Senior Sustainability & Assurance Advisor (South)

We're seeking a Senior Sustainability & Assurance Advisor to join our established SHEQ team, supporting projects and frameworks throughout the South Region. This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in embedding sustainability, environmental best practice, climate resilience and assurance activities across a diverse portfolio of rail and civil engineering projects.

Responsibilities

Providing expert environmental, sustainability and assurance advice to operational and project teams; Supporting the delivery of sustainability strategies, objectives and improvement plans across the South Region; Ensuring compliance with relevant environmental legislation, client requirements and company procedures; Developing, implementing and monitoring Project Sustainability Plans and Sustainability Registers; Supporting delivery of sustainability, climate resilience and carbon reduction initiatives; Identifying opportunities to improve environmental performance and resource efficiency across projects; Monitoring and reporting sustainability KPIs and project performance metrics; Supporting waste, energy, carbon and environmental data collection and reporting activities; Undertaking sustainability assurance activities, audits and site inspections; Supporting environmental permit applications and regulatory approvals where required; Assisting with environmental incident investigations and the implementation of corrective actions; Providing sustainability training, guidance and awareness to operational teams; Supporting project teams with sustainability requirements during design, planning and delivery phases; Working collaboratively with clients, regulators, stakeholders and supply chain partners to achieve positive sustainability outcomes

Requirements

Experience in a Sustainability, Environment or Assurance role within construction, civil engineering, infrastructure or rail; Relevant qualification such as Degree, Diploma, HNC or HND in an Environmental, Sustainability or related discipline; Experience working within a project delivery environment; Membership of IEMA or an equivalent professional body; Full UK Driving Licence; PTS certification or willingness to maintain rail competence requirements

Nice to have

Experience within the rail sector; Knowledge of Network Rail sustainability and environmental requirements; Experience supporting carbon reduction, climate resilience, circular economy or broader ESG initiatives; Understanding of environmental permitting processes; Internal or external auditing experience

Benefits

Competitive salary, dependent upon experience; Company car or car allowance; 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with service; Up to 3 volunteer days per year; Company contributory pension scheme; Life assurance; Medicash Health Cash Plan and Rewards; Westfield health scheme; Private medical insurance; Ongoing professional development and training opportunities; Structured career progression pathways; Employee forums and wellbeing initiatives; A safe, inclusive and supportive working environment