Environmental Advisor

Key Duties & Responsibilities

As part of your day to day role, you are responsible for the following:

* Provide environmental advice and support to support your dedicated project management team, and where required within the wider business the HSEQ team, project management teams and bids and tender teams.

* Undertake/support investigations for environmental incidents on site.

* Undertake regular site inspections.

* Lead on the arrangement, review and where applicable, undertake, environmental desktop surveys, walk outs and site surveys to support Environmental and Social Appraisal ESA/ESMP development, with support where required.

* Arrange and review Preliminary Environmental Appraisals (PEA)’s to support ESA/ESMP production and further surveys if necessary.

* Lead the production of ESA/ESMP’s for projects, and further surveys if identified, with support where required.

* Write reports and mitigation plans based on above surveys undertaken, including creation of risk assessments and mitigation schemes.

* Support Project Management teams with implementation of environmental mitigation schemes.

* Support compliance with ISO14001 by assisting to continuously develop and maintain the integrated management system.

* Undertake high level reporting on environmental, CSR and Sustainability matters on behalf of LSL to UK and European regulatory bodies

* Support monitoring for environmental, CSR & sustainability performance through external / accreditation audit preparation, auditing of suppliers to LSL and undertaking internal audits and site monitoring.

* Review outcome of any external environmental survey and summarise for teams.

* Develop and deliver subject matter briefings on site/virtually and support development of training packages.

* Support Protected species licence applications/projects with activities under an environmental licence, including liaising with Natural England and/or local authorities where appropriate

* Provide support in developing and maintaining aspects and impacts assessments.

* Support compliance/HSEQ team in both internal and external audits

* Review and update Environmental Aspects and Impacts Register annually/when needed

The above list is not exhaustive; you will occasionally be asked to undertake additional duties where it is reasonable and appropriate

Essential

* Full UK driving licence

* Full PTS

* Be a minimum of a Practitioner member of Institute for Environmental Management and Assessment or working towards;

* Good knowledge of environmental legislation and best practice;

* Be an excellent communicator with the ability to write clear, concise reports;

* Ability to multi-task and work proactively and flexibly in support of changing workloads;

* Strong prioritisation and organisation skills

Desirable

* A relevant undergraduate degree or experience in Environmental management;

* Previous experience in a similar role;

* Railway experience in a similar role

* Awareness and knowledge of the Network Rail standards 015 (Environmental and Social Minimum Requirements Standards) and 122 (Management of Biodiversity);

* Experience of social management or social value data handling;

* Membership of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management

Schedule

Monday to Friday, Field/Office based position with travel required.

Location

Unit 2-4 Sheffield Business Park Churchill Way, Chapeltown, Sheffield, S35 2PY