Environmental Advisor

Environmental Advisor

Outline of the role

As an Environmental Advisor they will provide advice, guidance and coaching to the Project Team from construction to handover. This will require the completion of inspections, advisory reports, incident investigations, feedback, and briefings to sites. The ideal candidate will audit and report on performance, whilst also being able to work as an advisor.
This will be a site based role covering 3 days (around 25.5hrs) but there is some flexibility in the number of days / hours.

Project outline

With nearly 30 years of renewables experience, Farrans has worked on 20 windfarm sites, involving a total of 483 turbines. The company has delivered some of the most technically challenging wind farms across Ireland and the UK.

This project will see Farrans design and construct a total of 10 turbines on Camster Windfarm. The Windfarm is located near Wick North of Scotland.

As an Environmental Advisoryou will be responsible for:

• Act as the primary Environmental Advisor on the project.

• Lead / support on environmental incident investigation

• Ensure that all personnel are aware of their statutory environmental duties and responsibilities, and to provide advice as and when required.

• Provide advice and guidance to the Project Teams from construction to handover

• Undertake site inspections, advisory visits, engagement tours to ensure site compliance

• Assist and review the development of the Construction Environmental Management Plan

• Collate and gather environmental data for contract Key Performance indicators to report to the client and the Farrans SHE team.

• Able to demonstrate high standards of health, safety, environment, and wellbeing making sure these are followed and upheld across the team in line with the principles of LIFE (Living in an Injury Free Environment)

What we can offer you

Joining one the of leading construction and civil engineering contractors you will be provided with the opportunity to deliver on projects that play an important role in the everyday lives of people in the UK and Ireland. Our employees are at the core of everything we do, with this in mind we have our own in-house Learning & Development division who can offer you bespoke career toolkits & pathways.

In addition to a competitive base salary, we can also offer a wide range of benefits, some of the key ones being:

• Car allowance
• Payment of an annual professional membership
• Contributory pensions plan up to 6%
• Share Scheme opportunities available
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity & Family friendly policies
• Health Shield (Medical & Dental Cover included)
• 34 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Living away from home allowance*

• For certain roles we offer living away from home allowance, this depends on site and location and can be amended throughout your contract. We are here to make this as seamless as possible, therefore we cover all accommodation costs, provide you with a daily allowance and cover travels costs (as set out in our living away from home policy)

Your required Skills and Experience

• Ideally 2-3 years Environmental experience ideally within a construction / engineering background

• You will be expected to have an environmental / ecological degree or similar

• Ideally a member of IEMA or similar environmental body.

• Ability to engage with site staff, the client, and environmental regulators.

• Good IT skills to develop and write reports

• Effective communicator with presentation and report writing skills

• Ability to liaise with and influence staff/operatives at all levels

• Analytical skills to interpret detailed information and regulations

Diversity & Inclusion

We believe there is power in being different. Every day, our people express their unique voices and draw from their rich experiences to bring fresh ideas to our company. There is no question that an inclusive and diverse workforce drives innovation, and it also makes us stronger as a team. Therefore, we are committed to fostering inclusion and diversity in the workplace; one that welcomes people from all backgrounds. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity. We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.

About Farrans

Farrans Construction is a leading building and civil engineering contractor with over 80 years’ experience of delivering world- class projects across the UK and Ireland. The company, which employs more than 650 people, has offices in Belfast, London, Cambridge and Edinburgh, with further site offices connecting its regional network.

Making a positive difference to the communities in which we operate is our passion and we place social responsibility at the heart of every scheme. We build, we transform, and we connect. Our people are at the core of everything we do. Our culture is one which fuels innovation, transparency, and inclusivity.