Environmental Sustainability Advisor - Glasgow - Glasgow

Power T&D

Health Safety Environment

Glasgow

Permanent

About the role

Our projects are more than just your opportunity to make your mark. They’re an opportunity to stretch, test and develop your expertise. Join our Power T&D team as an Environmental Sustainability Advisor and you’ll deliver complex work that really matters to our business, and the world around you.

What you'll be doing

• Support the bid manager in preparing and delivering tender input and response.
• Provide advice, support and direction to the project management team to enable them to deliver environmentally compliant projects and sustainable opportunities in line with environmental legislation, BB procedures and client requirements and the building new futures strategy
• Provide high level review of ES content in construction methodologies, risk registers, price build ups, programmes and other project specific deliverables.
• Build key relationships with the wider ES team in PT&D, bid teams and with the client to determine their requirements and ensure these are built into the delivery of tender responses.

Who we're looking for

• A relevant degree or equivalent in an environmental discipline
• Thorough working knowledge of current environmental legislation
• Strong working knowledge of the construction sector, preferably Utilities
• 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
• Awareness or knowledge of Biodiversity Net Gain
• 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
• Programme management awareness with a structured approach to organising and documenting progress
• Commercial awareness of contracting and experience of managing subcontractors
• Valid Driving Licence
• Interest in the utilities/construction/engineering operating environment.
• Proficient in MS Office Word, Excel, Outlook
   

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

Why work for us

Our people are our biggest asset, and we focus on recruiting, training and developing the people who can apply innovation to deliver the infrastructure of the future. We nurture these talents, offer a great benefits package in addition to a competitive base salary and continually invest in developing the skills of our people at every level.

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. With experience and expertise across the full spectrum of the electricity grid our teams have capability across overhead lines, cable tunnels, distribution networks andsubstations.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support clients in the development of some of the worlds most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects. We value diversity and celebrate individual differences, believing that our inclusive culture helps the business continue to grow as a strong, dynamic and innovative organisation. Balfour Beatty is a corporate signatory to WISE (Women in Science & Engineering). Our aim is to attract more people from diverse backgrounds to help us build on our inclusive culture. We are a member of the workingmums.co.uk Top Employers' Charter through which we demonstrate our commitment to enabling parents to progress and enhance their careers whilst managing the challenges of family life. Balfour Beatty is also Gold Award holders in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.