Senior Environmental Sustainability Advisor

Balfour; Dundee; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm is seeking a Senior Environmental Sustainability Advisor to support major energy infrastructure projects in Scotland. This role involves ensuring compliance with environmental legislation, overseeing sustainability practices, and mentoring junior team members. Ideal candidates will have experience in sustainability management and excellent stakeholder management skills.

Benefits

Smart working with flexibility

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Qualifications

• Proven experience in environmental and sustainability management within construction, infrastructure, or utilities.
• Strong knowledge of environmental legislation, permitting, and compliance.
• An ecology background with experience engaging regulators.

Responsibilities

• Partner with project teams to ensure compliance with environmental legislation.
• Lead on ecology and sustainability matters, liaising with key regulatory bodies.
• Oversee monthly performance reporting, driving continuous improvement.

Skills

Experience in environmental and sustainability management

Knowledge of environmental legislation

Excellent communication skills

Collaborative approach

Passion for sustainability

Job description

Senior Environmental Sustainability Advisor

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About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Environmental Sustainability Advisor to join our Power business, supporting major energy infrastructure projects across Scotland. In this role, you’ll provide expert guidance to our project teams, ensuring we meet and exceed environmental and sustainability commitments while driving a culture of continual improvement.

What you'll be doing

• Partner with project teams to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, company standards, and client requirements.
• Lead on ecology and sustainability matters, liaising with key regulatory bodies and local authorities.
• Oversee monthly performance reporting, driving continuous improvement in environmental performance.
• Support projects from feasibility through to post-construction, ensuring risks and opportunities are managed effectively.
• Carry out site inspections, audits, and incident management, providing visible support across projects.
• Line manage and mentor Environmental Advisors, Coordinators, and Graduates.
• Commission and coordinate specialist subcontractors (e.g., ecologists, archaeologists, hydrologists).
• Contribute to work-winning by advising on planning, permitting, and licensing requirements.
• Deliver training, raise awareness, and promote best practice across the business.

Who we're looking for

• Proven experience in environmental and sustainability management within construction, infrastructure, or utilities.
• Strong knowledge of environmental legislation, permitting, and compliance.
• An ecology background with experience engaging regulators such as SEPA, NatureScot, or Marine Scotland.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
• A collaborative approach, with experience leading and developing teams.
• Passion for driving sustainability and delivering positive environmental outcomes.

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/partner’s 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.

We are committed to creating an inclusive culture and 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/.

Location

Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

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