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 Ground Engineering team as a Senior Environmental Sustainability Advisor on the Sizewell C (On Site) project and you’ll be part of it.

What you’ll be doing

• Deliver value adding environment projects and support ecological enhancements, including net gains
• Liaise with client, regulators and subcontractors on matters of environmental management and sustainability.
• Produce and update environmental management plans and environmental risk assessments
• Report on environmental and sustainability performance to both the Client and the Environmental Manager
• Feed into the business stream’s communications plan with sustainability content and use communications and improvements to engage staff on an on-going basis.
• Support Project Managers in managing subcontract and supply chain, ensuring projects delivered as per contractual obligations and commercially viable
• Be representative and delegated authority of Environmental Manager where required; meetings, client forums etc.
• Provide on-site advice to operations and design teams on environmental management, compliance and project specific mitigation measures including pollution control and ecology protection
• Investigate environmental incidents and support the business to implement controls to prevent repeat occurrence
• Ensure implementation of the project environmental management systems on project sites
• Be aware of any changes to standards and legislation and where applicable recommend changes to systems and processes
• Deliver environmental training, toolbox talks and undertake onsite coaching, promoting development and appropriate training of staff
• Produce internal and external reports as required
• Support and conduct audit and assurance activities including facilitating external audits by clients and certification bodies
• Assist in the development and production of key performance indicators and management reports
• Manage on-site Waste Operations, including the submission of deployment applications and waste returns
• Other duties as required

Who we’re looking for

What you’ll be doing

• Deliver value adding environment projects and support ecological enhancements, including net gains
• Liaise with client, regulators and subcontractors on matters of environmental management and sustainability.
• Produce and update environmental management plans and environmental risk assessments
• Report on environmental and sustainability performance to both the Client and the Environmental Manager
• Feed into the business stream’s communications plan with sustainability content and use communications and improvements to engage staff on an on-going basis.
• Support Project Managers in managing subcontract and supply chain, ensuring projects delivered as per contractual obligations and commercially viable
• Be representative and delegated authority of Environmental Manager where required; meetings, client forums etc.
• Provide on-site advice to operations and design teams on environmental management, compliance and project specific mitigation measures including pollution control and ecology protection
• Investigate environmental incidents and support the business to implement controls to prevent repeat occurrence
• Ensure implementation of the project environmental management systems on project sites
• Be aware of any changes to standards and legislation and where applicable recommend changes to systems and processes
• Deliver environmental training, toolbox talks and undertake onsite coaching, promoting development and appropriate training of staff
• Produce internal and external reports as required
• Support and conduct audit and assurance activities including facilitating external audits by clients and certification bodies
• Assist in the development and production of key performance indicators and management reports
• Manage on-site Waste Operations, including the submission of deployment applications and waste returns
• Other duties as require

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