Senior Environmental Sustainability Advisor

About the role

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Environmental Sustainability Advisor to join our Power Transmission & Distribution business in the work winning team, based in Derby.

The Senior E&S Advisor will support with work winning activities for new tender work providing support and advice to bid and operational teams on all aspects of environmental management, planning condition compliance, developing environmental documentation, meeting legal and company standards and helping deliver a culture of continual improvement.

The successful candidate will need to understand and work with Clients and Regulators alongside internal stakeholders to ensure their environmental requirements are complied with and support on site mitigation, sustainability of works and engagement with local stakeholders and members of the public.

What you'll be doing

Provide advice and support to bid operational teams on environmental matters and compliance with planning conditions.
Develop and maintain relationships with local stakeholders.
Ensure on site compliance with environmental legislation and coach teams in applying controls and mitigations.
Liaise with client, regulatory bodies and subcontractors on matters of environmental management and sustainability.
Assist in delivering documents to form part of planning condition discharges and monitoring of key conditions throughout
Produce and update environmental management plans and environmental risk assessments.
Provide advice to operations and design teams on environmental management, compliance and project specific mitigation measures including pollution control and ecological and archaeological protection.
Support the planning of  Biodiversity Net Gain in line with the project commitments.
Be aware of any changes to standards and legislation and where applicable, recommend changes to systems and processes.
Deliver environmental training, toolbox talks and undertake onsite coaching.
Assist in the development and production of key performance indicators and management reports.
Support member of the team to develop their knowledge and understanding of Environmental Management.

Who we're looking for

Essential:

Strong knowledge of environment management and sustainable development.
Educated to degree level in an environmental discipline.
Practical experience and knowledge of environmental legislation, ecology and archaeology mitigation, environmental licences, consent applications and regulators.
Understanding of ecological and archaeological matters and environmental law.
Full UK driver's licence and flexibility to travel.
Understanding of the utilities/construction/engineering operating environment.
Literate in MS Office - Word, Excel, Outlook.
Good interpersonal skills.

Desirable:

Internal environmental auditor qualification
Knowledge of Town and Country Planning Act
Master's degree in relevant field
NEBOSH Certificate or equivalent
Knowledge of the Construction Industry
IEMA Membership

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 too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you 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 which include 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 on-going 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 their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit 

We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: 

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at