Environmental Advisor

Volkerrail Group; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading civil engineering firm is seeking an experienced Environmental Advisor for their Aviation division in London. The role involves ensuring compliance with environmental legislation, driving pollution prevention, and enhancing environmental awareness across the organization. Ideal candidates will have relevant civils experience, environmental auditing qualifications, and a strong understanding of current legislation. The position offers competitive pay and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual leave plus extra day off for birthday

Private medical care

Pension

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience completing internal audits as a qualified auditor.
• Understanding of BS EN ISO 14001:2004/2015 requirements.
• Demonstrable experience in facilitating registration surveillance visits.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with environmental legislation and corporate requirements.
• Coordinate planning meetings and inspections.
• Support the development and maintenance of the Environmental Management System.

Skills

Relevant experience in Civils works

Internal environmental auditing

Knowledge of environmental legislation

Strong relationship building

Education

Associate member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment

Chartered Environmentalist

Affiliate member of Chartered Institute of Waste Management

Job description

VolkerFitzpatrick offers a range and depth of civil engineering, infrastructure and building services. We contribute to vital parts of the nation’s life through projects of strategic importance, while delivering those less visible, yet essential, works required by both private and public sectors. We build, renew, maintain highways, airports, railway infrastructure, and commercial, industrial and educational buildings.

We currently have a superb opportunity for an Environmental Advisor to join our Aviation division.

You will play a key role in ensuring VolkerFitzpatrick meets all environmental legislation and corporate requirements, driving pollution prevention, carbon reduction, waste minimisation, and biodiversity protection.

You will help raise environmental awareness across the business, coordinate internal planning meetings, inspections and audits, and support the development and maintenance of our Environmental Management System (EMS).

About you

• Relevant experience in Civils works.
• An Associate member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) and a Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv).
• A qualified internal environmental auditor with demonstrable experience of completing internal audits. Lead Auditor status beneficial but not essential.
• An understanding of the requirements of BS EN ISO 14001:2004/2015 and experience in facilitating registration surveillance visits.
• An Affiliate member of the Chartered Institute of Waste Management (CIWM).
• A working knowledge of current and impending environmental legislation
• Self-confidence to build strong working relationships internally and externally.

If your past experience doesn’t match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

Why work with us?

VolkerFitzpatrick is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerFitzpatrick are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.

We offer a range of benefits, including:

• Competitive salary
• Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
• Option to buy additional annual leave
• Private medical care
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
• Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
• Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits
• Employee Assistance programme
• Mental health, physical health, and financial support
• 24/7 Virtual GP service

Fairness, inclusion and respect

We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.

If you need support with your application, please contact us at [e-mail]

Additional information

Note for Recruitment Agencies:

Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release.

We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries to be directed to [e-mail]

VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.