United Infrastructure is a dynamic and rapidly expanding business, focused on delivering critical infrastructure projects across the utility and social infrastructure sectors.
Our team of highly skilled and hardworking specialists delivers innovative solutions to the complex challenges our clients face.
Utility Infrastructure
Our team of Utility Infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical water, energy (gas), power and telecoms infrastructure for the UK’s largest network owners and operators.
Social Infrastructure
Our team of Social Infrastructure specialists revitalises homes and communities by carrying out a wide range of work, from retrofit to refurbishment, and maintenance.
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As the UK transitions towards a low‑carbon energy system under the Government’s Clean Power 2030 Action Plan, resilient and flexible electricity infrastructure is critical. United Infrastructure supports this transition by delivering fully integrated power infrastructure solutions across transmission and distribution networks. As an Independent Connection Provider (ICP), we deliver end‑to‑end design, construction, and maintenance of electrical networks up to 400 kV.
What we’re looking for
Our Power Transmission & Distribution (UIPT&D) services are seeking a Senior Environmental Adviser to support the environmental controls and mitigations in the delivery of a significant project to our client.
Based in Alness, Scotland, the project to construct and install energy transmission infrastructure covers approximately 80 km of the Scottish Highlands between Loch Buidhe and Beauly. The successful candidate will encounter and support the environmental protection and sustainability of almost every species of Scottish flora and fauna to be found across the project landscape, forests and waterways – including eagles, owls, ospreys, wildcats, badgers, greater crested newts, adders and water voles.
About the role
Reporting to the Environmental Lead, the role forms part of the Health, Safety, Environmental, Sustainability and Quality (HSESQ) team in providing technical support and practical guidance to the project teams.
The role provides an opportunity to be involved in all aspects of the project with consideration of the environmental controls, mitigations and responsibilities in line with legal, company, client and other stakeholder requirements. The successful candidate will be encouraged to develop their knowledge, skills and experience within the role and will be supported in their development to achieve career growth within the project team and wider UIPT&D HSESQ team as opportunities present themselves across the UK.
Operating and administrating from the main site office in Alness, the role splits time between the site office and the project worksites monitoring and advising the worksite activities and working with other environmental technical contractors to ensure the minimal impact to the environment is always at the forefront of our operations.
Other responsibilities include:
- Support the development and implementation of UIPT&G’s environmental strategy and approach to environmental management including the implementation of UIPT&D’s environmental standards.
- Provide technical support to facilitate the Contract Environmental Management Plan.
- Assist in the identification, understanding and communication of the legal, industry and contractual environmental obligations placed on UIPT&D and its contractors.
- Assist in the development and provision of training on key environmental aspects to facilitate greater environmental awareness across the business.
- Work with assurance teams in developing and undertaking environmental inspections and audits as required for the project.
- Provide support on a broad range of environmental management issues – peat management, water management, species protection and other environmental constraints.
- Provision of technical environmental advice and support to project management and workforce to ensure that environmental obligations are effectively supported as per the Contract Environmental Management Plan.
- Assist in the reporting and investigation of environmental incidents and subsequent monitoring to ensure any trends are identified and mitigated effectively.
- Manage the deployment and monitoring of environmental technical (ecology and archaeology) contractors, collate their reports and advise of changes and solutions affecting the project programme.
- Carry out environmental walkovers, ensuring the environmental aspects identified that impact the project programme and controls are compliant with legal, company, client and stakeholder requirements.
- Review RAMS and risk assessments with a view of environmental aspects and impacts and the suitability of controls.
- Liaise with the Environmental Lead regarding activities at the worksite and the environmental controls, issues, alerts etc.
- Work closely with the Environmental Lead in the development, maintenance and implementation of the project environmental management plan.
Qualifications
- Suitable qualification in a relevant environmentally based discipline – Degree or equivalent (desirable).
- Experience in a similar role on construction projects of a similar type and scale (desirable).
- Minimum of 3 years as an Environmental Clark of Works (ECoW) or Environmental Adviser.
- Professional membership of an environmental body (desirable).
- Ability to collate and interpret environmental performance data.
- Practical environmental monitoring skills.
- Authoring environmental management processes and procedures.
- Conversant with UK/Scottish consenting and environmental legislation.
- Undertaking environmental awareness training.
- Environmental inspection and auditing.
- Driving licence.
- Excellent communication and literacy skills.
- Proficient in all aspects of MS Office.
Outline of benefits
- Competitive salary with regular reviews in line with the industry sector based upon knowledge, skills and experience.
- Car/car allowance – based on your location, the option of a company car or car allowance (£3,750/year taxable) may be included.
- Holidays – 34 days annual leave (including public holidays).
- Death in service – 4 × annual salary.
- Contributory pension scheme – basic level: 3 % employee / 6 % employer contributions.
- Access to United Infrastructure optional benefits package: private medical cover, gym discounts, cycle to work, holiday purchase, leisure and shopping discounts; all of these can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle.
- Remote workers – provision of worker accommodation (where vacancy allows) or support in finding accommodation, accommodation allowance, meals/food allowance, living away from home allowance (distance based).
- Commitment to continued professional development – development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests.
- National connections – join experts across the UK who are at the leading edge of the industry, shaping the standards of the profession.
- Commitment to diversity and inclusion – we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business.
