Senior Environmental and Sustainability Advisor

About the Role

To lead environmental sustainability delivery on complex projects or on several smaller projects, translating the Building New Futures strategy into practical actions. This role manages risk, influences stakeholders, and supports team development to drive measurable sustainability outcomes. The role will involve travel to multiple sites; willingness to travel is required.

• Provide expert advice on environmental compliance, pollution control, waste, and ecology, ensuring alignment with ISO
  14001 and the Business Management System (BMS).
• Oversee project compliance performance, including inspections, audits, and reporting, and facilitate external audits by clients and certification bodies.
• Manage complex environmental risks and opportunities.
• Update project sustainability plans.
• Undertake planned and unplanned inspections.
• Deliver environmental guidance and training for operational and supply chain teams.
• Investigate environmental incidents.
• Liaise with clients, regulators, and external stakeholders.
• Direct or support applications for consents, licences, and permits.
• Report against  KPIs, Rail Carbon Tool, and Social Value Too.
• Validate and analyze environmental data.
• Collaborate with the wider CRSA ES team.
• Mentor HSE apprentices as necessary.

• Valid UK driving licence, as the role requires significant travel depending on site locations.
• PTS certification, to be obtained.
• Professional membership.
• Degree in an environmental or sustainability‑related field is preferred.
• Registered Environmental Practitioner (REnvP) preferred.
• Practical application of ISO 14001, including environmental risk and opportunity assessment and environmental controls.

• Smart working, with up to 40% remote working where roles allow, and staggered start and finish times.
• 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 more.

Balfour Beatty works at the heart of the UK’s rail networks – designing, enhancing and maintaining thousands of miles of railways that connect communities and underpin growth. From feasibility studies, planning and design through to implementation and asset management, we provide multidisciplinary rail infrastructure services across the lifecycle of rail assets. Our expertise covers electrification, track, power, civils, specialist rail plant, railway systems and technologies.

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of a successful and happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive. We are also a Disability Confident Employer, committed to working with people who have disabilities and long‑term health conditions, and to offering an interview to applicants with a disability if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.