Senior Environmental Advisor (5090)

Are you passionate about environmental sustainability in construction, with experience supporting project delivery to stringent environmental requirements? This is your chance join a forward-thinking company and sustainability function who are committed to driving change and innovation in the industry!

Your initial project: The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) have appointed Laing O'Rourke to a new alliance to build Single Living Accommodation (SLA) for the Armed Forces. The alliance will see 16,000 new bedspaces built as part of a wider MOD plan to build or refurbish 40,000 SLA bedspaces over the next decade.

As dedicated Senior Environment Advisor for this programme, you will join the project team based in our Manchester/Sale office and provide both remote and in-person support across other SLA projects nationwide.

Responsibilities include;

• Play an active role in pushing the boundaries of sustainability, helping to achieve our ambition to be a net zero company.
• Ensure work packages are delivered in accordance with contractual, client and our EMS requirements.
• Identify environmental risks and opportunities at both pre-construction and delivery stage and engage project, design and delivery teams to appropriately manage them.
• Identify and obtain environmental consents liaising with relevant statutory bodies.
• Engage the workforce on environmental issues, inc. reviewing, advising, and delivering environmental training.
• Develop and maintain Construction Environmental Management Plans, identifying relevant risks and opportunities and associated mitigation measures.
• Monitor and report on our environmental performance and regularly undertake inspections.
• Ensure environmental emergency arrangements are implemented and tested as appropriate and report and investigate environmental incidents and non-conformances and subsequent corrective actions.
• Promote and drive environmental initiatives aligned with our sustainability strategy, such as carbon reduction, waste minimisation and the protection of nature.

About You

• A passionate, collaborative and influential environment champion within the construction industry.
• Technically familiar with environmental processes and assessments e.g. BREEAM and DREAM.
• Degree qualified in relevant discipline e.g. Environmental Management/Sciences or Sustainability, with professional body membership (IEMA, IES or CIEEM) preferred.
• Understanding of ISO14001 and ISO50001 requirements and compliance management systems. Lead Environmental Auditor preferred.
• Willingness and ability to travel nationally, working across diverse teams and projects.
• Strategic mindset of innovation and change
• High level of personal drive and commitment, with the enthusiasm to learn and progress.

Enhance your career within our multi-disciplinary business, supporting some of the biggest projects in the UK. You'll join a brilliant Sustainability team who are lots of fun, have a wealth of knowledge to learn from and will always keep you challenged!

CVs only tell us so much and so do job adverts. We'd welcome an informal chat via Emma Woodall (Senior Resourcing Advisor) to discuss further – ewoodall@laingorourke.com / 07350368883

About Us:

Laing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia. Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want, and we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork.

We offer a competitive remuneration package (base salary + car/travel allowance) with access to PMI; enhanced pension and parental leave schemes; Life/Dental/Critical illness insurance and income protection; 33 days holiday inc. bank holidays; professional development opportunities and more!

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com