Senior Environmental Advisor

United Infrastructure is a dynamic and rapidly expanding business focused on delivering critical infrastructure projects across the utility and social infrastructure sectors. Our team of highly skilled specialists delivers innovative solutions to our clients’ complex challenges.

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Reporting To: Project HSSEQ Manager
Location: United Kingdom (Hybrid with regular travel to project sites and operational locations)
Direct Reports: Environmental Advisors, Graduate Environmental Advisors and Environmental Coordinators (where applicable)

The Senior Environmental Advisor provides professional environmental support and guidance to operational teams, ensuring compliance with environmental legislation, client requirements and company standards across infrastructure, utilities, power transmission and distribution, telecommunications and construction projects. The role supports the delivery of environmental objectives, maintains ISO 14001 compliance, drives continual improvement initiatives and provides subject‑matter expertise on environmental risk management, sustainability, biodiversity and environmental compliance.

The Senior Environmental Advisor acts as a trusted advisor to project teams, clients and stakeholders, helping to ensure environmental risks are effectively managed throughout the project lifecycle.

• Environmental Compliance: Provide competent environmental advice and guidance to operational and project teams; ensure compliance with environmental legislation, permits, licences and client requirements; support compliance with the Environmental Protection Act 1990, Environment Act 2021, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Water Resources Act 1991, Environmental Permitting Regulations, Waste Regulations and Duty of Care requirements, Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 and Control of Pollution Act 1974;
  
  monitor environmental compliance performance across assigned projects; support investigations into environmental incidents, complaints and non‑conformances.
• Project Support: Support projects from tender through to completion; review and assist in the preparation of Construction Environmental Management Plans (CEMPs), Environmental Risk Assessments, Method Statements, Waste Management Plans, Pollution Prevention Plans and Site Environmental Action Plans; attend project meetings and provide environmental guidance; support operational teams in implementing environmental controls.
• Environmental Assurance: Conduct environmental inspections, audits and assurance reviews; monitor environmental performance and compliance against company standards; verify implementation of environmental controls on site; identify opportunities for improvement and support corrective actions; produce environmental inspection and audit reports.
• Environmental Incident Management: Support the investigation of environmental incidents and near misses; undertake root cause analysis and develop corrective and preventative actions; track actions through to completion; identify trends and provide recommendations for improvement; support regulatory reporting requirements where necessary.
• Sustainability & Environmental Improvement: Support sustainability and environmental improvement programmes; assist with carbon reduction initiatives and Net Zero objectives; promote waste minimisation, resource efficiency and pollution prevention; support biodiversity enhancement and environmental stewardship initiatives; encourage adoption of environmental best practice across projects.
• Biodiversity & Ecology: Support compliance with ecological and biodiversity requirements; assist with Biodiversity Net Gain obligations where applicable; liaise with ecological consultants and specialist advisors; monitor implementation of ecological mitigation measures; support habitat…