Environmental Advisor

Amentum company; Risley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Amentum is seeking an Environmental Advisor to join the SWMTF team on the Sellafield project, delivering environmental management and waste strategies to agreed timescales. Reporting to the Environmental Manager, you will guide the team on compliance and best practices across the project lifecycle.

Key duties include developing plans, coordinating audits, and reporting metrics while embedding sustainable outcomes and regulatory alignment within a collaborative, safety-focused environment.

Qualifications

• A degree in Environmental Management, science, or engineering.
• Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g., IES).
• Proven experience in environmental and waste management.
• Experience with environmental policies, regulations and procedures.
• Experience collaborating within a project team.
• Ability to produce clear, concise technical documents.
• Familiarity with Environmental Permitting Regulations.
• Experience applying Best Available Techniques in Environment Cases.
• Experience embedding sustainability (e.g., BREEAM) in projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement environmental and waste management plans.
• Identify environmental aspects and manage via aspects register.
• Support development of the Environment Case with Best Available Techniques.
• Deliver environmental assessments and work packages across the lifecycle.
• Identify and manage environmental risks and opportunities.
• Assist environmental manager with audits and assurance.
• Collate and report environmental metrics with construction team.
• Support lifecycle carbon emissions analysis with data from project engineers.

Skills

Environmental management

Team collaboration

Technical documentation

Regulatory compliance

Education

Environmental management degree

Job description

At Amentum, we're not just solving problems; we're engineering the future. Our team is driven by an unyielding commitment to innovation, integrity, and collaboration, tackling some of the most significant challenges in science, security, and sustainability. If you're passionate about making a real impact and want to be part of a community that values ethical excellence, this is the place where your ambition can thrive.

Here, we believe that success comes from continuously pushing boundaries and working together to deliver on our promises. We embrace challenges with confidence and are dedicated to creating a secure and vibrant future for all. We’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

The Opportunity

Amentum is the Design and Engineering partner for Sellafield under the PPP (Programme and Project Partners). This is a 20-year arrangement to deliver ~£7bn of major projects. We are looking to recruit high value expertise from across regulated and comparable sectors to work in a collaborative environment. PPP is delivering major projects, site wide improvements and provision of supporting services.

The Role

As a result of increasing demand for our services, we are looking for an Environmental Advisor to join our SWMTF team, providing expertise to the project to facilitate and deliver environmental management related matters to agreed strategies and timescales.

Reporting to the project Environmental Manager, you will provide guidance and support on environmental management and waste management to the project team.

Responsibilities could include:

• Assistance in the development and implementation of environmental and waste management plans and strategies.
• Assist in the identification and management of environmental aspects, via the project environmental aspects register.
• Support with development of the project Environment Case, including through the demonstration of Best Available Techniques within environmental / waste assessments.
• Delivery of bespoke environmental assessments and work packages across the project lifecycle.
• Identification and management of environmental risks (and opportunities).
• Assist the environmental manager with environmental assurance, including the development and delivery of audits (for example, in direct relation to design and construction works).
• Through close collaboration with the project construction team and relevant contractors, collate and report on environmental metrics.
• Completion of environmental sustainability assessments and provision of evidence to support wider project sustainability goals. This will include collecting data from the project engineers, to support ongoing lifecycle carbon emissions analysis.

As a Environmental Advisor you will already have:

• A degree in a relevant field such as environmental management, a relevant science, or engineering.
• Membership of a relevant institution or professional body such as the Institute of Environmental Sciences.
• Proven experience in environmental (including waste) management, delivered under a recognised environmental management system is crucial.
• Evidence of engagement in ongoing training and development to stay updated with the latest environmental policies, regulations and procedures.
• Evidence of working collaboratively within a project team.
• Proven ability to produce clear and concise technical documents.
• Familiarity with the Environmental Permitting Regulations
• Experience in demonstrating the application of Best Available Techniques in support of Environment Cases.
• Experience of embedding sustainability within projects. This could be, for example, through the application of BREEAM or other sustainability assessment methods, or through the development of sustainability assessments for business case submissions.

Our Culture

Our values are built on a strong foundation of safety, integrity, and respect for every individual. People are at the heart of our mission, and we believe in supporting one another through a culture of care and collaboration. We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels they belong and can thrive. Supporting mental wellbeing and fostering a sense of connection are essential to how we work.

When we embrace different perspectives and work together, we become more innovative, more agile, and more successful. We partner with VERCIDA, for greater online accessibility please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team.