Environment Advisor Rail

Are you an early-career environmental professional looking to develop your experience on one of the UK's largest infrastructure projects?

Do you have a background in environmental management, environmental consultancy or a related discipline, with strong communication skills and the confidence to engage with a range of stakeholders?

Salary: Salary: £41,400 - £48,702.50 (London) / £36,857.50 - £43,355 (Birmingham), including 15% flexible benefits allowance.

Location
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London or Birmingham, 3 days office/site per week
Job Type
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Permanent

I am recruiting for an Environmental Advisor to join my client, HS2, supporting the environmental assurance and compliance of one of the UK's most significant infrastructure programmes.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone in the early stages of their environmental career to gain valuable client-side experience, working closely with contractors, environmental specialists and project stakeholders to ensure environmental requirements are being met.

You'll be responsible for reviewing environmental documentation, checking compliance with project standards and consent requirements, identifying issues and communicating effectively with the relevant teams to ensure appropriate action is taken.

This is not an EIA-writing role. The focus is on environmental assurance, stakeholder engagement and supporting the delivery of compliant environmental outcomes across a major infrastructure programme.

Essential:

• A degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Geography or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant environmental knowledge and experience.
• Approximately 6–18 months' relevant environmental experience, ideally within consultancy, infrastructure, construction or a similar environment.
• A good understanding of environmental management, compliance and assurance principles.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain information and engage confidently with different stakeholders.
• Ability to build positive working relationships and collaborate effectively with colleagues, contractors and external stakeholders.
• Confidence identifying potential issues, using sound judgement and escalating concerns appropriately.
• Ability to review technical documents, identify gaps or non-compliance and communicate findings clearly.
• A proactive approach to work, with the confidence to ask questions, follow up on actions and seek support when required.
• Good organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Willingness to travel between offices and project sites as required.

Desirable

Experience:

• Previous experience within an environmental consultancy, infrastructure organisation or major construction programme.
• Exposure to National Highways, rail, utilities or other regulated infrastructure projects.
• Experience reviewing environmental management plans, compliance documentation or environmental reports.
• Understanding of environmental consents, permits and requirements relating to ecology, water, noise or other environmental disciplines.
• Experience working with contractors, local authorities or external stakeholders.
• Previous site experience or exposure to environmental assurance activities.
• Experience working in a compliance, quality assurance or regulated environment.
• Evidence of strong teamwork, collaboration and decision-making skills through employment, university projects or extracurricular activities.

This is an opportunity to join HS2 in a client-side environmental assurance role, gaining exposure to the scale, complexity and stakeholder engagement involved in delivering a nationally significant infrastructure programme.

You’ll initially support utilities-related works before gaining exposure to main works civils, systems and eventually operational activities,…