Environmental Advisor in Gateshead

Overview

At Robertson, we see challenges, opportunities, and solutions our way. Join us and you’ll be part of the UK’s largest family-owned construction, infrastructure and support services business. As an Environmental Advisor, you’ll be part of a team that’s doing incredible things for a truly sustainable future.

Your new role:

The Environmental Advisor has a primary responsibility to focus on environmental risks across group operations including live construction sites and facilities management services. The Environmental Advisor should have good working knowledge of waste management, pollution prevention, ecology, and other environmental matters within the Construction and Facilities Management Industry. The Environmental Advisor will report to the Head of Environment.

DUTIES:

• Participate in work winning – bids writing / tenders / preparing documentation.
• Visit projects and sites across Robertson Group (Construction Sites and Facilities Management Contracts).
• Carry out site governance inspections and audits and produce written reports in relation to inspections, audits, and investigations in accordance with agreed procedures and protocols.
• Provide support and technical advice to project teams, business units, and to other business functions (e.g. Sustainability and Quality) on environmental risks including regulatory matters.
• Deliver in-house environmental training.
• Contribute to reviewing and improving the environmental management system.
• Attend SHE Department meetings and participate at Robertson Group business units’ SHE meetings, as required.
• Liaise with other SHE professionals within the business to further SHE performance.
• Assist in supporting / creating Environmental Management Plans, Method Statements, Risk Assessments, Pollution Prevention Plans or any other SHE related documents associated with the management of SHE on a project or contract.
• Conduct inspections, audits, or investigations as necessary; prohibit works from commencing which give rise, in their opinion, to significant health, safety, or environmental risk.
• Prohibit disturbance of the scene of an incident.

QUALIFICATIONS/RELEVANT INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE:

• Degree in an environmental discipline (or equivalent qualifications / training).
• Driving licence required.
• Previous experience in construction, facilities management or working in a similar industry covering multi-sites.
• 3 years’ + experience in a similar role.
• Previous experience of environmental management system auditing, ISO 14001.
• Membership of an appropriate professional body at an appropriate level, commensurate with experience and qualifications and participation in an ongoing CPD programme.
• Good communication and IT skills.
• Commitment to delivering a professional, quality service.

Benefits of working with Robertson:

• 33 days annual leave (pro-rata for part time or FTC positions, increases with length of service).
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme.
• Life Assurance.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Discounts (gym memberships, restaurants, days out etc.) with Hapi Rewards App.
• Annual Flu Vaccine.
• Access to E-Learning.
• Health & Wellbeing Support.
• Life Management & Financial Support.

Diversity & Inclusion:

We encourage applications from people of all races, ages, genders, religions, sexual orientations and more.

Apply now:

If you’ve got what it takes to look at things differently, to find new perspectives, and to discover the extraordinary within the ordinary, we’d love to meet you. To apply for this role and to start seeing things our way, submit your CV. This role will be subject to pre-employment screening, including references.