Senior Environmental Advisor - Infra & Sustainability

Ferrovial; Slough; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Ferrovial is recruiting a Senior Environmental Advisor to join the site delivery team on a sewage treatment works project. The role supports the Project Manager and Construction Team to implement environmental and sustainability requirements on live works, with travel between Vauxhall and Slough as construction progresses.

Candidates should have a degree in environmental disciplines, professional environmental membership, and knowledge of permits, waste, and carbon tools. CSCS is required.

Qualifications

• Experience in an environmental role.
• Degree level (or equivalent) in an environmental/ecological or sustainability discipline
• Relevant professional membership in the environmental and sustainability field ISEP, CIWEM, CIWM, CIEEM or similar)
• Knowledge of environmental consents and permits
• Familiarity with waste management including expertise in CL:AIRE COP
• Familiarity in PAS 2080, carbon assessments, and calculation tools
• Confident communicator, collaboratively working with clients, environmental bodies, and site teams
• CSCS Card

Responsibilities

• Act as the lead contact for environmental matters, ensuring compliance and alignment with Thames Water and Ferrovial objectives.
• Prepare and maintain environmental documentation, including management plans for waste, dewatering, asbestos, and ecology.
• Coordinate site assessments with external consultants, including de-vegetation, biodiversity net gain (BNG), and ecological management.
• Coordinate permits and consents with Thames Water and relevant bodies, and manage relationships with regulatory, statutory, and third-party stakeholders.
• Carry out site inspections and internal audits, and support incident investigations by ensuring comprehensive evidence is collected.
• Manage the client’s carbon tool and work with designers, delivery teams, and supply chain partners to identify carbon reduction opportunities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitor environmental performance and prepare reports and briefings for the senior team, employees, and subcontractors.
• Work with the Project Manager to promote continuous improvement, innovation, and environmental best practice across the site team.

Skills

Environmental experience

Degree in environmental discipline

ISEP/CIWEM/CIWM/CIEEM membership

Environmental permits knowledge

CL:AIRE COP familiarity

PAS 2080 & carbon tools

CSCS Card

Education

Degree in environmental/ecology or sustainability

Job description

Ferrovial is recruiting a Senior Environmental Advisor to join the site delivery team on a sewage treatment works project. The role supports the Project Manager and Construction Team to implement environmental and sustainability requirements on live works, with travel between Vauxhall and Slough as construction progresses.

Candidates should have a degree in environmental disciplines, professional environmental membership, and knowledge of permits, waste, and carbon tools. CSCS is required.