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Environmental Advisor – Infrastructure
January 13, 2023 | Comments Off on Environmental Advisor – Infrastructure
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The Opportunity:
We have an exciting opportunity for an environmental advisor to join our Infrastructure Team team working on various projects in London-centric areas and in Kent, We can accommodate this role on a full-time basis or across 3-day part-time working,
This position is to support the Infrastructure Environmental Sustainability Leader to implement strategies, drive innovation and provide environmental assurance across multiple projects. This role is visiting site inspection role, where you will be required to carry out an inspection and ensure the site is regulation are compliant.
You will provide environmental support to projects and the Health Safety and Environment (HSE) function by assuring compliance with LOR Environmental Management System and providing advice on environmental site issues.
What will the role look like?
- Champion the implementation of the business environmental sustainability strategy and support project teams with development of their project commitments
- Support the delivery teams to implement their Environmental and Energy Management Plans
- Provide support to the project Environmental Coordinator in the delivery of the key sustainability objectives with regards to environmental plans
- Support in the provision of environmental engineering solutions so that the latest developments and innovations in permanent and temporary works are considered during construction
- Ensure the project complies with environmental legislation and minimise risks of potential breaches leading to prosecution
- Encourage project delivery teams to pursue innovation and implement best practice and to keep environmental issues on their agendas
- Promote the reduction of energy use and carbon emissions
- Prepare to travel across 3 sites
What skills & experience are we looking for?
Technical
- Statistical reporting and analysis
- Setting standards and ensuring compliance
- Inspection and participation in incident investigation
- taking on responsibility and supporting the project
Key Skills
- Good communication skills and IT competence levels
- Logical and well organized
- Numerate, literate and accurate
- Ability to work as part of a team
- A proactive response to pressure
- Ability to manage change and adapt to new procedures
- Relevant HND or degree and/or equivalent experience
- Has experience in collecting and processing information in accordance with established frameworks
- Is proficient in data input to database systems Produces accurate standard reports in a timely manner. Able to utilise information from standard reports to identify trends in performance
Don't match all the criteria? We are open and always happy to hear from people with transferable skill sets and a commitment to learning.
About us:
We 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 at Laing O'Rourke, 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 harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.
Diversity & Sustainability:
Laing O'Rourke value and care about difference and believe a diverse team drives innovation.
We are a global multicultural business committed to the inclusion of all employees, enabling everyone to feel accepted, respected & valued for being themselves.
We have set out far-reaching global sustainability targets including a commitment to achieve equal numbers of men and women amongst our global staff by 2033.
As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.