Senior Environment Advisor

Irwin & Colton Limited; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A large family-owned construction company in Birmingham is seeking a Senior Environment and Sustainability Advisor. This role focuses on driving sustainability initiatives within major infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance with environmental policies, and engaging key stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in the sector and a degree in an environmental discipline. Hybrid working options are available along with a salary range of £40,000 - £55,000 plus a car allowance.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in construction or related sectors.
• Qualified to degree level or equivalent.
• Professional membership with a recognised environmental body is a plus.
• Passionate about environmental excellence.

Responsibilities

• Conduct site visits and audits for improvements.
• Ensure compliance with environmental policies and regulations.
• Support strategy implementation across projects.
• Act as the main contact for environmental sustainability.

Skills

Environmental and sustainability experience

Compliance with legislation

Stakeholder engagement

Training delivery

Education

Degree in appropriate environmental discipline

Job description

Senior Environment and Sustainability Advisor

Birmingham with hybrid working | £40,000 - £55,000 + Car allowance

Are you looking to join a forward-thinking company and drive real change in an established, yet growing Environment and Sustainability Team?

Are you looking to take the next step in your carer and be the main point of contact for the Environment and Sustainability agenda on a major civils project?

If the answer to the above is yes than you may be interested in the Senior Environment and Sustainability Advisor role I am currently recruiting for. This organisation is a large, family-owned construction and engineering business that currently turnover Circa £1bn, and work across a variety of different sectors, where Sustainability and Social Value are at the core of their operations.

Key Responsibilities of the Senior Environment and Sustainability Advisor will Include:

• Conducting site visits and audits, constantly scanning for opportunities to drive improvements and deliver training where required
• Ensuring the delivery of the environmental policy, and compliance with legislation and regulations across a wide range of diverse infrastructure projects
• Support with strategy implementation and help to drive this forward across different projects.
• Acting as the main point of contact for the environmental sustainability program with key stakeholders including clients, contractors, and regulators.

The Successful Senior Environment and Sustainability Advisor Requires:

• Demonstrable environmental and sustainability experience, ideally within construction, infrastructure, utilities, civils or related sector
• Qualified to degree level, or equivalent, in an appropriate environmental discipline
• Ideally hold a professional membership with a recognised environmental body (IEMA, CIEEM, CIWEM)
• Have a passion for excellence, and an ambition to grow and develop a career within the environmental space

The position will involve travel, therefore a UK drivers' licence is essential.

For more information on this opportunity or to discuss your next career move, contact Jessica Rowe on or 01923 432 693.

Irwin & Colton are a specialist Environment, Health and Safety recruitment company, based in the Southeast of England we recruit across the UK. We recruit all roles in the Environment, health and safety industry from Environment, Health and Safety Senior Advisor, Health and safety Director through to Environment, Health and Safety Advisor positions.

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