Overview
Taylor Woodrow is delivering a large-scale infrastructure programme across a 70km greenfield corridor in the East of England. The work covers Norwich, Bury St Edmunds and Tilbury. This will include temporary construction works, foundation construction, and extensive early-stage activities including ground investigations, archaeological works, and DCO-related environmental compliance. We are now recruiting a Senior Environmental Advisor to play a key role in shaping environmental performance across the entire lifecycle of this nationally significant project. As Senior Environmental Advisor, you will lead environmental compliance, strategy, and on site performance across a complex, multi disciplinary construction programme. You will be working closely with designers, engineers, ecologists, temporary works teams, planners, landowners, and the National Grid client team. This is an exciting role for someone who wants to influence best practice, remain hands on on site, and guide the project from pre construction through to energisation in 2032.
Duties
* Lead environmental compliance across the project, ensuring legal, client, and ISO 14001 requirements are met.
* Maintain and update the Environmental Management Plan and communicate environmental risks and controls to site teams.
* Oversee environmental monitoring (noise, dust, water, waste), analyse data, and provide clear reports aligned with National Grid criteria.
* Support and manage activities such as ground investigations, archaeological works, and ecological considerations across a 70km greenfield corridor.
* Advise construction teams on environmental best practice, temporary works impacts, and mitigation measures.
* Build strong relationships with the client, landowners, stakeholders, and internal project disciplines.
* Manage incidents, inspections, and corrective actions, promoting a proactive environmental culture across site operations.
Person Specification
* Degree in an environmental discipline, ecology, geology, civil engineering, or a related technical field.
* Strong understanding of construction environments, temporary works, and environmental constraints.
* Full UK driving licence – role requires movement across a 70km corridor.
* Experience in environmental management on infrastructure, utilities, energy, or major civils projects.
* Strong reporting, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time - 40 hours - Monday to Friday
Fairness, Inclusion & Respect
Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) at Taylor Woodrow is about recognising and celebrating each other’s differences and what they bring to the team.
Harnessing this diversity and applying the experiences, abilities and unique qualities of individuals will enhance our business; therefore, we commit to equity of opportunity and fair treatment of all current and potential employees and encourage job applications from all.
Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.
Taylor Woodrow recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles which include working from home to enable employees to balance their working life with other priorities.
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