Environmental Sustainability Advisor

About the role

Support projects in meeting the contract environmental sustainability targets and managing the associated reporting through both the internal/external systems.

You will provide the project with technical advice, guidance, and support on environmental sustainability, actively contribute to sharing learnings and best practice to raise the profile. The role will see you Feed into the wider Sustaianbility team activities including the Balfour Beatty Group.

What you'll be doing

• Carry out Environmental impact Assessments (EIA) and support the design and operational teams with delivery of the EIA.


• Support projects with the sustainability delivery plans inclusive of the Balfour Beatty group strategy, customer standards and other project requirements.


• Manage and ensure associated data capture and reporting including the Balfour Beatty sustainability portal and external platforms where required.


• Support the project teams to ensure they are compliant with the BMS requirements.


• Develop the contract/ project team's knowledge and skills to understand the sustainability related project requirements including understanding how their roles impact the overall ambitions.


• Provide on-going expertise, support and coaching to the contract, project teams and supply chain, to enable them to recognise risks and opportunities, to deliver, and where possible exceed targets.


• Identify suitable awards and opportunities to promote project activities, including the production of case studies and relevant communications.

Who we're looking for

• Ability to influence and promote a positive culture


• Understanding of UK policy, regulatory frameworks


• Understanding and practical experience of project Environmental Sustainability risks and opportunities and how they practically impact on the 'built environment'


• Programme management experience with a structured approach to organising and documenting progress through KPI monitoring and performance reporting.


• Practical experience of Environmental Sustainability in a construction environment.


• Experience in identifying innovation and developing case studies to promote project successes.


• Ability to articulate to and influence key stakeholders on how environmental sustainability practically impacts on clients, suppliers, communities, and stakeholders.


• Communication and relationship management skills


• Demonstrates commitment to continual learning to refine, further develop and apply expertise to add distinctive value to customers and Balfour Beatty.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.


• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)


• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave


• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more...

About us

Balfour Beatty Group Enabling Functions are Legal, Finance, IT and Procurement, Communications, Health Safety and Environment, HR and Sustainability. Together, they support delivery of our Build to Last strategy whilst improving efficiencies and standardising our approach, systems and processes.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty, we want everyone to be able to thrive and achieve their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We're making great progress through our Value Everyone DEI Action Plan, but we know we've got more to do. Find out more about our values and DEI initiatives.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We are committed to our processes being barrier-free and will support adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please let the recruiter for this role know if you require any adjustments.

We're looking to continually improve our recruitment process, so if you have any feedback, please share this with us via candidaterecruitmentenquiries@balfourbeatty.com