Senior Environmental Advisor

Overview

In this Senior Environmental Advisor role, you support a major rail infrastructure project in the Midlands by ensuring environmental compliance and promoting best practice across construction activities. You collaborate with construction teams, subcontractors and specialists to meet environmental commitments and legal obligations. You will lead site inspections, audits and monitoring, and drive actions to reduce risk while fostering a culture of environmental excellence. This is a chance to shape sustainability on a landmark project and advance your professional development in a collaborative, outcomes‑driven environment.

Pay / Benefits

• car allowance
• bonus opportunities
• flexible and collaborative working environment
• professional development support
• membership towards professional bodies
• long-term project pipeline and job security

Responsibilities

• Provide environmental guidance to project delivery teams on active construction sites
• Monitor compliance with environmental management plans, permits, and licenses
• Conduct site inspections, audits and environmental monitoring activities
• Support incident investigations and implement corrective actions
• Identify environmental risks and opportunities with operational teams
• Engage with regulators, local authorities and environmental bodies
• Prepare environmental reports and support performance reviews
• Promote positive environmental culture across project and supply chain

Key requirements

• Experience as Environmental Advisor or Senior Environmental Advisor in construction, infrastructure, rail, highways or civil engineering
• Strong understanding of UK environmental legislation and EMS
• Experience conducting site inspections, audits and compliance monitoring
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to influence project teams and drive environmental best practice
• Degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Management or related discipline
• Membership of IEMA or equivalent would be advantageous

• Excellent communication
• Stakeholder management
• Influencing and collaboration
• Environmental management systems
• Permits, consents and licenses management
• Site inspections and environmental monitoring

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