Environment Advisor

Even if you don’t meet every requirement, please don’t rule yourself out, we still encourage you to apply if your skills, values, and experience align to the role. Job Description: Purpose of the Role The role of the Environment & Sustainability Advisor (ESA) is to provide professional assistance for all departments within Rail Services division of Colas Rail. The post-holder will implement suitable assurance and engagement programs to ensure the division comply fully with Colas Rail EMS, Sustainability Management Systems, and any contract specific client requirements. The ESA will work proactively with maintenance and operations delivery teams and provide professional advice to meet client and industry expectations. The ESA will identify environment & sustainability risks and opportunities and deliver relevant initiatives to achieve beyond compliance. The role is primarily based at Rugby with requirement to carry out site visits/travel, including occasional night shift with operational teams. Person Specification Essential Professional Qualifications in environment / sustainability. Wide construction industry experience in an environmental / sustainability role with evidence of successful delivery Experience of working with Environmental Management Systems, including understanding of legislation, issues, policies, procedures and practicalities within heavy plant/machinery or construction industry. Competent in development and delivering training and workshops for all levels of staff. Highly proficient in use of Office applications: Excel, Word, Visio and PowerPoint. Good collaborative and interpersonal working skills, good communication at all levels. Desirable NEBOSH Environmental Management Certificate or assessed equivalent Environmental / Engineering degree (MSc level preferred) Environmental Incident Investigator Competent ISO 14001 Auditor Member of an appropriate professional institute, e.g. IEMA holder. Experience of the industry, in particular Light Rail, Railway or multi-disciplinary delivery. Strong experience of working in a customer led environment. Key Responsibilities This role will support the Rail Services Safety & Sustainability department in achieving its QHSE objectives. Responsibilities shall include: Oversee Environment & Sustainability activities on behalf of the Head of HSQE to ensure Rail Services comply with all Environment & Sustainability policy and legal requirements. Produce the Services EMS and Sustainability Plans ensuring that objectives and targets are implemented and integrated to raise the profile of Environment & Sustainability. Provide professional advice & guidance on Environment & Sustainability management system to ensure continual improvement, including use of best practice solutions. Monitor Environment & Sustainability performance through audits, inspections, etc., ensuring that audit plans & targets are achieved, and the business remains compliant with all management guidance, rules, and regulations. Ensure that all accidents, incidents and significant close-calls and near misses are reported, investigated and that all lessons learnt from investigations, surveillance and data analysis are disseminated, understood, and embedded. Report progress against agreed Environment & Sustainability KPI. Assist in developing, communicating, and implementing Environment & Sustainability strategies & incident prevention initiatives. Develop tools to improve the quality of environment and sustainability management and support the maintenance of accurate data from monitoring systems. Develop, deliver or coordinate delivery of Environment & Sustainability Training to staff as required. Promote awareness and learning through bulletins, briefings, and workshops to improve staff & contractors’ engagement and awareness. Attend internal and external environment & sustainability meetings to discuss initiatives, issues etc. Conduct risk assessments, including Environment & Sustainability, Health, Safety & Wellbeing assessments as required. Contribute to the development of systems and procedures, and assurance activities as part of a whole team approach in meeting performance targets. Any other reasonable duties as required from time to time. What We Offer Competitive Salary 26 days Annual Leave Industry leading Life Assurance Healthcare Cash Plan Wellbeing Employee Assistant Programme Pension Scheme Eye Care Vouchers Long Service Award Season Ticket Loan Occupational Health Service We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We believe that diversity drives innovation and creativity, and we actively seek to create an environment where everyone feels welcome, heard, valued and respected. Regardless of background, disability, age, race, religion, or gender, everyone is welcome at Colas Rail. We strive to promote equity and eliminate discrimination, actively seeking to create a workforce reflective of communities we serve. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, offering flexible and inclusive adjustments to the interview process. As part of a positive action drive to address under-representation we encourage applications from women, ethnically diverse individuals and people with disabilities, along with all candidates who identify with protected characteristic groups under the Equality Act 2010. We are proudly part of the Disability Confidence Scheme, and as such we operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme if you meet the minimum requirements. On joining Colas Rail you’ll have access to our growing Employee Network Groups including Railbow (representing the LGBTQ+ community), BeyonDisability (representing those with disabilities) and Cross Culture (representing people from ethnic backgrounds). Everyone is welcome to join our network groups whether you are part of the community or an ally. Work life balance is important to us; flexible working options are available where feasible and dependant on the role. Please discuss this during the interview process.