Environmental Advisor – SHEQ

Job Title: Environmental Advisor – SHEQ

Salary: £50,000 to £55,000

Location: Stepps, Scotland

Type: Perm / full time / hybrid

(This role can be considered on long term contract – inside IR35)

About The Role

Our client is looking to strengthen their SHEQ team with an Environmental Advisor for their ESD joint venture framework. Based in the Stepps office, you will travel throughout the Central Belt region, supporting and assisting in the delivery of project environmental objectives and targets.

You will report directly to the Head of Health and Safety, and your responsibilities will include:

• Undertaking monthly SSERs on projects in line with the SSER Schedule environmental aspects of the project. This will also include any Parent Company focus areas as and when required.
• Carrying out advisory visits monthly on projects to provide support and assistance to projects.
• Assisting and reviewing outputs from initial site screening assessments with design and preparation teams.
• Leading design-based environmental audits on projects within the preparation and design phase.
• Reviewing and providing assistance to site teams in the completion of environmental licence applications and responses to planning conditions.
• Managing liaison with the client’s regional environmental advisors (SW SSD Environment).
• Leading delivery of ESD Environmental training, including BMS for the business, as and when required.
• Participating in any client-required initiatives, working groups, or forums as and when required.

About The Candidate

• Degree level qualification; MSc preferred in a relevant subject area.
• Membership of an appropriate professional body preferred.
• Good experience of working in construction across the full lifecycle.
• Experienced in environmental auditing and working with environmental regulations, e.g., SEPA / SNH.

About The Company

Our client is an integrated design and build provider working in the water sector. With over 1,000 staff working across eight regional centres, supporting six long-term water sector frameworks and two recently won frameworks, they operate both as a sole contractor and in joint ventures and alliances.

Our client believes that people matter. They know that to build successful, creative teams, they need a diverse workforce capable of delivering innovative ways of thinking. They provide an environment where you will have the freedom to develop and grow to your full potential, creating opportunity by inviting, embracing, and celebrating difference. Their goal as an employer is to motivate and develop their employees. By fostering a diverse range of talents and perspectives, they ensure they have the breadth of viewpoints, experiences, and skills needed to succeed. Embracing diversity of all kinds enables them to provide a work environment and culture that plays a key role in attracting and retaining the right people with the right skills.

As signatories to the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant, they have made a promise to support our forces, working with the CTP to help ex-veterans find work in the civilian world. They also support Mates in Mind, a charitable programme to improve and promote positive mental health in the workplace. They don’t just tick boxes; they live these values every day.

What Our Client Offers

Packages include:

• A competitive salary
• Hybrid Working (job needs dependent)
• Car/car allowance (job needs dependent)
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy)
• Contribution Pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Health Insurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• And many more benefits including – cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings hub, Kids Pass, etc.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.