Environmental Technician

HS2, Britain’s new high-speed railway is at peak construction. Balfour Beatty VINCI is HS2’s construction partner in the Midlands, responsible for delivering 90km of the route, from Long Itchington in Warwickshire to the centre of Birmingham and on to Handsacre in Staffordshire.

Now is a great time to join us and be part of a diverse team of nearly 9,000 people from over 80 nationalities working together to deliver major assets including bridges, tunnels and viaducts. Whether onsite or office based all colleagues have a key part to play in delivering this critical transport infrastructure project.

Based in Birmingham - the Central Region runs from the east of Birmingham into the city centre, comprising Sublot Delta, 1B, 4 and 5S. More than 50% of the structures within IPT Area North are located in the Central Region. This region, which covers a complex urban environment, also includes the 3.5 mile twin bore Bromford Tunnel. It also includes Interchange Station, as well as crossing three major highways (A45, M6 and M42).

• Assist with conducting monitoring programs (e.g. for water quality, dust/air quality, noise/vibration, waste), reporting results to the Environmental Manager and/or Environmental Core Team Technical Leads
• Undertake monitoring activities required by permits/consents
• Assist with management of monitoring equipment
• Take and prepare samples for laboratory analysis
• Enter environmental data into databases and spreadsheets and carry out data analysis and interpretation
• Assist with the preparation field reports, annual reports and draft staff reports on environmental issues
• Maintain records, minutes, registers, and data as required

• Support the Environment Team in the production, review, update and implementation of the Construction Environmental Management Plan
• Ensure compliance with on-site procedures
• Assist with the delivery of pollution control and other environmental initiatives
• Promote environmental awareness on the project through training, briefings, toolbox talks, poster campaigns and other communication methods
• Assist with delivery of the environmental training programme
• Participate in regular Site inspections with the environmental and construction teams to monitor compliance with the environmental licenses/consents for the works and environmental plans and procedures; highlighting and bad and good practice to the relevant teams; and following up on actions
• Record and report all incidents to all relevant parties and assist with corrective actions where required
• Participate in meetings at different levels and with different groups where environmental issues are on the agenda

• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Determination to see tasks through to completion, with excellent planning and organisation skills
• Understanding of the benefits of working collaboratively to problem solve and obtain the best outcome
• Good IT skills and confident in the use of Office applications – Word, Excel, Power Point
• Full driving licence and ability to work at multiple locations

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK to be considered.

• Flexible working options
• Free parking & travel allowance (where eligible)
• Family-friendly policies
• Wellbeing support & flu vaccinations

Balfour Beatty VINCI is a joint venture with over 30 years of experience delivering iconic infrastructure, including the Channel Tunnel, Crossrail, and upgrading some of the UK’s busiest motorways. On HS2, we’re building everything from viaducts and tunnels to bridges and embankments across the West Midlands.

We’re proud to be an inclusive employer, welcoming people from all backgrounds, abilities and neurodiversities. As a Disability Confident Leader, we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities.

We’re open to discussing flexible working arrangements to suit your needs, aligned with project requirements.