Senior Environmental Advisor

Senior Environmental Advisor; Workington; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car/Car Allowance

Pension matched up to 8%

25 days annual leave + buy/sell option

Private medical insurance

Free 24/7 EAP

Job summary

First Military Recruitment is partnering with a national construction business to recruit a Senior Environmental Advisor for its Workington depot. The role focuses on environmental assessments, permits, auditing, and site support to achieve ISO14001/BS50001 objectives.

The candidate will liaise with clients and authorities, develop environmental management plans, and deliver training and updates to the workforce. Permanent position with a strong benefits package.

Qualifications

• Five+ years of construction industry experience (ideally infrastructure).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Undertake environmental aspect & impact assessments and develop CMPs and project-specific plans.
• Apply for environmental consents and permits and maintain a consents register.
• Review method statements and risk assessments to ensure environmental controls on site.
• Carry out environmental monitoring for air, water, noise or vibration as applicable.
• Conduct regular site inspections and investigate incidents with root-cause analysis.

Skills

Experience (5+ years)

Communication skills

Education

Degree level qualification

Job description

MB941: Senior Environmental Advisor

Location: Workington

Salary: £50,000 + £6,325 Car Allowance

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week

Additional Company Benefits: Exceptional Career Development Opportunities, Company Car/Car Allowance (Depending on job grade), Pension matched up to 8%, 25 days annual leave - plus holiday (opportunity to buy/sell leave will be implemented from January 2026), Private medical insurance, Free 24/7 EAP

Overview

First Military Recruitment is proudly working in partnership with a fantastic national construction business who are looking to recruit a Senior Environmental Advisor on a permanent basis due to growth based at either their Workington depot.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Undertake environmental aspect & impact assessments. Identify mitigation measures and develop Construction Environmental Management Plan and any other project specific management plans that may be required; e.g pollution prevention plan, waste management plan.
• Apply for environmental consents and permits as may be required by the project. Maintain a consents register and ensure permit requirements are discharged enabling works to be undertaken.
• Review method statements/risk assessments to ensure environmental protection measures are included and implemented on site during the works.
• Have knowledge or experience of implementing environmental monitoring for air, water, noise or vibration.
• Carry out regular site inspections.
• In the event of an environmental incident, take the necessary action to minimise environmental harm. Carry out full investigation; preparing reports as necessary, identifying root cause; liaise with regulatory body if appropriate. Review management plans and protection measure and make any changes necessary.
• Support head office HSE during internal and external audits.
• Help the company deliver its commitments and vision to sites to the appropriate standards including ISO14001 and BS50001.
• Support the Project Manager to maintain strong relationships with the Client, local authorities and frameworks and representing the business within those forums.
• Develop communication tools (e.g guidance and training materials, newsletters, alerts) to inform personnel and stakeholders as appropriate
• Liaise with Head Office environmental team, project site teams and supply chain on site and ensure that Client and Stakeholder environmental objectives are met.
• Prepare and present reports as required on project environmental performance
• Capture best practice and produce case studies to share information and improve performance.

Skills and Experience

• Have at least five years' experience in a similar role within the construction industry (ideally infrastructure) projects
• Good communication skills, both written and spoken
• Preferably degree level qualification. Be a Practitioner member of ISEP or similar body for environmental professional