications and regulation.
• Interpreting and managing data via databases, consistent record keeping and writing detailed reports.
• Full UK driver’s licence and flexibility to travel.
• Professional Membership level of a relevant professional body (IEMA/CIEEM/CIWEM).
• Good knowledge and practical experience of developing, implementing and improving EMS’s certified to ISO 14001 accreditation.
• Internal environmental auditor qualification.
• Knowledge of the Construction Industry – specifically understanding of the rail/construction/engineering operating environment.
• Understanding of the Section 61 application/consent process.
• Understanding of socio-economics (social-value / social-performance).
• Managing legislative issues for clients, including planning permissions and consents

Why Work for Us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why Join Us

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life.

Benefits

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About Us

Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks. From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion. To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence "Employer Recognition Scheme" and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/.

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [e-mail]