Environmental Support Advisor

MB945: Environmental Support Advisor
Location: Inverness
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
Additional Company Benefits: Exceptional Career Development Opportunities, Company Car/Car Allowance (Depending on job grade), Pension matched up to 8%, 25 days annual leave – plus holiday (opportunity to buy/sell leave will be implemented from January 2026), Private medical insurance, Free 24/7 EAP

Overview:

First Military Recruitment is proudly working in partnership with a fantastic national construction business who are looking to recruit an Environmental Support Advisor on a permanent basis due to growth based at either their Inverness depot.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• To support the designated project sites, providing the initial environmental support through the project, from inception through to completion.
• To work with the Project teams, Waste Contractors, Designers, Specialists and Subcontractors as appropriate.
• To monitor and manage (waste, incident reporting, sustainability) and provide monthly reporting to HUK and the Client target dates.
• To create high quality site specific plans based on Client specifications and ensure sites maintain the correct documentation, carry out reviews and work towards completion of the project targets and objectives, to support the project team and to embed high quality environmental support within the project teams.
• To identify opportunities and gains from projects that can add value for money, or deliver the requirements in a more sustainable way.
• To assist the designers and engineers in achieving step change and looking to using sustainable materials in the design and construction.
• To help the company deliver its commitments and vision to sites to the appropriate standards including ISO14001, BS50001, BES6001, etc.
• To assist with the audit process and maintain sites to a high standard of compliance.
• To identify opportunities to develop own skills and experience consistent with supporting projects and to continually challenge own practice and development to provide a high quality support.

Skills and Experience:

• Experience of providing environmental support at a Coordinator or Advisor level on one or multiple project sites.
• Experience of dealing with Statutory Bodies, Clients, specialists, subcontractors etc. and delivering (or being a lead role) in successful applications, schemes, discharging planning conditions and permits as required to undertake works.
• Good knowledge of Environmental issues through experience, training, education. Willing to undertake further training.
• Preferably Degree level qualified, must be working (or hold) IEMA membership at an appropriate level (or similar).
• Flexibility - Ability to support multiple sites, in various general environmental roles. Ability to manage emergency situations and take control. Occasional out-of-normal hours work may be required.
• Must have a good understanding of the construction process, the desire to understand and work with engineers to find better environmental solutions to issues within the established constraints.

MB945: Environmental Support Advisor
Location: Inverness
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
Additional Company Benefits: Exceptional Career Development Opportunities, Company Car/Car Allowance (Depending on job grade), Pension matched up to 8%, 25 days annual leave – plus holiday (opportunity to buy/sell leave will be implemented from January 2026), Private medical insurance, Free 24/7 EAP