Sustainability Advisor

We're looking for a Sustainability Advisor to join our Route Wide Environment Team to look specifically at the Environment Management System (EMS). This role will be primarily based from Milton Keynes, however regular travel to sites will be required. You must hold a full driving license and have access to a vehicle in order to be considered for this role.
This role will require you to provide support to the EKFB Sustainability and Environment Teams to deliver the HS2 contract requirements relating to environmental management.

You will need to perform independent maintenance of the EMS to ensure legal and contractual compliance. You'll be working with Project Environment Teams to implement continual improvement and best practice across the EKFB projects You'll use personal on site experience and knowledge to identify opportunities for improvement.

We would like you to review monthly inspection, audit and incident data to identify trends and implement effective change. Updating and presenting an ongoing program of improvement. Monitoring document review dates, audit action and inspection findings and coordinating timely updates. You'll be responsible for the review of the Environmental Legal Register.

You will be chairing and attending workshops and meetings across the EKFB trace, both onsite and virtually. As and when required, organising, attending and assisting route wide assurance, HS2 TAR, regulator visits and sustainability audits e.g. Audits PAS 2080, ISO 20400, ISO 14001, both onsite and virtually.

You will be feeding into the sustainability strategy and monthly reporting. We would need you to independently undertaking various data and document reviews.

You'll be working with the supply chain to improve compliance and awareness, including site visits. We would need you to be assisting with parent company interface, including site visits. Independently coordinating, developing and delivering training and tracking progress, virtually and onsite.

Qualified to degree level or equivalent with keen interest in sustainability
- Strong IT skills - including Excel
- Knowledge of HS2 technical standards and leading audits
- Excellent Organisational skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Hold a full driving license and have access to a vehicle, Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
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EKFB is a joint venture that brings together international, market leading expertise from four leading civil engineer and construction companies: Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial Construction and BAM Nuttall., EKFB is a joint venture that brings together international, market leading expertise from four leading civil engineering and construction companies: Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial Construction and BAM Nuttall. All four partners have specialist expertise in the design, construction, operation, financing, and maintenance of railway networks, including the construction of one of Europe's latest high speed rail projects.

EKFB is proud to have been appointed by HS2 to deliver civil engineering works across an 80km section of the new high speed rail link between the Chiltern Tunnel and Long Itchington Wood. Our scope of the works includes 15 viaducts, 5km of green tunnels, 22km of road diversions, 67 overbridges and around 30 million cubic metres of excavation. EKFB is committed to improving lives, communities and the engineering and construction industry by providing sustained employment opportunities and being a good neighbour, protecting the environment and the places we work., EKFB brings together international, market leading technical expertise. We have an industry leading track record of delivering major infrastructure projects, including Crossrail, the Millau Viaduct, Mersey gateway and the Bretagne-Pays de la Loire High Speed Rail link.

We are committed to, and strongly believe in, inclusiveness and equality of opportunity.

Everyone who works with EKFB has a contribution to make; we welcome applications from all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. Our aim is to be an exemplar employer of choice and to continue to strengthen our inclusive working environments, where everyone feels they truly belong and are able to bring their whole and authentic selves to work. Many of our people work flexibly and we will be happy to talk with you about how this could work for you.

EKFB are committed to making reasonable adjustments to support our people throughout their employment journey. Please contact us if there are any reasonable adjustments or additional support you might require for making an application.

In return, we're offering a competitive salary & benefits.