Senior Environmental Sustainability Advisor

Balfour Beatty; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

25 days annual leave

Pension & shares scheme

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is delivering the Bramford Twinstead Network Optimisation Project in the UK and seeks an environmental professional to support project teams in implementing sustainability plans and managing environmental risks.

You will oversee environmental controls, help develop risk assessments, and promote eco-friendly behaviours on site. A full UK driving licence and membership in a professional body are desirable.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of environment management and regulatory requirements.
• Practical knowledge of ecology mitigation and licensing procedures.
• Understanding of rail/construction operating environments.
• Full UK driver’s licence and willingness to travel.
• Professional membership in IEMA/CIEEM/CIWEM is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation of our sustainability plan and monitor progress.
• Manage environmental and social risks and maintain local EMS and risk assessments.
• Lead environmental and sustainability activities with project teams and maintain documentation.
• Provide advice on environmental management and permits including pollution control and ecology protection.
• Support applications for licences/permits and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Upskill project teams on environment responsibilities via toolbox talks and site learning.
• Record and report environmental data, best practices and lessons learned.
• Upload data monthly to the sustainability portal.
• Monitor and investigate incidents, complaints and close calls; drive corrective actions.

Skills

Environment management

Statutory knowledge

Ecology mitigation

Environmental licensing

Consent applications

Rail/construction environment

Driver’s licence

Professional membership (IEMA/CIEEM/CI

Job description

About the role

To provide support and guidance to our project team on the 30km Bramford Twinstead Network Optimisation Project (BTNO) for National Grid, focusing on upgrade works at Bramford Substation.

This will be on all aspects of environmental management, meeting legal and company standards and helping deliver a culture of continual improvement within Balfour Beatty and on the project. You will be supporting site-set up, construction controls and mitigations, sustainability opportunities and engagement throughout the construction. You will be part of a large Environment and Ecology team supporting the project.

What you'll be doing

• Contribute to the implementation of our sustainability plan driving actions, monitoring progress and reporting.
• Manage project environmental and social risks and opportunities, supporting project teams to develop and maintain local environmental management and sustainability plans and risk assessments.
• Actively lead environment and sustainability, engaging project teams to encourage and promote sustainable behaviours and innovations, deliver positive outcomes and maintain project documentation.
• Provide support and advice on environmental management, compliance and project specific mitigation measures including pollution control and ecology protection.
• Support applications for consent, licences or permits as required and ensure project environmental compliance responsibilities are maintained.
• Upskill the project team and contractors on environment and sustainability responsibilities and controls via work package plans, toolbox talks and on-site learning and development.
• Accurately record and report environment and sustainability data, best practices and lessons learnt.
• Ensure upload of data monthly to the sustainability portal.
• Monitor and investigate environmental incidents, complaints and close call reporting.
• Ensure corrective actions are taken forward and support the business to implement controls to prevent repeat occurrence.

Who we’re looking for

The following qualities/experience are essential:

• Strong knowledge of environment management
• Practical experience and sound knowledge of environmental statutory requirements, including environmental legislation, ecology mitigation, environmental licencing and consent applications and regulation.
• Knowledge of the Construction Industry – specifically understanding of the rail/construction/engineering operating environment.
• Full UK driver’s licence and flexibility to travel.
• Professional Membership level of a relevant professional body (IEMA/CIEEM/CIWEM)

The following qualities/experience are desirable:

• Good knowledge and practical experience of developing, implementing and improving EMS’s certified to ISO 14001 accreditation.
• Internal environmental auditor qualification.
• Understanding of the Section 61 application/consent process.
• Understanding of socio-economics (social-value / social-performance).
• Managing legislative issues for clients, including planning permissions and consents.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty, we want everyone to be able to thrive and achieve their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We’re making great progress through our Value Everyone DEI Action Plan, but we know we’ve got more to do. Find out more about our values and DEI initiatives.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We are committed to our processes being barrier-free and will support adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please let the recruiter for this role know if you require any adjustments.

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