Environmental Advisor -(EST00028Q)
Your Impact:
At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow, and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40+ countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients, and communities.
People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time, and charitable donations.
Work-life balance and flexibility are key focus areas for Jacobs. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time, and flexible working hours, patterns, and locations to suit you and our business.
About the Opportunity
Nuclear Power Programmes are delivering client critical works to some of our major UK and European Projects. Our embedded teams are delivering support to Hinkley Point C (New build power station in the South West). Working in both client-facing and internal roles, we are delivering major programme and project management capabilities throughout the project lifecycle. We are driving to deliver safe, high quality and to time solutions by thinking innovatively and working collaboratively.
As an Environmental Advisor, you will be part of a team of environmental professionals supporting the Construction Delivery Team working to ensure that all environmental & sustainability aspects of the project are managed effectively. You will work collaboratively with our Tier 1 Partners across the project to drive environmental performance and ensure compliance with the various Regulatory Consents and Permits in place.
Key responsibilities:
1. Undertaking site inspections of contractors’ work areas and relaying observations and/or reporting environmental issues where necessary
2. Provision of written and verbal advice on environment legislation, permits, and environmental planning constraints for all activities on site
3. Reviewing contractors’ environmental management plans and RAMs to ensure they are compliant with environmental regulations and SZC standards
4. Support for the self-assessment and internal audit of site activities to ensure compliance against applicable legislation, SZC processes, and procedures, and environmental best practice
5. Supporting and leading investigations of environmental incidents, including the provision of reports and recommended actions to prevent re-occurrence of incidents
6. Recognize contractual issues and escalate to the Environmental & Sustainability Manager in a risk-proportional manner
Here's What You'll Need:
* Degree qualified or equivalent in an environmental or related discipline
* Experience of operating within an environmental management system (EMS) conforming to recognized standards (BS EN ISO14001:2004)
* Experience in an Environmental Management role on a dynamic construction or industrial project (site-based)
* Detailed knowledge of environmental legislation in the UK relevant to construction or industrial installations, plus knowledge of the supporting guidance, reference notes, industry best practice
* Awareness of the client/contractor relationship and legal responsibilities under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
* Be able to work independently and demonstrate excellent communication/interpersonal and influencing skills
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