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Client: TwoScore - HSEQ Recruitment
Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Views: 5
Posted: 24.04.2025
Expiry Date: 08.06.2025
Job Description:
Senior Environment & Sustainability Advisor
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
About the Role:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Environment & Sustainability Advisor to join a forward-thinking business at the forefront of infrastructure development. This role is pivotal in shaping and delivering environmental and sustainability strategies across a diverse range of rail, civils, and power projects throughout Scotland.
Key Responsibilities:
* Develop and implement sustainability and climate resilience strategies aligned with project and organisational objectives.
* Provide technical sustainability advice and support to project and operational teams.
* Prepare and submit environmental permits in line with regulatory requirements.
* Maintain up-to-date knowledge of sustainability legislation, standards, and best practices.
* Implement and monitor Project Sustainability Plans, maintaining sustainability registers.
* Identify and lead sustainability initiatives while tracking performance against KPIs.
* Support BREEAM (or equivalent) assessments in collaboration with accredited assessors.
* Conduct sustainability assurance activities and manage environmental opportunities and risks.
* Ensure sustainability considerations are embedded in design and decision-making processes.
* Carry out site inspections and produce reports to promote environmental best practices.
* Oversee environmental incident investigations and liaise with multidisciplinary teams.
* Track waste management statistics and energy use to report carbon emissions.
Essential Experience & Skills:
* Proven experience in environmental and sustainability roles, ideally within rail or civil engineering sectors.
* Broader sustainability knowledge (e.g., carbon reduction, climate change, circular economy) would be advantageous.
* Relevant qualification (e.g., Degree, HND, HNC, Diploma) in an environmental or sustainability discipline.
* Experience working in construction project environments.
* Prior ecological experience and familiarity with on-site environmental issues.
* Membership of IEMA or equivalent professional body.
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