Senior Environment and Sustainability Advisor

Job Description:

The Senior Environmental & Sustainability Advisor supports the development and implementation of the company's environmental and sustainability initiatives. This role focuses on promoting environmental and sustainable practices, ensuring regulatory compliance, and helping to minimise the company's environmental impact. The advisor will work closely with various departments including Browne Group Environment and Sustainability Manager to embed sustainability into the company's operations and culture.

• Provide advice and support to operational teams on environmental and sustainability issues.
• Maintain relationships and liaise with regulators, clients and subcontractors on matters of environmental management and sustainability.
• Undertake inspections of the projects on a periodic basis to ensure on-site compliance with environmental legislation and coach teams in applying controls and mitigations.
• Support sustainability activities for the project and business.
• Help implement and promote new environmental initiatives and campaigns (carbon footprint measurement and reduction of energy use and carbon emissions, waste management, green procurement).
• Collate, input and report on environmental KPI data and other environmental monitoring records and compliance documentation.
• Be aware of any changes to standards and legislation and where applicable recommend changes to systems and processes.
• Produce and update environmental and sustainability plans and environmental risk assessments.
• Provide support to operations and design teams on environmental management, compliance and project specific mitigation measures including pollution control and ecology protection.
• Liaise with stakeholders to obtain licenses and consents for individual contracts and ensure compliance with these at all times.
• Investigate environmental incidents and support the business to implement controls to prevent repeat occurrence.
• Develop and deliver training sessions and educational materials to raise awareness of environmental and sustainability issues among employees.
• Support audit and assurance activities including but not limited to facilitating external audits by clients and certification bodies.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation related to environmental and sustainability activities.
• Liaise with the Browne Group's Environment and Sustainability Team to coordinate the implementation of initiatives within Enisca Browne.

• Demonstrate a genuine passion for environmental issues and sustainability with a commitment to ongoing personal and professional development in this field.
• Possess an understanding of Net Zero principles showcasing previous experience in carbon measurement and action to drive reduction and efficiency.
• Exhibit a good understanding of practical environmental risk mitigation on construction projects, including waste management, water management and pollution prevention, statutory nuisance, contaminated land, ecological mitigation, consents, licencing and biodiversity net gain.
• Able to work on their own initiative.
• Ability to manage potential conflict during site inspections with operational teams.
• Capable of delivering confident articulate presentations.

Genuine passion for environmental sustainability and conservation

The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees, and provide support to clients from all over the country.