Senior Environmental Sustainability Advisor - Bid Support and Pre-Construction

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About the role

We are seeking a Senior Environmental Sustainability Advisor to play a key role in shaping and delivering environmental outcomes across a diverse and high profile pipeline of infrastructure schemes. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced professional looking to broaden their leadership impact within a dynamic bid support and pre construction environment.

The successful candidate will take on line management responsibility for one to two ES Advisors, alongside an enhanced remit to review and sign off schemes prior to submission, ensuring consistency, quality, and compliance across the portfolio.

The role will also operate with delegated authority to represent the ES Manager and provide flexible, senior level support to the Heads of Scotland, England and Wales, contributing to strategic decision making and business performance.

What you'll be doing

• Champion the delivery of environmental and sustainability outcomes, engaging teams to embed actions supporting Building New Futures commitments and Bridging the Gap actions.
• Manage environmental risks and opportunities by developing and maintaining project specific environmental and sustainability plans and risk assessments.
• Contribute to the strategic implementation of project sustainability plans, driving actions, monitoring progress and reporting to senior Environmental Sustainability Team and project Leadership Team.
• Support Environmental Advisors / Consultants and liaise with other group Sustainability teams to deliver the best sustainability outcomes for the projects.
• Ensure compliance with legal, contractual, and ISO14001 requirements, including directing and supporting project teams in the preparation of consents, licences, and permits.
• Provide technical advice on environmental compliance, pollution control, waste, and ecology, ensuring alignment with the Business Management System (BMS).
• Upskill project teams and contractors through toolbox talks, work package plans and onsite learning.
• Conduct inspections, audits, and reviews; facilitate external audits; and report findings to project teams.
• Investigate environmental incidents and observations, implement corrective actions and support continuous improvement.

Who we're looking for

• Practical application of ISO 14001, including risk and opportunity assessment and environmental controls.
• Working knowledge of environmental legislation.
• Knowledge of pollution, waste, ecology, and compliance frameworks.
• Knowledge of key environmental sustainability data types used for measuring performance.
• Experience conducting inspections and audits.
• Advising on compliance and mitigation.
• Supporting project specific sustainability plans.
• Degree in environmental or sustainability related field (preferred).
• Registered Environmental Practitioner (REnvP) preferred.

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. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life.

• Smart working - 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, including 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 ongoing 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 identity or background.

We also encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists, and from people with disabilities. We are members of WISE, ENEI, the 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 key long term sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. For further information, visit