Senior Environmental Advisor in Bristol

Location: Bristol

Salary: Hidden

Recruiter: Matchtech

Date Advertised: 2024-06-24

Job summary

Matchtech are excited to be working alongside a major civils project in the Avonmouth area of Bristol, and as result we have a live opportunity for an experienced Senior Environmental Advisor

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Environmental Advisor - Avonmouth, Bristol

Job description

ROLE PURPOSE

  • Key point of contact for the client, designer, and stakeholders on Environmental issues for the HPC Marine Works.
  • To provide support and advice to operational teams on all aspects of environmental management, developing environmental documentation, meeting legal and company standards, contractrequirements and helping deliver a culture of continual improvement.
  • Understand and work with Client to ensure contract environmental requirements are complied with.
  • Support on site mitigation and sustainability of works.
  • Overseeing the work of the Environmental team.

  • ACCOUNTABILITIES

  • Identifies environmental opportunities and financial / programme / reputational risks to the project.
  • Fully understands the legal and Client requirements / conditions of contract, as they relate to environmental sustainability issues and advises the project teams on these.
  • Production of Environmental Documentation and Deliverables e.g., Construction Environmental Management Plan, aspects, and impacts register
  • Helps develop robust and comprehensive mitigation measures to deal with environmental risks, working collaboratively with the whole project team on the following:
  • Ecology
  • Pollution Control
  • Water environment
  • Noise and Vibration
  • Air Quality
  • Climate Change and Carbon
  • Resource sourcing and efficiency
  • Waste Management
  • Consents / permits / licensing
  • Provides effective leadership to a team of Environmental & Sustainability professionals in a way that facilitates learning and supports the development of both the individual and wider environmental performance.
  • Ensures effective implementation and reporting of monitoring regime and audit programme.
  • Collaborates with client, designer and third parties.
  • Works to share best practice within the project and wider business.
  • Leads a positive environmental culture on the section and works to transform behaviours where required.
  • Liaise with client, regulatory bodies, and subcontractors on matters of environmental management and sustainability.
  • Chairing environmental meetings, and acting as project environmental representative and delegated authority of HSE manager where required e.g., meetings, business forums etc.
  • Review of method statements and associated documents to ensure environmental compliance.
  • ROLE PROFILE

  • Provide on-site advice to operations and design teams on environmental management, compliance, and project specific mitigation measures.
  • Complete audits and inspections, ensuring implementation of the project environmental management systems on project sites.
  • Investigate environmental incidents and support the business to implement controls to prevent repeat occurrence.
  • Be aware of changes to standards and legislation and where applicable recommend changes to systems and processes.
  • Deliver environmental training, promoting development of staff.
  • Produce internal and external reports as required, e.g., case studies, environmental performance.
  • Support and conduct assurance activities including facilitating external audits.
  • Assist in the development of key performance indicators and management reports.
  • Ensure compliance with licences / permits / consents.
  • Other duties as required.

  • PERSONAL QUALITIES AND EXPERIENCE

    Essential:

  • Member of an environmental professional body
  • A sound understanding of environmental legislation, impact mitigation and dealing with statutory authorities.
  • Good experience of managing a variety of environmental risks and understanding their impacts in terms of time costs and reputation.
  • Understanding of the benefits of working collaboratively to obtain the best outcome for the project.
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills. Able to effectively communicate environmental risks and controls to many different job roles and levels of environmental awareness.
  • Determination to see tasks through to completion, with excellent planning and organisation skills.
  • Good commercial awareness
  • Literate in MS Office
  • Full UK driver's licence Experience working under a marine licence or other licences / permits / consents.
  • Desirable:

  • Experience of co-ordinating the work of others and overseeing a team
  • Experience of managing environmental risks associated with concreting works.
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