Senior Environment Sustainability Advisor
Senior Environment Sustainability Advisor
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Job Description
Senior Environment & Sustainability Advisor
Industry:Construction/Civils
Location:Glasgow Scotland
About the Role:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Environment & Sustainability Advisor to join a forwardthinking business at the forefront of infrastructure development. This role is pivotal in shaping and delivering environmental and sustainability strategies across a diverse range of rail civils and power projects throughout Scotland.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement sustainability and climate resilience strategies aligned with project and organisational objectives.
- Provide technical sustainability advice and support to project and operational teams.
- Prepare and submit environmental permits in line with regulatory requirements.
- Maintain uptodate knowledge of sustainability legislation standards and best practices.
- Implement and monitor Project Sustainability Plans maintaining sustainability registers.
- Identify and lead sustainability initiatives while tracking performance against KPIs.
- Support BREEAM (or equivalent) assessments in collaboration with accredited assessors.
- Conduct sustainability assurance activities and manage environmental opportunities and risks.
- Ensure sustainability considerations are embedded in design and decisionmaking processes.
- Carry out site inspections and produce reports to promote environmental best practices.
- Oversee environmental incident investigations and liaise with multidisciplinary teams.
- Track waste management statistics and energy use to report carbon emissions.
Essential Experience & Skills:
- Proven experience in environmental and sustainability roles ideally within rail or civil engineering sectors.
- Broader sustainability knowledge (e.g. carbon reduction climate change circular economy) would be advantageous.
- Relevant qualification (e.g. Degree HND HNC Diploma) in an environmental or sustainability discipline.
- Experience working in construction project environments.
- Prior ecological experience and familiarity with onsite environmental issues.
- Membership of IEMA or equivalent professional body.
- Full UK driving licence.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
