Senior Environmental Sustainability Advisor

BAM UK & Ireland; Galway; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8% pension contribution

Private Health Insurance

Dental Plan

26 days annual leave

Wellbeing days

Maternity & paternity leave

Learning & Development opportunities

Company vehicles

Job summary

BAM UK & Ireland is recruiting a Senior Sustainability Environmental Advisor for its Galway office, with potential base in Kildare. The role focuses on delivering environmental improvements, decarbonisation strategies, and sustainability reporting across major construction and civil projects.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in a sustainability function within construction, strong knowledge of ISO 14001, and excellent stakeholder engagement skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years in environmental or sustainability within construction or civil engineering.
• Strong knowledge of environmental legislation and decarbonisation strategies.
• Experience with ISO 14001 and sustainability reporting requirements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver environmental improvements and coordinate risk mitigation on projects.
• Coordinate with ES team to provide monthly environmental reports.
• Support bidding, tender submissions and client engagement related to sustainability.
• Lead training and awareness sessions for project teams on environmental topics.

Skills

Environmental legislation

Carbon reduction

Circular economy

ISO 14001

Sustainability reporting

Stakeholder engagement

MS Office

Project delivery

Environmental management standards

Education

Professional institute membership (intermediate level)

Tools

BREEAM

LEED

WELL

Job description

About BAM

Building a sustainable tomorrow. That’s our mission and our promise at BAM. It’s how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe.

About BAM

Building a sustainable tomorrow. That’s our mission and our promise at BAM. It’s how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe.

We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We’re on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

About The Role

At BAM, we are recruiting a Senior Sustainability Environmental Advisor to join its growing team based out of our Galway office. This role can also be based out of Kildare.

What’s in it for you?

Opportunities! Opportunities to work with a great team on some of Irelands largest, dynamic and most exciting construction, civil and FM projects. Opportunity to develop your skills to the highest industry standards at one of the country's largest construction firms.

We are committed to our employees and offer strong competitive salaries along with great benefits.

• 8% pension contribution.
• Private Health Insurance.
• Dental Plan.
• 26 days annual leave, incremental with years service.
• 2 Wellbeing days annually.
• Paid maternity & paternity leave.
• Learning & Development opportunities - internal progression is encouraged and fostered.
• Company vehicles (role dependent).
• .....and many more great perks.

Making Possible

• Demonstrate a proven track record of delivering environmental improvements within the sector and associated trades.
• Possess a good knowledge of ISO14001 compliance and assurance, along with key environmental aspects.
• Have a good working knowledge and demonstrate some expertise in key strategy aspects (decarbonisation, circular economy, climate adaptation, and biodiversity) relevant to the role.
• Support project implementation and delivery, management reviews, and associated procedures and plans.
• Adhere to industry standards, company procedures, and legal requirements.
• Communicate risks and opportunities to relevant projects, supported with mitigation and implementation plans
• Understand sector-specific reporting standards and key performance indicators.
• Support the SESM as required to provide or coordinate monthly reports and inform continual improvement.
• A good knowledge of environmental certification/assessment tools (e.g., BREEAM, LEED, WELL).
• Deliver training and awareness sessions to project and regional operational teams within area of responsibility Support work winning and project delivery.
• Act as an initial point of contact for PQQ and tender support, providing information and narrative to support submissions.
• Engage with key client representatives on a peer to peer basis.
• Monitor productivity and achieve required deadlines.
• Collaborate with the ES team as required to define a cohesive way forward as BAM UK&I.

What do you bring to the role?

• Hold an intermediate level and be working towards a full level membership in a relevant professional institution.
• At least 3 years of experience in an environmental or sustainability role within construction or civil engineering.
• Strong knowledge of environmental legislation, carbon reduction strategies, and circular economy principles.
• Experience with environmental management systems (ISO 14001) and sustainability reporting including carbon calculations.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Previous experience of delivering environmental projects/programmes.
• Knowledge and experience of implementing Environmental Management standards.
• Continual improvement programme and project delivery experience.Experience drafting Management Plans and Risk Assessments.

The application process

BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at any time you feel we need to do something to make it more accessible to you, do not hesitate to let us know.

• Please note, CV's will not be accepted directly by email.