Environment & Sustainability Advisor

Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture in London is seeking a Sustainability and Environmental Assurance Coordinator to support the Environment & Sustainability team on the HS2 Main Civils Contracts. The role focuses on environmental assurance, record keeping and continuous improvement across construction and handover phases.

You will work with delivery teams, environmental specialists and assurance colleagues to ensure compliance with client standards and JV requirements, help gather evidence,

Qualifications

• Strong administration and organisation skills.
• Good note taking and record keeping ability.
• Experience in construction, infrastructure, environmental or health & safety sectors.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office 365: Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and workload prioritisation.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Degree or equivalent in Environmental Sciences or related field.

Responsibilities

• Understand and implement client and JV environmental policies and requirements.
• Coordinate evidence gathering for contract requirements across lifecycle stages.
• Assist in record keeping and evidence assignment per EMS and standards.
• Support BREEAM evidence gathering toward Excellent rating.
• Maintain EMS (ISO 14001) and document management systems.

Skills

Strong administration

Note taking

Documentation

Microsoft Office 365

Communication

Attention to detail

Independent working

Problem solving

Environmental knowledge

Education

Environmental Sciences degree

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Job Introduction

Skillset: Organisation, analysis and communication

Job location: London Euston, North Acton, Willesden Junction and West Ruislip, Copthall as needed

Accessible by public transport? Yes

Working hours: Weekdays, 40 hour week, 3-4 days minimum in the office

Contract: Permanent

Flexible working: We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need. This might be part-time, remote working, or compressed hours for example. Anyone who applies for a role can ask about flexibility at interview. In return, we will explore what is possible for the role.

Role

We are seeking a Sustainability and Environmental Assurance Coordinator to support the Environment & Sustainability team.

The role will support the successful delivery of the HS2 Main Works Civils Contract during construction and handover phases.

The successful candidate will play a key role in environmental assurance, document control, and continuous improvement initiatives.

The role will involve working closely with operational delivery teams, environmental technical specialists and technical assurance teams to ensure environmental compliance to project requirements, client standards and joint venture partner.

Main Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

HS2 Environmental and Sustainability Assurance

• Understand the Client and Joint Venture Partners' Environment and Sustainability Policies, Processes and statutory requirements as they affect the contract's operations and ensure that the requirements are implemented on the project.
• Support the technical assurance process through coordinating compilation of evidence against contract requirements and specifications when required at different lifecycle stages of the project; particularly the construction and handover phases.
• Assist in record keeping and assigning appropriate compliance evidence for the project in accordance with the HS2 Environmental Minimum Requirements, Code of Construction Practice and Undertakings & Assurances.
• Support the BREEAM Assessor with gathering supporting evidence across the project against the BREEAM Infrastructure Projects Standard towards achieving an ‘Excellent’ rating.
• Support the maintenance and continual improvement of the Environmental Management System (EMS) certified to ISO 14001.

Document Control & Management of Compliance Evidence

• Manage environmental and technical documentation through the document control systems; Assetwise and Enable My Team (EMT).
• Update, submit and track documents through review and approval workflows.
• Maintain trackers, registers and reporting systems to support compliance and operational delivery.
• Monitor and audit document quality to ensure accuracy and consistency.

Stakeholder & Operational Support

• Liaise with internal teams, clients and supply chain partners to support project delivery.
• Coordinate between technical specialists and operational teams to ensure requirements are communicated effectively.
• Support implementation of systems and processes that improve environmental performance and project efficiency.

The Ideal Candidate

Required Qualifications, Skills, Behaviors And Attributes

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong administration and organisation skills.
• Thorough note taking and record keeping ability.
• Experience within construction, infrastructure, environmental or health & safety sectors.
• Good understanding of Microsoft Office 365 applications: Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to prioritise workload effectively.
• Ability to work independently and proactively in a fast-paced environment.
• Process-driven mindset with strong problem-solving skills.
• Degree or equivalent in Environmental Sciences or suitably applicable fields.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Experience in understanding technical documentation and ability to simplify technical jargon.
• Experience working with Environmental Management Systems and Document Management systems.
• Knowledge of environmental compliance and sustainability practices.
• Knowledge of Power BI.
• Knowledge of BREEAM standards.
• Experience undertaking internal audits / Environmental Internal Auditor.

Personal Attributes

• Passion for environment and sustainability.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong focus on continuous improvement and innovation.
• Enthusiastic about developing efficient systems and processes.
• Collaborative approach with the ability to positively influence others.
• Strong analytical and organisation capabilities.

Demonstrates a passion for the Environment and Sustainability, driving innovation and a desire to positively influence and develop those around them.

About The Company

About us: The role will work on the HS2 project. HS2 is the UK’s new high speed rail network. It will be a catalyst for economic growth across Britain, freeing up space on the existing railways and connecting UK cities with fast, reliable and frequent high-speed services

The Skanska | Costain | STRABAG (SCS JV) is delivering the HS2 Main Civils Contracts which include both Lots S1 (Euston Tunnels & Approaches) and S2 (Northolt Tunnels). The combined value of the contracts is around £4billion with the works due for completion in 2025. Scope of works includes twin-bored tunnels (TBM), SCL tunnels, shaft sinking, bridge demolition and reconstruction, services diversions, earthworks and the construction of site compounds.

You’ll be a welcomed member of the wider team, with opportunities to take on additional responsibility, join one of our networks for women, military or LGBT+ staff, and participate in cultural and social events with the local community (e.g. as a STEM ambassador).

Your personal and professional development is important to us. We welcome a discussion about how we can support you with further study, or professional membership or attainment for example.

HS2 – working with Skanska, Costain and STRABAG, closely monitors job applications, to ensure an inclusive recruitment process. To ensure we are able to maintain this, and to recruit a diverse workforce, we require candidates to complete the diversity form as part of their application so we are able to monitor and improve our approach to diversity. Please note, all responses are anonymous and we will not share any of your data with other parties. All data will be held securely, (as stated within the Data Protection Act 1998) and will be reported to HS2.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.