Environmental Sustainability Advisor

About the role

To support and coordinate environmental sustainability performance across the N1N2 assets, helping project teams deliver compliant and sustainable construction activities.

The role provides practical site advice, assurance, reporting, training and continual improvement across Bromford Intermediate, Bromford East, Long Itchington Wood North and Long Itchington Wood South.

What you'll be doing

• Manage N1N2 environmental risks and opportunities and confirm that identified
  operational controls are implemented, monitored and effective.


• Complete planned and unplanned site inspections across the four assets, assign
  actions, record findings on the relevant project system and track actions through to close-out.


• Review RAMS, work packages and construction methodologies for controls relating to waste, COSHH, concrete washout, silt, refuelling, spill response, works near water, dust, noise, working hours, ecology and sensitive receptors.


• Monitor high-risk and changing activities, including dewatering, concrete works,
  excavation, lifting, waste movement, out-of-hours works and works near water or
  ecological constraints.


• Support applications for, and compliance with, environmental consents, licences and permits, ensuring project teams understand conditions and interface responsibilities.


• Coordinate monthly BBCL and BBV sustainability reporting, including the collection, validation and retention of evidence for energy, fuel, water, waste, materials and responsible sourcing data.


• Provide environmental input to SHELT, SELT, high-risk activity reviews and project
  leadership discussions, highlighting current risks, incidents, performance, upcoming activities and assurance findings.


• Investigate environmental incidents and near misses, support root-cause review,
  communicate lessons learned and verify that corrective actions are effective.

Who we're looking for

• Working knowledge of UK environmental legislation and construction-related
  compliance requirements, including pollution prevention, waste duty of care, water protection, nuisance, ecology and environmental incident management.


• Experience of construction site inspections, environmental assurance, RAMS review, incident investigation and advising operational teams on practical mitigation.


• Ability to collect, validate, analyse and present environmental and sustainability
  performance data, maintaining a clear supporting audit trail.


• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to engage project leadership, site teams, clients, specialists and supply-chain partners.


• Ability to work across multiple active sites, prioritise emerging risks and provide timely, proportionate advice in a changing construction environment.


• A suitable environmental or sustainability qualification is preferred. Registered
  Environmental Practitioner status, or progress towards an appropriate professional membership, is desirable.


• A full UK driving licence is desirable due to regular travel between N1N2 sites, subject to reasonable adjustments and practical travel arrangements.

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

Operating across England and Wales, our buildings teams create places where people live, are cared for, work, learn, meet and have fun, with a focus on the aviation, health, defence, education and development sectors.

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