Environmental Advisor

The Clancy Group; Horsham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Job summary

The Clancy Group is seeking a hands-on, field-based Environmental Advisor to deliver environmental excellence across civil engineering projects. This role is not desk-based; you’ll be visible on site, guiding design, construction and reinstatement to stay compliant and minimize impact.

You will work with operational teams, perform environmental assessments, audits and reporting, and drive practical improvements.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an environmental role within civil engineering, construction or utilities sectors.
• Good understanding of environmental legislation and how it applies to operational projects.
• Ability to manage environmental risks, prepare environmental plans and reports, and use data to identify practical improvements.

Responsibilities

• Out on site, undertake environmental assessments and produce environmental management plans.
• Work with operational teams to ensure works meet legal and regulatory requirements.
• Carry out inspections and audits in line with ISO 14001, permits and environmental legislation; identify issues and drive corrective action.
• Support incident management and ensure lessons are learned and embedded.

Skills

Site-based experience

Regulatory compliance

Risk assessment

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree in environmental discipline

Membership in IEMA/CIWEM/IES/CIWM

Job description

We Care.... and if you are concerned about the environment and what's going on around you - we have a lot in common!

The Role...

If you’re at your best out on site, talking to engineers, challenging decisions, spotting risks before they become problems and rolling up your sleeves to put things right, this could be the role for you.

We’re looking for a hands‑on and experienced field-based Environmental Advisor to help us deliver environmental excellence across our civil engineering projects. This is not a desk‑based sustainability strategy role. It’s about being present, visible and influential where it really matters - out on site.

You’ll be supporting projects through design, construction and reinstatement, ensuring we stay compliant, minimise impact and continuously improve how we work.

Here are some of things you'll be involved with...

• Out on site undertaking environmental assessments and producing practical, workable environmental management plans.
• Working directly with operational teams to ensure works meet legal and regulatory requirements.
• Carrying out inspections and audits in line with ISO 14001, permits and environmental legislation — identifying issues early and driving corrective action.
• Supporting incident management and ensuring lessons are learned, shared and embedded.
• Monitoring environmental performance and translating data into meaningful actions.
• Engaging confidently with colleagues, clients and regulators — providing clear, pragmatic advice.
• Championing best practice and encouraging smarter, more environmentally responsible ways of working.

This role is about being visible, approachable and proactive and not reactive!

We’d love to hear from you if you can demonstrate...

Previous experience in an environmental role within the civil engineering, construction or utilities sectors, together with a good understanding of environmental legislation and how it applies to operational projects. You'll be confident managing environmental risks, preparing environmental plans and reports, and using environmental data to identify opportunities for practical improvements.

You will be comfortable working closely with operational teams, providing advice and guidance while having the confidence to challenge where necessary to ensure environmental standards are maintained. Most importantly, you'll have a genuine passion for protecting and enhancing the environment through practical, on‑site delivery rather than theory alone.

A relevant environmental qualification or membership, such as IEMA, CIWEM, IES or CIWM, together with a degree in an environmental discipline, would be desirable.

As this is a predominantly field‑based role, a full UK driving licence is essential.

Who this role is ideal for

• Someone who enjoys being out on site and working closely with operational teams.
• Someone who likes solving real‑world problems in real time.
• Someone who prefers practical delivery over corporate sustainability strategy.
• Someone with relevant field based experience in an environmental role.

If you’re looking for a purely office‑based sustainability or policy role, this isn’t the right fit, but if you want to make a tangible difference on live projects and see the impact of your advice every day, we’d love to hear from you.

Our Company

Every day we work smarter, greener and use our imaginations.

Our purpose at Clancy is simple - we make life better for everyone’s growing families. We play a vital role in providing fresh drinking water and power to millions of homes and businesses and so much more.

We are one of the biggest family owned construction businesses in the UK and we care about our people, our clients and the environment.

In addition to helping you reach your career goals, a competitive salary, pension, healthcare and holiday allowance starting at 24-26 days per annum, we also offer perks including Clancy Xtras, our employee benefits programme with discounts for numerous well‑known retailers such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Currys PC World and Vue Cinemas, cycle to work scheme as well as an Employee Assistance Programme.

Clancy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made for you to attend an interview, please do let us know and we will be happy to accommodate.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Committed.