Environmental & Sustainability Advisor

2 weeks ago


Glasgow, United Kingdom Balfour Beatty Full time

**About the role**
Our tomorrow is built on a firm foundation. Here at Balfour Beatty, we’re on our way to leading every market we’re in, and we have the strategy and momentum to get there. Join our Power T&D team as an **Environment & Sustainability Advisor** **in Scotland.

Balfour Beatty are working hard to support the government's ambitions to deliver low-carbon energy across the UK and beyond.

**Role Purpose**:
As an Environment & Sustainability Advisor you will provide support and advise operational teams on all aspects of environmental management, developing environmental documentation, meeting legal and company standards and helping deliver a culture of continual improvement. You will understand and work with Clients and Regulators to ensure their environmental requirements are complied with. Support on site mitigation, sustainability of works and engagement with local stakeholders and members of the public.

**What you'll be doing**
- Provide advice and support to operational teams on environmental matters
- Develop and maintain local environmental management and sustainability plans
- Maintain relationships with regulators, clients and subcontractors
- Develop and maintain relationships with local stakeholders
- Investigate and report incidents to the Environment & Sustainability Project Partner
- Ensure the environmental management system is maintained in line with changing standards and legislation and Client requirements

**Who we're looking for**
- Strong knowledge of environment management and sustainable development
- Educated to degree level in Environmental Science or Environmental Management
- Understanding of ecological and archaeological matters and environmental law
- Commercial awareness
- Full UK driver's licence and flexibility to travel - this role requires travel.
- Understanding of the utilities/construction/engineering operating environment
- Literate in MS Office Word, Excel, Outlook
- Good interpersonal skills

Desirable:

- Planning experience
- Knowledge of the Construction Industry
- IEMA Membership

**Why work for us**

**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.

With experience and expertise across the full spectrum of the electricity grid our teams have capability across overhead lines, cable tunnels, distribution networks and substations.

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

We value diversity and celebrate individual differences, believing that our inclusive culture helps the business continue to grow as a strong, dynamic and innovative organisation.

Balfour Beatty is a corporate signatory to WISE (Women in Science & Engineering). Our aim is to attract more people from diverse backgrounds to help us build on our inclusive culture. We are a member of the workingmums.co.uk Top Employers' Charter through which we demonstrate our commitment to enabling parents to progress and enhance their careers whilst managing the challenges of family life.

Job Reference: BBUK03287



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