Environmental Sustainability Advisor - Elgin

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for an Environmental Sustainability Advisor to join our Power Transmission & Distribution business based on the Beauly – Peterhead 400kV OHL Project to provide support and advice to operational teams on all aspects of environmental management, Consent compliance, developing environmental documentation, meeting legal and company standards and helping deliver a culture of continual improvement.

Understand and work with Clients and Regulators to ensure their environmental requirements are complied with. Support on site mitigation, sustainability of works and engagement with local stakeholders and members of the public.

What you'll be doing:

• Deliver value adding environment projects and support ecological enhancements.
• Contribute and maintain Involved Plans and monitor compliance across the project.
• Liaise with client, regulatory bodies and subcontractors on matters of environmental management and sustainability.
• Produce and update environmental management plans, environmental risk assessments and site information packs.
• Provide on-site advice to operations and design teams on environmental management, compliance and project specific mitigation measures including pollution control and ecological and archaeological 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.
• Mentor and support more junior team members including graduates and placements.
• Produce internal and external reports as required.
• Support and conduct audit and assurance activities including facilitating external audits by clients and certification bodies.

Who we're looking for:

Essential:

• Knowledge of environment management and sustainable development.
• Educated to degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent competence and experience in Environmental Science or Environmental Management or other applicable disciplines.
• Practical experience and knowledge of environmental legislation, ecology and archaeology mitigation, environmental licences, consent applications and regulators.
• Understanding of ecological and archaeological matters and environmental law.
• IEMA or other pertinent professional body membership.
• Full UK driver's licence and flexibility to travel.
• Understanding of the utilities/construction/engineering operating environment.

Desirable:

• Internal environmental auditor qualification.
• Experience with working with Peatland habitats, Private Water Supplies or Hydrology.
• Master's degree in relevant field or equivalent demonstrable competence.
• NEBOSH H&S Diploma or equivalent.
• GIS mapping platform experience.
• Knowledge of the Construction Industry.

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's Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks. From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK's most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

Diversity and inclusion:

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background.

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.