Title:  Environment & Sustainability Adviser

Your New Role

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Environment & Sustainability Advisor to join our Transport Infrastructure HSEQ Team in Scotland, working across our Scotland and NI accounts.

This is a full time, permanent contract that offers hybrid working. The standard hours of work are 37.5 hours, Monday - Friday.

The Senior Environment & Sustainability Advisor plays an important role to enable the business to demonstrate compliance and achieve continual improvements in environment and sustainability.

You will be responsible for:

• Working on projects varying in scope and magnitude throughout our Transport Infrastructure Portfolio and undertaking environmental screening assessments.
• Screening works against environmental legislation liaising with regulators and undertaking licensing where appropriate.
• Building strong relationships with statutory bodies and clients.
• Embodying a collaborative approach, working with environment, carbon, and sustainability professionals across Amey and others (including Clients, our key partners, and Supply Chain members) to deliver Zero Carbon Solutions, Nature-Based Solutions, and Compliant, Resilient & Industry Best Practice Solutions across our value chain, helping reduce the environmental impact of our construction, operation, and maintenance activities.
• Providing environmental advice and support to operational team members helping to transfer knowledge.
• Preparing and checking reports, designs, calculations and documentation as part of the production of scheme deliverables that satisfy the overarching criteria of quality, cost and programme.
• Overseeing the actions of more junior members of staff.
• Working with other Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality professionals to provide assurance to operate within the highway’s domain.
• Reviewing and briefing changes in law and standards.
• Ensuring environmental and social issues are identified and factored into the decision-making processes, developing, reviewing, and revising appropriate policies and procedures.
• Working with operational team members to identify environmental risks and opportunities, improving understanding of how our activities interact with the environment and determining effective operational control measures to mitigate significant impacts, including in the event of an emergency, as well as in a changing climate.
• Supporting the development of effective environmental and carbon management plans.
• Determining competence and awareness requirements, providing briefings and training as necessary.
• Monitoring compliance, undertaking inspections and audits.
• Undertaking environmental performance monitoring (including carbon reporting), analysis, and evaluation, writing reports and making recommendations to our business leaders to drive continual improvement.
• Undertaking investigations into events with the potential for or that have caused pollution or damage to environmental assets.
• Maintaining ISO 14001 certification of our integrated management systems.
• Active participation in industry associations, groups, and initiatives.
• Championing best practice and innovation to deliver operational excellence.
• Providing Work Winning support where required.

We want to hear from you if you have:

• Ideally, have a minimum of 5 years of experience in Environment, Sustainability and /or Carbon.
• Good communication skills, including verbal and written communication,
• Ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships at all levels,
• Good organisational and planning skills,
• Passion for developing your skills both professionally and personally,
• Have the enthusiasm to be part of a high performing team and a drive for success.

In addition to this, it would be desirable if you a membership of IEMA (or similar professional membership organisation) and you must hold a valid driving licence.

What we offer you

When you join us, we can offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life’s ups and downs. It’s the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers and we have a competitive reward and benefits program.

• Career Development - Exceptional development and progression plan
• Pension – Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to
• Holidays - Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Choices - Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership
• Save with Amey - Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in. It includes healthcare, free GP service, dental vouchers
• Social Value - You’ll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives
• Company Car

Application Guidance

Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Please contact our recruitment team at peopleservices@amey.co.uk to discuss any access needs and reasonable adjustments that may be required at any point during the recruitment process.

Apply today – We are excited to hear from you!

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