United Infrastructure

Alness

On-site

GBP 40,000 - 60,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave (including public

Private medical cover

Contributory pension scheme

Life insurance 4x base salary

Job summary

United Infrastructure seeks an Environmental Advisor based on a project in Inverness, Scotland. This hybrid role covers England and Wales travel, visits to sites, and support for environmental assurance activities within overhead lines, underground cabling and civils contexts.

You will provide technical environmental services, contribute to incidents investigations, and help maintain regulatory compliance across projects, with a focus on safe, sustainable practices.

Qualifications

Excellent technical writing skills.
Strong communication skills in written and spoken form.
On-site practical knowledge and experience.
Understanding of environmental law and governance.
Authoring environmental management processes and procedures.
Ability to travel and work across sites.

Responsibilities

Support implementation of environmental strategy and standards.
Provide technical environmental services across a range of issues.
Assist in environmental inspections, audits and investigations.
Communicate regulatory obligations to management and teams.
Develop and deliver environmental training programs.
Monitor trends and KPIs, report to management.
Maintain licences, certifications and memberships.

Skills

Technical writing

Communication skills

Environmental monitoring

Environmental law & governance

On-site knowledge

MS Office proficiency

Driving licence

Willing to travel internationally

Education

First or higher degree in Environmental discipline

Professional environmental body membership (desirable)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Company Description

United Infrastructureis a UK-based infrastructure services company delivering critical energy, power, water, telecoms and social infrastructure projects. Following the acquisition of Wood’s UK Transmission & Distribution business, United Infrastructure has strengthened its capabilities in power engineering, construction and asset optimisation, supporting grid resilience and the transition to a low-carbon energy system. The company partners with public and private clients to deliver safe, sustainable and future‑ready infrastructure across the UK.

Job Description

As a result of significant growth, United Infrastucture Transmission & Distribution Ltd is seeking an Environmental Advisor to be based on Project located at Inverness, Scotland on a permanent, staff basis. Environmental experience within an Overhead Lines, Underground Cabling and Civils environment is preferable although not essential. This is a hybrid role that would suit someone based in England or Wales that is flexible to travel to project sites.

Whilst the role is nominally based at one of the Company’s offices and includes home‑working, the Environmental Advisor is expected to undertake visits to the business’ facilities and worksites around England & Wales to, for example, provide support, carry out assurance activities and incident investigations, provide sickness / holiday cover, etc.

Join a culture of innovation, pushing the boundaries of what is possible to seek the best solutions for our clients.

What we can offer:

Meaningful and interesting projectsdelivered to leaders of industry across emerging energy sectors.
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business.
Competitive salarywith regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market.
Flexible benefits packageinclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle.
Commitment to continued professional development:development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests.
Global connections:join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession.

Support the implementation of Wood’s environmental strategy and approach to environmental management including the implementation of Wood’s environmental standards.
Provide technical support to facilitate the environmental plan to ensure that environmental aspects are appropriately managed and that Wood’s HSSE policy obligations are enacted.
Assist in the identification, understanding and communication of the legal, industrial and contractual environmental obligations placed on Wood.
Assist in the development and provision of training on key environmental risks to facilitate greater environmental awareness across the business.
Work with assurance teams in developing and undertaking environmental inspections and audits where required.
Provide the business with technical environmental services on a broad range of environmental management issues e.g. contaminated land, investigations, client engagement.
Provision of technical environmental advice and support to management to ensure that environmental obligations are effectively supported.
Assist in the investigation of environmental incidents and subsequent monitoring to ensure any trends are identified and mitigated effectively.
Liaise with the line manager and legal teams to manage environmental regulatory issues and/or investigations.
Facilitate the implementation of environmental key performance indicators and monitor trends, issues, alerts etc., communicating to Wood’s management and central support teams.
Support the business to maintain environmental licences, certifications and memberships.