Environmental Sustainability Advisor- Regional Carbon Advisor E&W Central

Balfour; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An infrastructure services provider in the UK seeks an Environmental Sustainability Advisor to support carbon reduction targets across projects. This role includes carbon assessment, reporting, and collaboration with project teams to ensure compliance with sustainability strategies. Ideal candidates should have technical experience in infrastructure projects and excellent interpersonal skills.

Benefits

Smart working flexibility

25 days paid annual leave

Family-friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Qualifications

• Demonstrable industry experience in a technical role.
• Experience of bid, pre-construction or construction delivery.
• Commitment to drive change and carbon management.
• Verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Undertake carbon baselining and hotspot identification.
• Collate carbon data from in-flight projects.
• Provide carbon analysis to teams.
• Support development of Carbon Management Plans.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Understanding of construction methods

Job description

Environmental Sustainability Advisor – Regional Carbon Advisor E&W Central

Join to apply for the Environmental Sustainability Advisor – Regional Carbon Advisor E&W Central role at Balfour Beatty plc.

This important role supports Balfour Beatty’s Sustainability Strategy and is key to delivering company and client carbon reduction targets.

The role focuses on delivering carbon quantification and reporting across the lifecycle of our projects in one of our PT&D regions, supporting carbon reduction targets and carbon budgets.

What you’ll be doing

• Undertake carbon baselining, hotspot identification and reduction target setting on projects to ensure carbon assessments are complete, use tailored carbon factors where available, and are auditable for PAS 2080 compliance.
• Collate actual carbon data from in‑flight projects by working with a range of stakeholders within project teams, including Procurement, commercial, design, environmental, sustainability and project management.
• Provide carbon analysis from Candy or support others to do so, to give pre‑construction and delivery teams an understanding of hotspots and focus for carbon reductions.
• Support the development and continual improvement of processes in the Carbon Management System as necessary.
• Develop and implement Carbon Management Plans, in collaboration with project teams, to drive carbon reductions.
• Utilise Moata or similar for carbon reporting to the client.

Who we’re looking for

• Demonstrable industry experience in a technical role (engineering / commercial) on a range of major infrastructure / civil engineering projects with a good understanding of construction methods, processes and temporary works.
• Experience of bid, pre‑construction or construction delivery phases of projects incorporating major, complex civil engineering.
• The commitment to help drive change and carbon management capability across the business.
• Good interpersonal skills that enable working relationships to be developed at all levels in the business.
• Demonstrable verbal and written communication skills, analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Some experience of engineering or commercial processes, supporting multi‑level projects and programmes.

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.

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 including 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 (PT&D) 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 ongoing 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.

We are members of WISE, ENEI, the 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].