About the role
Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for an Environmental Sustainability Coordinator to join our Power Transmission & Distribution business based on the Beauly – Peterhead 400kV OHL Project to support predominately water sampling for Private Water Supplies and surface water.
The candidate will be responsible for working closely with the wider project Environmental Sustainability team and managing water registers, liaising with Subcontractors and laboratories. An integral part of success will include managing works in line with programme requirements. There will be opportunity to provide support and advice to operational teams on all aspects of environmental management, Consent compliance, developing environmental documentation, meeting legal and company standards and helping deliver a culture of continual improvement.
What you'll be doing
- Undertake water sampling across the project and maintain a register of collections and results.
- Deliver value adding environment projects and support ecological enhancements
- Liaise with client, regulatory bodies and subcontractors on matters of environmental management and sustainability.
- Produce and update environmental risk assessments and site information packs
- Provide on-site advice to operations and design teams on environmental management, compliance and project specific mitigation measures including pollution control and ecological and archaeological protection.
- Investigate environmental incidents and support the business to implement controls to prevent repeat occurrence.
- Ensure implementation of the project environmental management systems on project sites.
- Be aware of any changes to standards and legislation and where applicable recommend changes to systems and processes.
- Produce internal and external reports as required
Who we're looking for
- Full driving license and flexibility to travel.
- Professional Membership level of a relevant professional
body (IEMA/CIEEM/CIWEM) or ability to demonstrate equivalent experience and
competence.
- Good knowledge of the environment with the relevant experience.
- Practical experience and sound knowledge of environmental statutory requirements, including environmental legislation, ecology mitigation, environmental licencing and consent applications and regulation.
- Understanding of the benefits of working collaboratively to obtain the best outcome.
- Be required to visit worksites and offices across Scotland and attend occasional ES meetings across the UK.
Desirable:
- Experience with working with Peatland habitats, Private Water Supplies or Hydrology.
- Degree in relevant field or equivalent demonstrable competence
- NEBOSH H&S Diploma or equivalent
- GIS mapping platform experience
- Knowledge or experience of the Construction Industry
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: BBUK19199
