Senior Sustainability & Assurance Advisor; South

Sector: Rail / Civil Engineering

Location: Pontyclun (South Wales) or Swanley (Kent)

Region: South Region

Are you an experienced sustainability professional looking to make a meaningful impact across major rail and civil engineering infrastructure projects?

We're seeking a Senior Sustainability & Assurance Advisor to join our established SHEQ team, supporting projects and frameworks throughout the South Region. This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in embedding sustainability, environmental best practice, climate resilience and assurance activities across a diverse portfolio of rail and civil engineering projects. This advert has been developed in line with the existing Sustainability & Assurance recruitment approach and role expectations.

We are a leading engineering and infrastructure organisation delivering complex maintenance, renewal and enhancement projects across the UK's transport and infrastructure sectors.

Our work includes:

• Rail infrastructure and station improvements
• Bridges, footbridges and structural renewals
• Earthworks and geotechnical projects
• Drainage and flood resilience schemes
• Lineside civil engineering works
• Trackside infrastructure and asset maintenance projects

Working closely with clients including Network Rail and other major infrastructure stakeholders, we are committed to delivering projects safely, responsibly and sustainably whilst creating long-term value for the communities and environments in which we operate.

As Senior Sustainability & Assurance Advisor, you will provide specialist sustainability and assurance support to operational teams across the South Region, helping ensure projects are delivered in accordance with environmental legislation, client requirements and company standards.

Working closely with project teams, designers, clients and supply chain partners, you will help drive improvements in environmental performance, support carbon reduction and social value initiatives, and ensure sustainability considerations are embedded throughout the project lifecycle.

You will form part of a wider team of sustainability and assurance professionals and work closely with the Head of Sustainability to support the continued development of sustainability best practice across the business.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing expert environmental, sustainability and assurance advice to operational and project teams.
• Supporting the delivery of sustainability strategies, objectives and improvement plans across the South Region.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant environmental legislation, client requirements and company procedures.
• Developing, implementing and monitoring Project Sustainability Plans and Sustainability Registers.
• Supporting delivery of sustainability, climate resilience and carbon reduction initiatives.
• Identifying opportunities to improve environmental performance and resource efficiency across projects.
• Monitoring and reporting sustainability KPIs and project performance metrics.
• Supporting waste, energy, carbon and environmental data collection and reporting activities.
• Undertaking sustainability assurance activities, audits and site inspections.
• Supporting environmental permit applications and regulatory approvals where required.
• Assisting with environmental incident investigations and the implementation of corrective actions.
• Providing sustainability training, guidance and awareness to operational teams.
• Supporting project teams with sustainability requirements during design, planning and delivery phases.
• Working collaboratively with clients, regulators, stakeholders and supply chain partners to achieve positive sustainability outcomes.

We're looking for a proactive and passionate sustainability professional who can confidently engage with operational teams and influence positive environmental outcomes.

You will be:

• An effective communicator with the ability to build strong relationships across all levels of the organisation.
• Passionate about sustainable development, environmental stewardship and continuous improvement.
• Comfortable working independently across multiple projects and locations.
• Organised and able to manage competing priorities within a fast-paced project environment.
• Detail-oriented with a strong commitment to compliance, assurance and best practice.
• A collaborative team player who can work effectively with operational, engineering and client-facing teams.
• Confident…