Environmental Lead – Infra Projects & Compliance

Principal People; Normanton on Trent; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car / £5,000 Car Allowance + 5

Pension up to 13%

Private Medical

28 Days Annual Leave

Job summary

Principal People are recruiting an Environmental Advisor for a Thames Water region project portfolio. You will support environmental strategy delivery across a major framework, provide practical advice to site teams, and help ensure compliance and continuous improvement across projects.

Join a leading infrastructure contractor with long-term opportunities, regular travel across the region, and a visible on-site role promoting a positive environmental culture throughout the business.

Qualifications

• Environmental qualification or related degree required.
• ISEP Practitioner membership or working towards advantageous.
• Experience within construction, infrastructure, utilities or water sectors.

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

Environmental degree

ISEP Practitioner

Stakeholder engagement

Audits & inspections

Education

Environmental qualification or related degree

Job description

Principal People are recruiting an Environmental Advisor for a Thames Water region project portfolio. You will support environmental strategy delivery across a major framework, provide practical advice to site teams, and help ensure compliance and continuous improvement across projects.

Join a leading infrastructure contractor with long-term opportunities, regular travel across the region, and a visible on-site role promoting a positive environmental culture throughout the business.