Description:
This is the perfect opportunity for an established Environmental Sustainability Advisor to continue to develop their career with an established team of ES professionals inputting into the pre construction process to ensure all consenting considerations are being met at the earliest stage of our projects.
We offer the opportunity for flexible working with travel into our Derby office to collaborate with the rest of the team.
The BBPTD Environmental Sustainability Team has a wide background of team players, with a project hands-on approach, who support each other and their projects on environment and sustainability matters to look after the local environment and aid project delivery.
What you'll be doing
- Provide consenting and permitting advice, support and direction to the wider bid team to enable the delivery of environmentally compliant projects and sustainable opportunities in line with environmental legislation, BB procedures and client requirements and the building new futures strategy .
- Support the compilation of tender and bid responses from a consent and permit requirement perspective to support the work of the wider bid team
- Draft relevant consent related documents for our site ES teams to utilise during project delivery .
- Provide high level review of consent and permit applications and related documentation.
- ES content in construction methodologies, risk registers, price build ups, programmes and other project specific deliverables.
- Report on good practices and investigate and report on environmental incidents to the project teams and the client with the support of your colleagues.
- Take part in lessons learnt exercises and consider areas for improvements
- Work with the Head of Sustainability to promote Zero Harm objectives and Building New Futures strategies and drive continuous improvement of performance.
Who we're looking for
The Following Qualities/experience Are Essential
- A planning or environmental planning relevant degree or equivalent
- Thorough working knowledge of current environmental legislation and consenting regimes.
- Experience in deciphering technical documents and translating into operational terms.
- Strong background in assessing environmental hazards and understanding of the mechanisms of how to mitigate.
- Previous experience of dealing with regulators.
- Demonstrated successful capability in effective communication skills at all levels, ability to build relationships across all levels of the organisation and competent in producing reports.
- Professional and pragmatic team player who can build and sustain effective working relationships.
- Strong business awareness, employee focus and attention to detail.
- Commercial awareness of contracting.
- Valid Driving Licence
- Interest in the utilities/construction/engineering operating environment.
The Following Qualities/experience Are Desirable
- Appropriate IEMA level or equivalent professional accreditation.
- Working knowledge of E&S Management systems.
- GIS knowledge and working experience (ArcGIS, QGIS)
- Experience of delivering against CEEQUAL/BREEAMi