Environmental Advisor

Sizewell C Company; Leiston; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5% CIP Bonus

Pension up to 15% employer

Sizewell C Company benefits

Job summary

Sizewell C Company in Leiston, Suffolk, is seeking an Environmental Advisor to join the Construction Delivery Team. You will drive environmental performance, review RAMS and EMS compliance, and report on environmental issues across contractor work areas.

You will work with Tier 1 partners to ensure permits, planning constraints, and regulatory requirements are met, supporting sustainable delivery on a major UK infrastructure project.

Qualifications

• Experience in Environmental Management or Environmental Advisor role.
• Strong knowledge of UK environmental legislation relevant to construction/industrial projects.
• Experience with Environmental Management System (EMS) and ISO 14001 principles.
• Understanding of CDM Regulations 2015.
• Degree or equivalent in environmental discipline.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Able to work independently in a busy site-based construction environment.

Responsibilities

• Carry out site inspections across contractor work areas and identify/report environmental issues.
• Provide practical advice on UK environmental legislation, permits and planning constraints.
• Review contractors’ Environmental Management Plans and RAMS for compliance with project standards.
• Support environmental audits and self-assessments across construction activities.
• Investigate environmental incidents and recommend corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Collaborate with contractors and project teams to promote environmental best practice.
• Identify and elevate environmental and contractual risks appropriately.

Skills

EMS familiarity

UK environmental law

Communication skills

CDM Regulations

Independent worker

Education

Degree in environmental discipline

Tools

ISO 14001

Job description

Sizewell C’s business is to design, finance, construct, commission, operate, maintain, and eventually decommission the nuclear power plant and related infrastructure at Sizewell C in Suffolk. Overall, whilst the Company is in the construction phase, the Boards’ principal focus is on the development and construction of Sizewell C on time, on budget and to the highest quality and safety standards. The Company is maturing to meet all these requirements.

Sizewell C is economically regulated by OFGEM under the Regulated Asset Base (RAB) model similar to other UK electricity distribution networks and Thames Tideway.

Sizewell C construction strategy is to replicate the design of Hinkley Point C, using the majority of the same supply chain, but innovating in the way it is delivered to achieve savings in time and cost of around 20%. The CCO will need to be guided by and incorporate lessons learned from the Hinkley Point C commercial delivery to achieve Sizewell C’s ambition.

Following Financial Completion and Revenue Commencement, Sizewell C is fully funded and is owned by; The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero representing HM Government, La Caisse, Centrica, EDF and Amber Infrastructure.

Sizewell C is entering an exciting phase of growth as we mature into an independent organisation and continue building one of the UK’s largest and most important energy projects. We are now recruiting the below position.

Location:Leiston Suffolk, 5 days a week onsite

Contract:Permanent, full-time.

• 5% CIP Bonus
• Pension up to 15% employer contribution

Help shape one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure projects

Are you passionate about environmental protection and looking for the opportunity to make a real impact on a major construction project?

We’re looking for an experienced Environmental Advisor to join the Sizewell C Construction Delivery Team in Leiston.Working at the heart of the project, you’ll collaborate with our construction teams and Tier 1 Partners to drive environmental performance, support sustainable delivery and ensure compliance with environmental legislation, permits and regulatory requirements.

What you’ll be doing

• Carry out site inspections across contractor work areas, identifying and reporting environmental issues.
• Provide practical advice on UK environmental legislation, permits and planning constraints.
• Review contractors’ Environmental Management Plans and RAMS, ensuring compliance with project standards and environmental requirements.
• Support environmental audits and self-assessments across construction activities.
• Investigate environmental incidents and recommend actions to prevent recurrence.
• Work collaboratively with contractors and project teams to promote environmental best practice.
• Identify and elevate environmental and contractual risks appropriately.

What we’re looking for

You’ll ideally bring:

• Experience in an Environmental Management or Environmental Advisor role within a construction, infrastructure or industrial environment.
• Strong knowledge of UK environmental legislation relevant to construction or industrial projects.
• Experience working with an Environmental Management System (EMS) and ISO 14001 principles.
• Understanding of the client/contractor relationship and CDM Regulations 2015.
• A degree or equivalent qualification in an environmental or related discipline.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Confidence working independently in a busy, site-based construction environment.

Ready to make an impact?

Behavioural Competences

Humility

• Recognise the value brought fromdifferent culturesand experiences
• Be open to other’s points of view and ideas, be willing to debate and to compromise

Positivity

• Positively challengepoor qualityand performance
• Identifysolutions at the lowest possible level
• Encourage tier 1s and others to bringnew ideasforward

Respect

• Value the rules and environment in which we operate
• Give and receive feedback with respect
• Embrace and engage with new people and ideas
• One team, working closely together and helping each other
• Empowered teams always looking forward.
• Shared responsibility for delivery the project outcomes

Clarity

• Communicate clearly and consistently
• Promote collaboration and team alignment
• Drive simplification at all levels

When joining Sizewell C, you may wonder why you are contacted by colleagues with an EDF email or see the EDF logo on portals that you access and/or documentation you receive; this is because we have partnered with EDF for the provision of a number of support services whilst we complete a successful transition out of the EDF group.

At Sizewell C we encourage and embrace diversity and how it can improve our experience and performance at work.It is a requirement that those who join us have the right to work in the UK. Whilst sponsorship may be a possibility that we can explore, we are fully committed to local recruitment where possible, and those already holding the right to work in the UK.

To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Security Vetting, which will, ordinarily, require you to have been a resident of the UK for at least three of the past five years.