Environmental Advisor

Principal People Recruitment; Crockey Hill; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading principal contractor in Yorkshire is seeking an Environmental Advisor to lead compliance and regulatory engagement across key sites. This flexible regional role involves managing environmental performance and documentation on major projects in Rail and Civil Engineering. Candidates should possess a degree in Environmental Management or relevant experience in the sector. The position offers competitive salary and benefits including a company car or allowance, annual leave, and pension scheme.

Benefits

Salary of up to £55,000

Company car (EV/Hybrid Options) or Car Allowance of up to £8,200

26 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays

9% Pension Scheme

Additional benefits

Qualifications

• Degree in Environmental Management or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in Civil Engineering, Construction, Rail, Utilities, or similar environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead environmental compliance and regulatory engagement for the region.
• Manage consents, permits, and environmental documentation.
• Monitor environmental performance (carbon, noise, water, vibration, waste).
• Conduct audits and support continual improvement initiatives.
• Support incident investigation and reporting.
• Deliver environmental briefings and awareness sessions.
• Track environmental KPIs and produce reports.

Skills

Environmental compliance

Regulatory engagement

Environmental performance monitoring

Education

Degree in Environmental Management or related field

Job description

Overview

Looking to join an established Principal Contractor who have a diverse portfolio of projects?

Want a flexible, regional role where you can make a real impact on environmental performance?

We're supporting a reputable Principal Contractor delivering major Rail and Civil Engineering schemes across Yorkshire and the surrounding areas. With a healthy programme of secured work and an established delivery team, they re looking for an Environmental Advisor to lead compliance across key sites.

This is a regional position with flexibility, you ll split your time between site visits, the local office and working from home.

Key responsibilities of the Environmental Advisor

• Lead environmental compliance and regulatory engagement for the region
• Manage consents, permits, and environmental documentation
• Monitor environmental performance (carbon, noise, water, vibration, waste)
• Conduct audits and support continual improvement initiatives
• Support incident investigation and reporting
• Deliver environmental briefings and awareness sessions
• Track environmental KPIs and produce reports

What’s on offer

• Salary of up to £55,000
• Company car (EV/Hybrid Options) or Car Allowance of up to £8,200
• 26 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
• 9% Pension Scheme
• Plus additional benefits.

Why this role?

• Opportunity to work on significant and diverse Infrastructure projects spanning Rail, Civil Engineering, Utilities and Energy sectors.
• Role scope includes both operational and strategic input ability to influence at all levels.
• Flexible working model with regional travel and WFH options

What we’re looking for

• Degree in Environmental Management or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• Experience of working within Civil Engineering, Construction, Rail, Utilities, Highways or similar environments

Ready for your next step? Apply now and s start the conversation.