Assistant Environment Advisor
Assistant Environment Advisor
Location: Birmingham (Office-based with occasional site visits)
Sector: Power Infrastructure – Great Grid Upgrade (GGP Framework)
Are you passionate about driving environmental sustainability in major infrastructure projects?
Join us as we help deliver one of the UK's most significant power infrastructure programmes. We are seeking an enthusiastic Assistant Environment Advisor to support our project team working on the Great Grid Upgrade, playing a key role in ensuring environmental excellence across our major infrastructure works.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone early in their environmental career or looking to develop their skills within a fast-paced, forward-thinking delivery team. The role will be primarily office-based in our Birmingham office, focusing on desktop delivery tasks for the Great Grid Upgrade projects (GGP), with occasional support for GGP projects during early works, including on-site involvement.
Key responsibilities:
- Develop environmental documentation including EMPs, Waste Management Plans, procedures, RAMS, and supporting materials.
- Prepare and deliver environmental training content such as inductions, toolbox talks, posters, and training packages.
- Create Environmental Management System (EMS) tools including forms, registers, and reporting templates.
- Set up and maintain environmental filing systems and digital folders (e.g., SharePoint, Asite).
- Support data entry and monthly reporting activities including fuel and water consumption, waste data, environmental monitoring registers, and ECoW findings.
- Assist with early works/ECI and pre-construction activities, including preparing environmental consent applications.
- Support procurement teams to embed sustainability within the supply chain.
- Conduct site visits to carry out inspections, deliver environmental training, and support incident investigations where required.
- Provide general environmental support and complete ad-hoc tasks as needed.
What We're Looking For:
- Has a passion for environmental management and sustainability.
- Is organised, proactive, and confident working across multiple tasks.
- Has strong communication skills and enjoys working within a collaborative project environment.
- Has some experience in an environmental / sustainability role, though support and development opportunities will be provided.
Ready to make a positive impact on the environment while supporting major power infrastructure projects? Apply now to help us drive positive environmental outcomes and shape the future of the UK's power network.
About Us
Laing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.
Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.
As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know if you would like to opt in to this scheme and let us know if you require any adjustments for the interview process.
We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com
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