Environmental Specialist

TieTalent; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as an Environmental & Sustainability Specialist, where you'll drive meaningful environmental change across critical infrastructure projects. You'll provide expert guidance, manage environmental risks, and collaborate with teams to implement sustainable practices. This dynamic role offers the chance to make a real impact while working flexibly across the UK.

Benefits

Company Car

34 days holiday

Company pension scheme

Occupational health support

Discounts on Cinema, Restaurants and Shopping

Qualifications

• Proven experience advising on sustainability and environmental best practices.
• Strong track record in delivering measurable carbon and environmental impact reductions.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert sustainability and environmental guidance to teams.
• Lead on environmental risk management and audits.
• Develop and implement sustainability and carbon reduction plans.

Skills

Sustainability

Environmental Guidance

Carbon Performance Improvement

Education

PIEMA

ISO14001:2015 Lead Auditor

Job description

At Telent, you will have the opportunity to be a part of something bigger. To keep things moving, to connect people. It's important work we do. Learning together, inspiring colleagues, and making the entire organisation better. Join us and help keep the nations critical networks connected and protected 24/7.

Are you passionate about driving meaningful environmental change? At telent, we're committed to sustainability - not just as a goal, but as a responsibility. As our new Environmental & Sustainability Specialist, you'll be at the forefront of turning strategy into action. You'll play a vital role in helping our Rail and Asset Management divisions reduce carbon emissions, meet legal and ISO14001 requirements, and exceed our customers' sustainability expectations.

This is a dynamic, UK-wide role with the flexibility of agile working, offering variety, challenge, and the chance to shape real environmental outcomes on critical infrastructure projects.

What you'll do:

Act as a trusted advisor, providing expert sustainability and environmental guidance to EHS teams and project leaders.Lead on environmental risk management and ensure effective assurance practices, including risk-based audits and inspections.Drive carbon performance improvement by supporting data collection, analysis, and reporting for customer and contract requirementsSafeguard the business by regularly reviewing key environmental risks, including climate change impactsCollaborate with Bid, Design, and Operational teams to embed sustainable practices at every stage of the project lifecycleDevelop and implement robust sustainability and carbon reduction plans for new contracts and bid responses. Who you are:

You're an experienced Environmental or Sustainability professional who thrives in a fast-paced, technical environment, ideally within Rail, Telecoms, Utilities, or Construction. You're confident working across teams, influencing at all levels, and passionate about creating sustainable solutions that make a difference.

Key Requirements:

PIEMA (or Grad IEMA)ISO14001:2015 Lead Auditor certifiedProven experience advising on sustainability and environmental best practices in operational settingsStrong track record in delivering measurable carbon and environmental impact reductions across the product or infrastructure lifecycleSkilled in managing complex technical and change management projectsFull UK driving licence and willingness to travel across the UK as neededWhat we offer:

A career at Telent can span many sectors, roles, technologies and clients giving you the opportunity to develop, learn new skills and make an impact. We are growing and we rely on our committed Team to deliver.

We nurture the talent that makes this happen, by our on-going commitment to creating an inclusive culture that respects and values difference, that celebrates diverse ideas. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work.

The additional benefits with this role:

Company Car34 days holiday, including public holidays, plus the option to buy or sell five days each yearCompany pension schemeA range of family friendly policiesOccupational health support and wellbeing PortalDiscounts on Cinema, Restaurants and Shopping with Telent Reward schemeLearn more about Telent