Job Description

Senior / Environmental Advisor

Location: Milton Keynes

Salary: \xc2\xa350,000 - \xc2\xa360,000 dependent on experience plus package including:

- Company car or generous vehicle allowance
- Company Pension Scheme
- Private Healthcare
- 26 days holiday as standard plus all Bank Holidays
- Training & Progression
- Subsistence allowance (subject to status)

Summary

A leading player in the civil engineering and infrastructure sectors specialising in across transportation, highways and energy sectors is looking to appoint a Senior or Experienced Environmental Advisor to assist the project tea on a \xc2\xa365m Civil Engineering / Rail project which is located in the Milton Keynes area.

Duties & Responsibilities

- To advise, support, influence and where appropriate challenge managers on operational decisions to facilitate their following of Environmental best practice.
- Build strong credible relationships with managers, acting as a mentor when advising on all environmental issues, strategies and plans.
- To support the designated project sites, providing the initial environmental support through the project, from inception through to completion. To work with the Project teams, Waste Contractors, Designers, Specialists and Subcontractors as appropriate.
- If an environmental incident does occur, manage the investigation to ensure learning outcomes and avoidance of repetition.
- To monitor and ensure completion of necessary system (waste, incident reporting, sustainability) by project site, and provide monthly reporting to company and the Client target dates.
- To act as a key individual for discussions with the client / statutory bodies and be an ambassador within the Environmental field within our clients.
- Provide awareness and development of environmental topics to employees, highlighting any recommendations for external training requirements to Site Management.
- To lead on the delivery of the sustainability strategy. This will involve in disseminating the correct information down and ensuring the correct return of information along with involvement in completing some of the relevant actions.
- To integrate within the environmental field and bring ideas and best practice to the fore, identifying significant opportunities and gains from projects.
- To mentor Junior Environmental Advisors on projects and act as their functional lead.
- To ensure that the company maintains its appropriate certifications, oversee the environmental audit schedules and renewal of appropriate licenses / certifications.

Seeking professionals with:

- Extensive industry in an environmental and/or sustainability role.
- Minimum Degree level qualified, must be a full member of IEMA (or similar) and/or working towards achieving within one year.
- Experience of dealing with Statutory Bodies and Clients, and delivering successful applications, schemes, discharging planning conditions and permits as required to undertake works.
- Good knowledge of ISO14001 and experience at managing audits and/or as lead auditor or as managing an audit team. Demonstrable experience of passing ISO14001 audits. Ability to lead and develop the IMS according to company need and best practice.

Desirable

- Chartered Environmentalist (CENV) or equivalent NEBOSH Environmental Diploma / IEMA Certificate or related discipline.

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