Environmental Advisor

J. Murphy & Sons Ltd; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

J. Murphy & Sons Ltd is recruiting an Environmental Advisor to support Energy on the National Grid Leeds project. The role focuses on promoting best practices in environmental and sustainability matters, conducting site inspections, and driving compliance with legislation and contract requirements.

The successful candidate will lead incident investigations, collate environmental statistics, and collaborate with SHES Management to implement campaigns and improvement plans across the project teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in an environmental advisory role.
• Qualified with an environmental degree.
• Working knowledge of environmental law in construction.
• Understanding of practical environmental risk mitigation on major projects, including ecological mitigation and waste management.
• Knowledge of Biodiversity Net Gain, permits/licensing, and pollution prevention.

Responsibilities

• Establish and promote best practice in environmental and sustainability matters with the SHES function.
• Carry out regular inspections of sites to ensure compliance with policy and legislation.
• Conduct incident investigations and provide recommendations to prevent recurrence.
• Collate environmental statistics for reporting and trend analysis.
• Review SHES information to identify trends and improvement areas.
• Develop SHES campaigns and improvement plans with SHES Management.
• Advise project teams to manage environmental responsibilities.
• Provide support to project personnel on environmental compliance.
• Identify SHES issues and ensure appropriate controls and consents are in place.
• Maintain records to demonstrate compliance with regulations and contract requirements.
• Collaborate with a team of environmental specialists and external consultants.

Skills

Environmental risk assessment

Site inspections

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder liaison

Education

Environmental degree

Job description

Murphy is recruiting for an Environmental Advisor to work with Energy on the National Grid Leeds project.

Responsibilities

• Establish and promote best practice in environmental and sustainability matters in conjunction with the SHES function.
• Carry out regular inspections of sites and workplaces to determine whether work is being carried out in accordance with company policy, procedures, and the relevant statutory provisions.
• Carry out incident investigations in accordance with company procedure, analyse all data, and make recommendations to avoid any reoccurrences.
• Collate business / contract environmental and sustainability statistics in a timely manner and submit to SHES Management and the SHES function for reporting purposes.
• Review SHES information to identify trends and areas for improvement.
• Develop and implement SHES campaigns and improvement plans in agreement with SHES Management.
• Advise and support project teams with managing their environmental and sustainability responsibilities.
• Provide advice, support, and assistance to all project personnel to enable them to manage their environmental responsibilities.
• Identify significant SHES issues for the project and help set up projects to include appropriate controls.
• Identify SHES consents, permits or exemptions that are required and ensure they are obtained.
• Maintain records as necessary to ensure compliance with legislation, company procedures and contract requirements.
• Work in a small team of environmental specialists and liaise with third‑party environment and ecology consultants.
• Work and share best practices with an ever‑growing E&S function.

Qualifications

• Experience in an environmental advisory role.
• Qualified with an environmental degree.
• Working knowledge of the application of environmental law in the construction industry.
• Understanding of practical environmental risk mitigation on significant construction projects, such as:
• Ecological mitigation
• Consents, licensing and DCO/TCPA planning discharge experience
• Water management and pollution prevention
• Biodiversity Net Gain
• Waste management
• Statutory nuisance
• Contaminated land
• Construction/infrastructure experience.
• Associate ISEP membership working towards PISEP is desirable (support for transition available).
• Knowledge of 14001 standards.