Environmental Sustainability Advisor

About the role

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for an Environment & Sustainability Advisor to join our Power Transmission & Distribution business based on the Woolavington Substation Project to provide support and advice to operational teams on all aspects of environmental management, Local Development Order compliance, developing environmental documentation, meeting legal and company standards and helping deliver a culture of continual improvement.

Collaborating with clients and regulators is important to ensure their environmental requirements are complied with. Support on site mitigation, sustainability of works and engagement with local stakeholders and members of the public.

• Deliver value adding environment projects and support ecological enhancements
• Contribute and maintain Involved Plans and monitor compliance across the project.
• Liaise with client, regulatory bodies and subcontractors on matters of environmental management and sustainability.
• Produce and update environmental management plans, environmental risk assessments and site information packs.
• Provide on-site advice to operations and design teams on environmental management, compliance and project specific mitigation measures including pollution control and ecological and archaeological protection.
• Investigate environmental incidents and support the business to implement controls to prevent repeat occurrence.
• Ensure implementation of the project environmental management systems on project sites.
• Be aware of any changes to standards and legislation and where applicable recommend changes to systems and processes.
• Deliver environmental training, toolbox talks and undertake onsite coaching
• Produce internal and external reports as required
• Support and conduct audit and assurance activities including facilitating external audits by clients and certification bodies.

• Knowledge of environment management and sustainable development
• Educated to degree level in Environmental Science or Environmental Management or other applicable disciplines.
• Practical experience and knowledge of environmental legislation, ecology and archaeology mitigation, environmental licences, consent applications and regulators.
• Understanding of ecological and archaeological matters and environmental law
• ISEP Membership
• Full UK driver’s licence and flexibility to travel
• Understanding of the utilities/construction/engineering operating environment

• Internal environmental auditor qualification
• Competent ecological surveyor for one protected species
• Knowledge or experience of DCO and NSIPs
• Master’s degree in relevant field
• NEBOSH H&S Diploma or equivalent
• Knowledge of the Construction Industry

• 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 which include 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 much more

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all.