Environment Advisor

Laing O'Rourke; Chesterfield, High Marnham, Birmingham; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Laing O'Rourke is seeking a Senior Environment Advisor for a site-based role on the Great Grid Upgrade. You will lead environmental management for major power infrastructure construction, ensuring compliance and driving sustainable practices across activities.

Responsibilities include ISO 14001 implementation, audits, and supporting BREEAM/BNG and carbon reduction initiatives while collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams across sites and hubs.

Qualifications

• Degree in Environmental Science, Sustainability, or related discipline.
• Proven experience in construction or civil infrastructure.
• Working knowledge of ISO 14001 and audit processes.
• Understanding of BREEAM and Biodiversity Net Gain.
• Experience with carbon management strategies.

Responsibilities

• Provide on-site environmental management and advice to project teams during construction.
• Lead environmental audits and inspections for compliance with regulations and client requirements.
• Implement and monitor ISO 14001 EMS across the project.
• Support delivery of BREEAM, Biodiversity Net Gain, and carbon reduction strategies.
• Collaborate with designers, engineers and subcontractors to embed sustainability principles.
• Prepare environmental documentation and communications for stakeholders.
• Champion environmental awareness and continuous improvement on-site.

Skills

Greenfield projects

Ecological management

Environmental compliance

Audit & inspection

BREEAM knowledge

BNG awareness

Carbon management

Stakeholder engagement

ISO 14001 knowledge

Driver's license

Education

Degree in Environmental Science or related

Job description

Senior Environment Advisor – Power Infrastructure (Great Grid Upgrade)

Location: Chesterfield / High Marnham - this is a site based role, ad hoc travel will also be required to our project hub in Birmingham

Are you passionate about driving sustainable practices in large-scale construction projects?

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Environment Advisor to join our team delivering major power infrastructure projects as part of the Great Grid Partnership.

This site-based role will provide environmental leadership and oversight for LOR's environmental management across a key project - EDEU.

• EDEU - Construction of 2 new substations located Chesterfield and High Marnham.

You will play a pivotal role in ensuring environmental compliance, promoting best practice, and driving continual improvement in sustainability performance across all project activities.

Find out more about this project here: https://www.nationalgrid.com/the-great-grid-upgrade

Key Responsibilities

• Provide on-site environmental management and advice to project teams throughout construction starting during GI and early works phases.
• Implement and monitor environmental management systems in line with ISO 14001 requirements.
• Lead and undertake environmental audits and inspections, ensuring compliance with legislative and client requirements.
• Support the delivery of BREEAM, Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), and carbon reduction strategies across all projects.
• Collaborate with designers, engineers, and subcontractors to embed sustainability principles in project delivery.
• Prepare environmental documentation, reports, and communications for both internal and client stakeholders.
• Champion environmental awareness and continuous improvement on-site.

What We're Looking For

You will be an experienced environmental professional with a strong background in the construction or infrastructure sector, ideally with experience supporting energy or utilities projects.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Greenfield project experience across bulk earthworks, ecological management, and erosion & sediment control.
• Skilled invironmental compliance monitoring, vegetation clearing supervision, ESC installation and inspection, contractor coordination, and ensuring adherence to regulatory approvals throughout land development projects.
• Degree inEnvironmental Science, Sustainability, or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Proven experience working in the construction or civil engineering sector.
• Working knowledge and hands‑on experience of ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems and audit processes.
• Good understanding of BREEAM, Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), and carbon management / reduction strategies.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to work independently across multiple sites and manage competing priorities.
• Valid driver's license and willingness to travel to different project sites

Desirable

• Membership of IEMA (or working towards).
• Experience on National Grid or other major regulated infrastructure projects.

Ready to make a positive impact on the environment while supporting a major power infrastructure project?

About Us

Laing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state‑of‑the‑art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

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