Senior Environmental Advisor (Previous Relevant Experince is Required)

ZipRecruiter; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Environmental Advisor to lead sustainability initiatives across critical sectors. This role involves providing expert guidance to teams, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations, and driving carbon reduction strategies. You'll be instrumental in shaping the sustainability landscape while collaborating with diverse teams. If you're passionate about making a tangible impact in environmental practices and thrive in a dynamic environment, this position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to meaningful change while enjoying flexible hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Company Car

34 days holiday

Company pension scheme

Family-friendly policies

Occupational health support

Discounts on cinema and shopping

Qualifications

• Experience in Environmental & Sustainability roles in Rail, Telecoms, Utilities, or Construction.
• Proven track record in delivering environmental impact reductions.

Responsibilities

• Provide direction and advice for environmental and sustainability compliance.
• Support preparation of sustainability and carbon reduction plans.

Skills

Environmental Sustainability

ISO14001:2015 Lead Auditor

Technical Sustainability Advice

Project Management

Risk Management

Education

PIEMA

Job description

Job Description: Senior Environmental Advisor

Location: Warwickshire, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

At Telent, you will have the opportunity to be a part of something bigger. To keep things moving, to connect people. It's important work we do. Learning together, inspiring colleagues, and making the entire organisation better. Join us and help keep the nation's critical networks connected and protected 24/7.

Reporting into the Environmental and Sustainability Manager, the Environmental and Sustainability Specialist (Senior Environmental Advisor) will play a key role in implementing the Telent Sustainability Strategy and supporting Business Units to meet business waste and carbon reduction objectives, customer expectations, ISO14001, and legal requirements across our Rail and Asset Management divisions. This is an agile working role, with up to 50% UK-wide travel.

What you’ll do:

1. Provide specialist direction and advice to assigned EHS teams and relevant Project leads for environment and sustainability to meet customer and regulatory requirements.
2. Support risk management by defining an appropriate environmental assurance regime including any risk-based audit program, ensuring effective audit and assurance practices through the EHS inspections and audits.
3. Support the preparation of sustainability and carbon reduction plans for contracts and bid responses.
4. Support the development and maintenance of performance data collation and the provision of carbon management reports for customer and contract requirements.
5. Protect the business by ensuring that regular effective reviews of key Business Unit environmental aspects and impacts are carried out, including the evaluation of climate change risks.
6. Support the Bid, Design, and Operational Teams to ensure that sustainable and carbon reduction practices are embedded at all stages of the Project Life Cycle.

Who you are:

You will have experience in a similar Environmental & Sustainability role within a relevant industry (Rail / Telecoms / Utilities / Construction).

Key Requirements:

• Minimum Qualification: PIEMA
• ISO14001:2015 Lead Auditor
• Experience providing technical sustainability and environmental advice for business operations
• Experience delivering tangible reductions in the impact of equipment and infrastructure on the environment through product lifecycle stages
• Experience managing and delivering complex technical and change/improvement projects
• Full driving license and flexibility for UK-wide travel

What we offer:

A career at Telent offers opportunities to develop, learn new skills, and make an impact across many sectors, roles, and technologies. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture that values diversity and encourages everyone to thrive.

Additional benefits:

• Company Car
• 34 days holiday, including public holidays, with options to buy or sell five days annually
• Company pension scheme
• Family-friendly policies
• Occupational health support and wellbeing portal
• Discounts on cinema, restaurants, and shopping through Telent Reward scheme

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About Us

About Telent

Telent is a leading technology company specializing in the design, build, support, and maintenance of mission-critical communications and technology, drawing on decades of experience in the UK’s critical digital infrastructure. Our work helps connect thousands of people and communities using the best technology and innovation. Joining us means making a real impact, fulfilling your potential, and delivering high performance. We are a team of over 3,000 dedicated professionals committed to excellence.

We are guided by our values: Be Inclusive, Take Responsibility, Collaborate, Be Customer-focused.