Senior Environment and Sustainability Advisor

Irwin & Colton Limited; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading civil engineering and utilities specialist is looking for a Senior Environmental and Sustainability Advisor in Leicester. The role involves leading compliance and sustainability strategies across various projects. Ideal candidates have a degree in an environmental discipline and proven experience in sustainability roles. This position offers a salary of £45,000 - £60,000 with hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Car allowance

Qualifications

• Proven experience in environmental and sustainability roles.
• Ambition to grow and develop a career in environmental fields.

Responsibilities

• Conduct inspections and audits, and maintain accurate records.
• Provide advice to teams on environmental compliance.
• Liaise with stakeholders for necessary licenses.
• Develop and implement sustainability strategies.

Skills

Environmental compliance

Sustainability strategy implementation

Stakeholder engagement

Audit and inspection proficiency

Education

Degree in a relevant environmental discipline

Membership of a professional environmental body

Job description

Overview

Senior Environmental and Sustainability Advisor
Leicester | Hybrid Working
£45,000 - £60,000 + Car Allowance

Are you prepared to take the next step in your environment and sustainability career, working across a wide range of civil engineering projects?

Are you looking to build your career with an organisation that's committed to protecting the environment and driving sustainable change?

Irwin and Colton are delighted to announce that we have been engaged by a leading civil engineering and utilities specialist. The role will involve leading on environmental compliance and ensuring sustainability strategy across the business's wide portfolio of projects.

The responsibilities of the Senior Environmental and Sustainability Advisor will include:

• Conducting inspections, audits, and incident investigations, maintaining accurate records, reporting on environmental KPIs, and supporting continuous improvement in environmental performance.
• Providing advice and guidance to operational and project teams on environmental and sustainability matters, ensuring compliance with legislation.
• Liaising with stakeholders to secure necessary licences, maintain compliance, and promote new environmental and sustainability initiatives.
• Developing and implementing environmental and sustainability strategies for the wider business, aligning with organisational goals and driving continuous improvement in performance.

The successful Senior Environmental and Sustainability Advisor requires:

• Proven environmental and sustainability experience, preferably within the utilities, civils, or related sectors
• Degree-level qualification, or equivalent, in a relevant environmental discipline
• Ideally, membership of a recognised professional environmental body (such as ISEP, CIEEM, or CIWEM)
• A strong commitment to excellence, with the ambition to grow and develop a career within the environmental field

For more information on this opportunity or to discuss your next career move, contact Alex Lee on 01923 432 644 or or apply here.

Irwin and 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 Manager, Health and safety Director through to Environment, Health and Safety Manager positions.

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