Environmental Sustainability Advisor

Randstad Sourceright; Theberton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment company is seeking an Environmental Sustainability Advisor to support a well-known construction project in Suffolk. The role involves ensuring compliance with environmental standards, providing guidance to project teams, and engaging with local communities. Successful candidates will have experience in the construction industry and a solid understanding of environmental legislation. This position offers a 6-month contract with a focus on sustainability practices.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of environmental legislation and regulation.
• Experience in ecology mitigation and consent applications.
• Strong skills in record-keeping and report writing.

Responsibilities

• Support project teams to meet environmental and sustainability commitments.
• Provide compliance monitoring and environmental guidance.
• Lead environmental inspections and share best practices.

Skills

Knowledge of the Construction Industry

Practical experience with environmental statutory requirements

Interpreting and managing data

Job description

Job title: Environmental Sustainability Advisor

Location: Suffolk

Contract Length: 6 months

Randstad Sourceright, a leading provider of RPO & MSP Recruitment Services are currently recruiting for an Environmental Sustainability Advisor, on behalf of a well known construction company.

Job Role

This role is to provide support and guidance to the project team working on the rail links to a Nuclear Power Station development. This will be on all aspects of environmental management, meeting legal and company standards and helping deliver a culture of continual improvement within the rail division. You will be supporting site-set up, construction controls and mitigations, sustainability opportunities and engagement throughout the construction.

The role is responsible for:

• Work closely with project teams to deliver environmental and sustainability commitments, ensuring ongoing compliance with company and customer requirements, working with clients such as Sizewell C and Network Rail.
• Demonstrate active leadership on site to proactively drive continual improvement to deliver positive outcomes, best practice and positive learning with the Project Team in line with the Rail Sustainability Plan.
• Provide environmental support, guidance, and compliance monitoring to projects, ensuring development and maintenance of key environmental documentation and records. Ensuring controls and sustainable ways of working are communicated at site level.
• Lead planned environmental inspections and incident investigations as required. Document best practices and lessons learnt, actively sharing successes and learning.
• Proactively support the Project Team to engage local community groups, supply chain and stakeholders via social sustainability activities, ensuring positive contribution to the communities where we work.

Requirements for this position

• Knowledge of the Construction Industry - specifically understanding of the rail/construction/engineering operating environment.
• Practical experience and sound knowledge of environmental statutory requirements, including environmental legislation, ecology mitigation, environmental licencing and consent applications and regulation.
• Interpreting and managing data via databases, consistent record keeping and writing detailed reports.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and encourage all qualified candidates to apply. While the hiring process may not be expedited, we urge all interested candidates to submit their applications promptly to ensure their consideration.