Senior Environmental Specialist

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 forward-thinking 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 up-to-date 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 decision-making 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 on-site environmental issues.
• Membership of IEMA or equivalent professional body.
• Full UK driving licence.