Environmental Advisor

Equans UK & Ireland; Motherwell; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Life Cover 4x annual salary

Company Stakeholder Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

CSR days

Learning opportunities & training

Employee Referral Rewards Scheme

Employee networks (AccessAbility, Ensc

RISE

WOMEN TOGETHER

Job summary

Equans Data Centers is seeking an Environmental Advisor to support decarbonisation across data centre projects. You will be the main on-site environmental contact, organising monitoring, reporting, and training while collaborating with central teams to drive performance.

The role requires travel to sites, delivery of environmental plans, and ensuring regulatory compliance with ISO14001, BREEAM/LEED standards, and risk mitigation across multiple projects.

Qualifications

• Experience as Environmental Advisor or similar role.
• Knowledge of ISO14001 application.
• BREEAM/LEED knowledge and advisory certification.
• Experience assessing environmental hazards and mitigation.
• Ability to work independently and be self-motivated.
• Willingness to travel nationally to project sites.

Responsibilities

• Organise site environmental monitoring, measurement and reporting.
• Assist with carbon reduction targets for projects.
• Implement waste reduction plans and circular economy initiatives.
• Embed sustainable practices on site and deliver toolbox talks.
• Assist teams to achieve BREEAM/LEED ratings.
• Provide guidance to project teams on environmental aspects.
• Monitor and report environmental performance and site inspections.
• Prepare and review environmental documents.
• Investigate environmental incidents and manage actions.
• Collaborate with central Environmental & Sustainability teams to improve performance.

Skills

Environmental management

ISO14001

BREEAM/LEED knowledge

Report writing

Communication skills

Interpersonal relations

Travel willingness

Education

Environmental Management / Sciences or Sustainability degree

Professional body membership (IEMA / IES / CIEEM)

Practitioner membership with IEMA or similar

Job description

Equans Data Centers are seeking to appoint an Environmental Advisor to support the growth in our data center sector.

Our commitment is to provide cutting edge solutions for our clients Data Center facilities. We are recruiting an Environmental Advisor to work with our project team to provide support our aim towards decarbonisation.

Based on the construction sites, the successful candidate will be the main point of contact for all Environmental management within the Data Center sites. This role will include regular travel to sites.

What you will deliver?

• Organise and arrange all site level environmental monitoring, measurement and reporting for all regulatory, compliance and business purposes
• Assist with the delivery of central carbon reduction targets for projects
• Implement waste reduction plans involving circular economy and waste diversion resulting in waste prevention
• Embed Sustainable practices on site delivering training and toolbox talks and support the identification and implementation of preventative measures
• Assist the project teams to achieve BREEAM/LEED rating and certification when required
• Provide guidance and ensure that Project Teams are effectively managing all relevant environmental aspects to reduce risk on site
• Act as a site level advisor on business related local and national environmental regulatory requirements
• Monitor and report on our environmental performance and regularly undertake site level inspections
• Assist in the preparation and review of project environmental documents
• Assist the Project Teams in the management and investigation of environmental incidents
• Complete regular internal environmental reports highlighting site performance against current KPI’s
• Collaborate with the central Environmental & Sustainability team in driving the environmental agenda by improving performance across the data center business area and companywide though written communications.
• Upskill and support teams, acting as a facilitator when delivering site based environmental training
• When required, act as an advisor to clients for any environmentally related issues or activities
• Review and discuss internal environmental reports highlighting site performance against current KPI’s
• Ensure that sites have all correct permits and licences for conducting any activities that have an environmental impact.

What we can offer you?

On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes;

• 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
• Life Cover equivalent to 4 times annual salary
• Company Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• 2 corporate social responsibility days per year
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalised support programmes
• Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme
• Access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), Veterans & Reservists, WOMEN TOGETHER (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

Who are we looking for?

• Previous experience as an Environmental Advisor or similar role
• Knowledge of the application of ISO14001
• Technical familiarity with environmental processes and assessments e.g. BREEAM/LEED knowledge and Advisory Professional certification
• Strong background in assessment of environmental hazards and understanding of the mechanisms of how to mitigate
• Ability to work independently and be self-motivated
• High level of personal drive and commitment with the desire to progress
• Effective communication skills with the ability to build relationships across all levels of the organisation.
• Competent report writing skills
• Professional and pragmatic team player who can build and sustain effective working relationships
• Degree qualification in a relevant discipline e.g. Environmental Management /Sciences or Sustainability, with professional body membership (IEMA, IES or CIEEM) preferred
• Practitioner Membership with IEMA or similar professional membership, or working towards would be advantageous
• Experience of the Construction or a related industry would be desirable
• Willingness and ability to travel nationally across projects

Who are we?

Equans Data Centers is a strategic data centre partner. We deliver the whole data centre, providing full general contracting for hyperscaler and colocation data centre projects across Europe, through a single point of contact.

Leveraging Bouygues Energies & Services and Equans Group' experiences, we provide expertise in construction and engineering, global standardisation, precision localisation and total control of the supply chain. This enables us to deliver data centres with the best possible quality, speed to delivery and high repeatability and scalability – to realise client needs for cost transparency, low risk, continual availability, innovation and certainty of planning and outcomes.

With more than 1,200 highly skilled employees across 8 European countries, Equans Data Centres has delivered over 400,000m2 of data halls, exceeding 640MW of IT space for major data centres providers such as VIRTUS Data Centers, Digital Reality, Equinix, Vantage Data Centers, Stack Infrastructure, Data4 and many others.

As part our commitment to better reflect the markets within which we operate, we encourage applications from women, ethnically diverse individuals and people with disabilities, along with all candidates who identify with protected characteristic groups under the Equality Act 2010.

At Equans we’re committed to delivering a culture where everyone’s voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Equans you’ll find a welcoming and open workplace where you’re supported and encouraged to be your true self at work.

You’ll also have access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), Veterans & Reservists, WOMEN Together (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals.

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a re-location package with this job role. Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check, as noted in the role requirements.