Senior Environmental Advisor — Infrastructure Impact Leader

Shirley Parsons; Reading; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Shirley Parsons partners with a leading UK infrastructure business to appoint a Senior Environmental Advisor to support two major programmes. You will provide environmental guidance beyond compliance, influence project delivery, and work with project managers, regulators and supply chain partners.

The role offers a real opportunity to shape environmental performance across planning, pre-construction and delivery, with a competitive package and clear progression.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in an environmental advisory role within construction, infrastructure, utilities or similar operational environment.
• Strong knowledge of environmental legislation and management systems with inspections, audits, monitoring and investigations.
• Confident influencer able to engage with site teams, project managers, clients, regulators and external stakeholders.
• Experience across major infrastructure, construction, utilities or similarly complex environments.
• Proactive, improvement-focused; able to prioritise across multiple projects; desirable environmental qualification/degree and professional membership; full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert environmental advice across contracts from planning to delivery.
• Lead site inspections, audits and monitoring, delivering improvement actions.
• Advise on environmental risks, controls, legislation and client requirements across live projects.
• Investigate incidents and non-conformances; drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Develop initiatives to improve sustainability across major infrastructure programmes.

Education

Environmental qualification/degree

Job description

Shirley Parsons partners with a leading UK infrastructure business to appoint a Senior Environmental Advisor to support two major programmes. You will provide environmental guidance beyond compliance, influence project delivery, and work with project managers, regulators and supply chain partners.

The role offers a real opportunity to shape environmental performance across planning, pre-construction and delivery, with a competitive package and clear progression.