Senior Environment & Sustainability Advisor

Ardent Advisors, LLC; Southampton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Ardent Advisors, LLC is looking for a Senior Environment & Sustainability Advisor to join their Civils Central Team. The role involves ensuring compliance with environmental regulations, driving sustainable innovation, and addressing challenges in civil engineering projects. Candidates should have experience in environmental roles and a degree in Environmental Science.

Benefits

Pension

Healthcare

Holiday allowance starting at 24-26 days

Employee benefits programme with discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of environmental legislation and its application.
• Experience in managing environmental risks and developing environmental plans.
• Passion for environmental protection and sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert environmental advice during project phases.
• Conduct environmental impact assessments based on regulations.
• Support data collection, monitoring, and reporting on environmental performance.

Skills

Environmental Compliance

Sustainability Innovation

Risk Mitigation

Data Monitoring

Communication

Education

Degree in Environmental Science

Job description

Senior Environment & Sustainability Advisor

Senior Environment & Sustainability Advisor

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£42,000 - £46,000 FTE (pro-rata for 4 days per week)

Harefield

We care…

If you are concerned about the environment and what's going on around you - we have a lot in common!

We have an opportunity for a Senior Environmental Advisor to join our Civils Central Team working 4 days per week, to play a key role in delivering environmental excellence across our civil engineering projects. You will be instrumental in addressing major challenges and driving sustainable innovation.

This is a dynamic and hands-on role that requires excellent communication and collaboration skills. You will work closely with colleagues, clients, and statutory regulators to ensure environmental compliance, risk mitigation, and continual improvement.

Here are some of the activities you will be involved with…

• Provide expert environmental advice across all project phases, ensuring compliance with regulations, permits, and industry best practices.
• Undertake environmental impact assessments and develop plans aligned with our Environmental Management System.
• Ensure all works adhere to legal and environmental requirements, minimizing impact and promoting sustainability.
• Support accurate data collection, monitoring, analysis, and reporting of environmental performance.
• Conduct inspections and audits in line with ISO 14001, environmental legislation, and permit conditions, ensuring non-conformances are addressed.
• Offer incident management support, advising operational teams and promoting best practices.
• Ensure incidents and near misses are reported, categorized, and followed up with corrective actions.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement, identifying opportunities to enhance sustainability within civil engineering projects.
  
  

We would love to hear from you if…

You have demonstrable experience in an environmental role within civil engineering, utilities, or a related industry. You should have a strong understanding of environmental legislation and its practical application in construction and infrastructure projects, along with experience managing environmental risks, developing environmental plans and reports, and interpreting environmental data.

You will be a proactive and solutions-focused individual who can provide expert advice to mitigate risks and ensure compliance with environmental regulations. Your excellent communication and collaboration skills will enable you to work effectively with colleagues, clients, and regulatory bodies, driving best practices and innovation in sustainability.

A degree in Environmental Science (or an equivalent qualification/experience) is essential, along with experience in consents and permitting processes related to construction projects. A genuine passion for environmental protection and continuous improvement is crucial, along with a commitment to identifying new opportunities for sustainable growth.

As this role is predominantly field-based, a full UK driving licence is essential.

Our Company

Every day we work smarter, greener and use our imaginations.

Our purpose at Clancy is simple - we make life better for everyone's growing families. We play a vital role in providing fresh drinking water and power to millions of homes and businesses and so much more.

We are one of the biggest family owned construction businesses in the UK and we care about our people, our clients and the environment.

What Next

You apply, and we respond within two weeks (we know how annoying it is not to hear anything back)! If you don't receive feedback within that timescale, please don't be afraid to chase us - one of our values is to do what we say we will do!

Benefits

In addition to helping you reach your career goals, a competitive salary, pension, healthcare and holiday allowance starting at 24-26 days per annum, we also offer perks including Clancy Xtras, our employee benefits programme with discounts for numerous well-known retailers such as Tesco, Sainsbury's, Currys PC World and Vue Cinemas, cycle to work scheme as well as an Employee Assistance Programme.

Clancy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made for you to attend an interview, please do let us know and we will be happy to accommodate.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Committed.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Construction

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