Environmental Adviser

3 weeks ago


Derby, United Kingdom Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited Full time

**Your new role**
Purpose of role:

- To advise and promote environmental management on construction sites.
- To support site management in implementing the requirements of Environmental Management Plans and complying with the integrated management system (IMS).
- To visit site locations around the Severn Trent and Thames Water regions to undertake environmental audits/inspections, provide support and give advice on environmental management. Also, to liaise with Joint Venture and Supply Chain Partners as appropriate.
- To assist in the development and delivery of environmental procedures, guidance, training, and other support materials.
- To support the identification and implementation of innovation and/or innovative practices to increase the sustainability of the client's activities and assist in achieving operational Carbon Net Zero by 2030.

Key responsibilities:

- Support projects from tender through to commissioning and handover, to ensure all environmental requirements have been identified and satisfied during the project, and where feasible innovation and best practice has been implemented to reduce environmentalimpacts of the project.
- Produce Environmental Management Plans (EMPs) for their projects.
- Undertake environmental audits and inspections on site to review the implementation of EMPs and compliance with legal and other requirements, including the client specifications. Undertaking focussed/themed audits as required. Supporting external auditsas required.
- Support sites to ensure that all waste is stored and removed from site in line with legislation Waste Duty of Care requirements, ensuring this is diverted from landfill where possible.
- Coach site teams in the use of ActivSHEQ for environmental reporting, and other platforms as deemed necessary.
- Collate data, and support site teams to collate data, to facilitate monthly environmental performance reporting at Client, Regional, and Treatment levels.
- Ensure environmental impacts and considerations are factored in at project design stage through attendance at Design Review Meetings (and other meetings) as deemed appropriate.
- Support the development of Invasive Species Management Plans, and other specific management plan requirements, as required on site.
- Review Risk Assessments, Method Statements and other documentation as required, to ensure sufficient environmental content and consideration for activities with specific environmental risks and/or requirements.
- Support the development of project programmes to ensure all environmental requirements and association timeframes are adequately captured.
- Support the delivery of projects to achieve Biodiversity Net Gain.
- Support the SHEQ team in the delivery of formal environmental training.
- As directed, promote and drive continuous improvement of environmental/sustainability performance.
- Be familiar with and promote current environmental legislation and requirements of such, including best practice.
- Participate in the development, regular review and update of the Environmental Management System/Integrated Management System.
- Provide advice, support and assistance to all project personnel to enable them to manage their environmental and sustainability responsibilities.
- Represent and promote the SHEQ Department in meetings, workshops, management reviews and forums.
- Raise environment/sustainability awareness and community relations awareness
- Undertake investigations into environmental incidents (including reporting incidents to Client and Regulator where required) and improve its and produce alerts and lessons learnt as required.
- Encourage the reporting of environmental near misses/improve its on site as a leading indicator to prevent environmental incidents.
- Ad hoc duties as job requires.

**What you'll need to succeed**
Essential
- Appropriate qualification covering environmental management
- Strong written and verbal communication and negotiating skills
- Moderate IT skills
- Effective time and workload management
- Flexible approach
- Ability to define goals and plan to deliver them
- Full driving licence
- Ability to work well as an individual and as part of a team
- Practitioner or Graduate Member of IEMA Desirable
- Relevant CSCS Card or SHEA Water Card
- EUSR National Water Hygiene Water card
- Experience within the environmental field, specialising in construction
- Lead Environmental Auditor qualification (IEMA course or equivalent)

**What you'll get in return**
- Competitive salary DOE
- Flexible working options
- Pension contributions
- Flexible / optional benefits

**What you need to do now**
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact me for a confidential discussion on your career.



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