Project Sustainability Advisor

Job title:

Project Sustainability Advisor

Company

SISK

Job description

Job DetailsProject Sustainability Advisor – York/Leeds/Warrington (Flexible)We are seeking a Project Sustainability Advisor to join our sustainability team who will have responsibility for providing detailed support to our Civil Engineering projects in the north of England (including in Sheffield, Leeds, York and North Yorkshire).In this role, you will play a critical part in ensuring environmental compliance and sustainability in the construction of our projects in addition to helping deliver against our 2030 Sustainability Roadmap.The aim of this role is to improve our sustainability and environmental performance by working closely with our project teams and to replicate best practice identified across our portfolio of projects, in addition to assisting project teams with the application for, completion and implementation of environmental consents to ensure legal and client requirements are met.John Sisk & Son have been building excellence as a family-owned international construction company by offering trust, certainty and value to our clients whilst being at the heart of change.Key responsibilities

• Provide sustainability and environmental advice to project teams including delivery of appropriate training
• Conduct site inspections, maintain environmental compliance and provide assistance with external audits and the application for, completion and implementation of environmental consents and permits
• Identify and communicate environmental and sustainability risks and opportunities on our projects
• Assist in the development and preparation of sustainability management reports for internal and client reporting
• Assist in the maintenance and review of the sustainability management system
• Assist in providing sustainability input to tenders and project mobilisation
• Participate in working groups and initiatives to help deliver against our 2030 Sustainability Roadmap

Knowledge, experience and qualificationsThe Project Sustainability Advisor will have:

• Up to 3 years environmental experience ideally with some understanding of a construction environment or similar
• Relevant degree and / or professional qualification
• Strong organisational, communication, influencing and engagement skills with ability to problem solve
• Flexibility to travel in the north of the UK

In addition, affiliate IEMA membership or above, internal environmental auditor and / or incident investigation training would be desirable.
Benefits

• Competitive Salary with yearly increase
• Healthcare
• 26 days holiday (option to purchase 5 more)
• Employer pension
• Death in service – life assurance
• Competitive mileage rate
• Travel expenses
• Flexible and remote working
• Enhanced parental leave
• Professional and Educational development

Our people are at the heart of our success and our proposition to them is work with purpose, have time for life, build a career with no limits and surround yourself with great people.Our Internal Recruitment Team fulfil all vacancies on a direct basis. Unsolicited contact by unapproved agencies (sharing speculative CVs) will not be accepted and introductory fees will not apply.*The full job specification is available on requestAt Sisk we are committed to attracting and hiring diverse talent into our organisation. We know the confidence gap and imposter phenomenon can get in the way of meeting remarkable candidates. We also know that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don’t apply for roles if they don’t feel they meet all the criteria. Give your transferable skills the chance to tell the full story. It’s not all about your technical expertise. Don’t hold back, we’d love to hear from you.

Expected salary

Location

United Kingdom

Job date

Sat, 21 Sep 2024 22:24:48 GMT

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