Environmental Advisor
Responsibilities
* Establish and promote best practice in environmental and sustainability matters in conjunction with the SHES function.
* Carry out regular inspections of sites and workplaces to determine whether work is being carried out in accordance with Company Policy, Procedures, and the relevant Statutory Provisions.
* Carry out incident investigations in accordance with the Company procedure and analysing all data, making recommendations to avoid any reoccurrences.
* Collate Business/Contract environmental and sustainability statistics in a timely manner and submit to SHES Management & SHES function for reporting purposes.
* Review Environmental information to identify trends and areas for improvement.
* Develop and implement Environment & Sustainability campaigns and improvement plans in agreement with the SHES Management.
* Advise and support project teams with managing their environmental and sustainability responsibilities.
* Provide advice, support, and assistance to all project personnel to enable them to manage their environmental responsibilities.
* Identify significant Environmental issues for the project and help set-up projects to include appropriate controls.
* Identify Environmental & Ecology consents/permits or exemptions that are required and ensure they are obtained.
* Maintain records as necessary to ensure compliance with Legislation, Company procedures and Contract Requirements.
* Work in a small team of environmental specialists and liaise with third-party environment and ecology consultants.
* Work and share best practices with an ever‑growing E&S function.
Qualifications
* Experience in an Environmental Advisory role.
* Qualified with an Environmental Degree.
* Working knowledge of application of environmental law in the construction industry.
* Understanding of practical environmental risk mitigation on significant construction projects such as:
o Ecological mitigation
o Consents, licencing and DCO/TCPA planning discharge experience
o Water management and pollution prevention
o Biodiversity Net Gain
o Waste management
o Statutory nuisance
o Contaminated land
* Construction/Infrastructure experience.
* Associate ISEP membership working towards PISEP is desirable (we can support this transition).
* Knowledge of 14001 standards.
This position is based on the National Grid EGL 1 Project.
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