Sustainability Advisor

Irwin & Colton Limited; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure services provider in the UK is seeking a Sustainability Advisor to drive environmental best practices across high-profile projects. This role involves delivering training, conducting site visits, and working with teams to ensure sustainability commitments are met. The successful candidate will have a degree in an environmental discipline and relevant experience, along with a passion for excellence. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career in the environmental sector with a forward-thinking company.

Benefits

Car and benefits

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Demonstrable environmental and sustainability experience ideally within utilities or civils.
• Qualified to degree level or equivalent in an appropriate environmental discipline.
• Ideally hold a professional membership with a recognised environmental body.

Responsibilities

• Deliver sustainability training and produce reports for project compliance.
• Work with clients and internal teams to embed sustainability best practices.
• Conduct site visits and audits to monitor compliance and identify risks.
• Support sustainability initiatives and ensure alignment with legislation.

Skills

Environmental and sustainability experience

Passion for excellence

Education

Degree in an appropriate environmental discipline

Job description

Sustainability Advisor

Aberdeen with Regional Travel

£40,000 - £55,000 Plus Car and Benefits

Are you looking to build and develop your skills with one of the UK's fastest-growing infrastructure services providers?

Are you a passionate environment professional who enjoys engaging with teams, being on site and making a real impact?

If the answer to the above is yes, then you may be interested in the Sustainability Advisor role I am currently working on. The role will be working with one of the UK`s leading infrastructure service providers within their energy division. This role is new to the division, and will be working across some high-profile projects to drive environmental best practice on site.

Responsibilities for the Sustainability Advisor will include:

• Delivering sustainability training, analysing project data and producing reports to ensure design and construction meet required commitments.
• Working with clients, contractors and internal teams to embed best practice in carbon reduction, social value and wider sustainability across all project stages.
• Carrying out site visits, inspections and audits to monitor compliance, identify risks and drive practical improvements through clear advice and corrective actions.
• Supporting the wider team by maintaining management processes, developing sustainability initiatives and ensuring alignment with legislation and stakeholder expectations.

The successful Sustainability Advisor will have:

• Demonstrable environmental and sustainability experience, ideally within utilities, civils or related sector
• Qualified to degree level, or equivalent, in an appropriate environmental discipline
• Ideally hold a professional membership with a recognised environmental body (IEMA, CIEEM, CIWEM)
• A passion for excellence, and an ambition to grow and develop a career within the environmental space

This is an excellent opportunity for a passionate sustainability candidate to develop their career in a forward-thinking professional environment. For further details and to apply contact Jessica Rowe on or 01923 432 693.Reference Number - JR 4200

Irwin and Colton are a specialist Environment, Health and Safety recruitment company, based in the Southeast of England we recruit across the UK. We recruit all roles in the environment, health and safety industry from Environment, Health and Safety Manager, Health and safety Director through to Environment, Health and Safety Advisor positions.

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