Job Details
Job Title: Sustainability Advisor
Business Unit: SPT Projects
Location: Cambuslang
Duration: 12-months initial contract
Rate: Negotiable, Inside IR35, PAYE and UMB options available
Job Purpose Statement
* Supporting the SP Transmission Sustainability Manager, Environmental Department and Engineering and Construction staff to deliver, monitor and review the RIIO-T3 Environmental and Sustainability commitments.
* Supporting the continued implementation and improvement of the company's Sustainability goals. Provide sustainability specialist knowledge and advice to internal and external parties for the engineering and construction of energy related projects.
Accountability Statements
* Provide support and advice to project teams prior to and throughout construction period.
* Develop and implement new methods, techniques, and practices to improve sustainability performance.
* Supporting strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across SP Transmission.
* Undertaking environmental cost benefit analyses.
* Baselining and analysis of material use and circular economy.
* Managing and analysing data and supporting project level sustainability processes.
* Impact analysis of new legislation, regulations, and standards.
* Engaging / communicating with internal and external stakeholders.
* Supporting with regulatory report submissions
* Supporting the delivery of pilot sustainability projects or innovation trials
* Support the delivery of our RIIO-3 Environmental Action Plan.
Dimensions
* Working closely with other members of the SP Transmission team and other teams across SPEN to deliver actions within our RIIO-T2 Environmental Action Plan.
* Reporting on sustainability performance of projects and activities
* Providing accurate data and reporting information across a wide range of sustainability activities
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
* Idea: Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline e.g. sustainability, environmental or engineering.
* Advanced analytical and data management skills.
* Knowledge of a range of sustainability topics including Science Based Targets, the Net Zero transition, circular economy and carbon offsetting.
* Awareness of general work activities conducted by an electricity network operator.
* Demonstrable experience of working in a collaborative team and taking initiative / ownership of individual tasks.
* Well-developed report writing and presentation skills.
* Knowledge of legislation and policy influencing carbon, the circular economy and climate change.
* Experience of working in a multi-project environment with time constrained and sometimes conflicting deadlines.
* Interpersonal skills - must be able to quickly form effective working relationships at all levels, up to and including Directors and external stakeholders.
* Competent in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc).
* Experience of monitoring environmental and performance metrics against project deliverables.
Planning & Organising
* Ability to effectively manage and prioritise multiple diverse requests and workload to meet customer expectations from both within the SP Transmission team, the SPEN Business and external stakeholders.
* Ability to facilitate workshops and working groups and help to create detailed project plans. Some of the plans will be complex in nature with many interdependencies.
* Takes responsibility for managing and delivering tasks / small projects to agreed deadlines, proactively escalating potential issues to the Senior Project Manager where required.
Requirements
* Degree level qualification, preferably in an environmental or engineering discipline. (Essential)
* Practical understanding of the Utilities Industry (Desirable)
* Proficient in Microsoft Office applications - particularly Word and Excel (Essential)
* Full, clean driving licence (Essential)
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