Senior Environmental Advisor

Costain have won extensive work across the water sector this year to support the AMP 8 investment cycle. We have been appointed by United Utilities as one of 7 partners to the Enterprise, delivering £5.5bn of projects in the Asset Management Period 8 (AMP8) between 2025 – 2030, and AMP 9 (2030 – 2035). Our scope is to provide project management, design, construction and commissioning services on design and build schemes throughout the North West and Cumbria region covered by United Utilities. Projects vary in value, covering both infrastructure and non-infrastructure assets on water and wastewater sites with wider Enterprise partners

To lead the Contract Environmental function, provide Environmental solutions and enable the Contract Leadership / Operational Teams to implement the Group SHE Management System across 3 Cumbria projects (Glebe Road, Hawkshead & Grasmere)

The role will be site based

At Costain, we believe diverse perspectives drive innovation. If you’re passionate about making a positive impact and think you can bring value to our team, we’d love to hear from you even if you don’t tick every box. Your unique skills and experiences could be exactly what we need

RESPONSIBILITIES Key Responsibilities

• Support and Influence Contract Leadership Team, Clients, and other Stakeholders in compliance with the SHE Management System and Contract Environmental Performance
• Support and where required deliver training, to allow the contract team to successfully implement the SHE Management System
• Coach and support the Contract Operational and Supply Chain Contractors in the delivery of the Contract Environmental requirements
• Where required be actively involved in the ongoing assessment of the Contracts Supply Chain Contractors
• Actively support the delivery of the annual Contract and Group SHE Objectives
• Actively engage with the Contract Environmental Assurance programme to ensure compliance with company and statutory requirements
• Actively support the investigation of all unplanned events and close out of assurance findings, ensuring lessons are shared in accordance with the SHE Management System
• Support the timely reporting, analysis, and use of Environmental data to support and influence the Contract Leadership Team and where required support the development and implementation of data-based improvement plans

Essential: Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Environmental related experience

Desirable:

• Significant relevant Environmental experience in relevant industry

Essential: QUALIFICATIONS

• Environmental Degree or equivalent
• PIEMA or equivalent (working towards MIEMA/ CEnv)
• Full UK Driving Licence

Desirable:

• Over 5 years relevant Environmental experience in relevant industry
• MIEMA CEnv or equivalent

ABOUT US Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

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