Environmental Compliance Lead - Infrastructure Projects

Principal People; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to £55,000

Pension up to 13%

Annual Leave 28 days + BHs

Private Medical

CPD & Progression

Long-term work in UK water & infra

Job summary

Principal People are recruiting a Health and Safety Advisor to support a Thames Water framework. Hybrid role with regular regional travel, working with operational and project teams on live infrastructure and environmental projects.

You will assist with implementing environmental strategy, ensuring compliance with legislation and management systems, and driving continuous improvement across delivery.

Qualifications

• Environmental qualification or related degree level required.
• ISEP Practitioner membership or working towards is advantageous.
• Experience in construction, infrastructure, utilities or water sectors.
• Strong understanding of environmental legislation, management systems and risk management.
• Confident communicator able to engage operational teams and stakeholders.
• Visible role across major infrastructure projects with long-term career development opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the delivery of the environmental strategy across the framework.
• Providing practical environmental advice and support to operational and site teams.
• Reviewing high-risk method statements, risk assessments and environmental documentation.
• Conducting site inspections, environmental reviews and audits.
• Supporting environmental compliance across all project stages.
• Investigating environmental incidents and non-conformities, identifying root causes and supporting corrective actions.
• Monitoring environmental performance through KPIs and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
• Delivering environmental briefings, training and best practice guidance.
• Supporting supply chain onboarding and ongoing environmental performance monitoring.
• Building strong relationships with clients, contractors and regulatory stakeholders.

Skills

Confident communicator

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Environmental awareness

Education

Environmental Qualification or related Degree Level Qualifications

Job description

Principal People are recruiting a Health and Safety Advisor to support a Thames Water framework. Hybrid role with regular regional travel, working with operational and project teams on live infrastructure and environmental projects.

You will assist with implementing environmental strategy, ensuring compliance with legislation and management systems, and driving continuous improvement across delivery.