About the role
To support the operational delivery of environmental sustainability across projects by applying developing knowledge and skills to real-world challenges.
This role contributes to compliance, data accuracy, and frontline engagement, helping embed the Building New Futures strategy into day-to-day site activities and team culture. It provides a foundation for growth through structured learning, collaboration, and hands-on involvement in sustainability initiatives.
What you'll be doing
Support the project / contract Environmental Sustainability Team and liaise with other group Sustainability teams to deliver best sustainability outcomes for the project / contract, including:
- Contribute to development and maintenance of environmental risk assessments and sustainability plans that reflect Building New Futures commitments and Bridging the Gap actions.
- Assist with applications for consents, licences, and permits, ensuring legal compliance.
- Submit and validate environmental data in the Sustainability Portal and company or client systems, enabling accurate reporting against Building New Futures KPIs.
- Conduct planned & unplanned inspections to assess compliance with the BMS and client requirements and support audits, including those by certification bodies and clients.
- Produce formal reports on findings and communicate these to the project team.
- Provide support and advice on environmental management, compliance and project specific mitigation measures including pollution control and ecology protection.
- Monitor and investigate environmental incidents, observations and complaints, ensuring corrective actions are implemented.
- Report good practice and near misses, using the Observation App or by reporting to project / team.
- Collaborate with the wider sustainability function to promote a #OneTeam culture.
Who we're looking for
- Personal effectiveness, problem solving, inclusive teamwork.
- Takes initiative in completing tasks and communicating with internal stakeholders.
- Supporting delivery of environmental awareness or training sessions
Knowledge.
- Outline the global mega-trends driving the need to transform the world to sustainability.
- Outline the concept of sustainable development.
- Understanding of sustainable development, environmental legislation, and UN SDGs.
- Awareness of environmental regulators, ISO 14001, and data reporting systems
- Supporting risk assessments and sustainability plans.
- Capturing and validating environmental sustainability data.
- Participating in inspections and audits.
- Working towards relevant professional membership e.g. Registered Environmental Practitioner (REnvP) if relevant
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Why join us?
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…
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 across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.
From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [email protected]
Job Reference: BBUK18365
