Senior Environmental & Sustainability Advisor

About The Role

We're looking for a Senior Environmental & Sustainability Advisor to join our team on the Isle of Skye. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to make a real difference—helping us care for the environment while supporting projects that matter to the local community. You'll be our go-to person for environmental and sustainability advice, ensuring our work not only meets Scottish environmental regulations but also leaves a positive legacy for people and nature.

From advising project teams to building relationships with local organisations and regulators, your expertise will help us do things the right way.

• Give clear, practical advice on environmental and sustainability matters
• Make sure projects comply with Scottish environmental regulations and good practice
• Carry out environmental checks and suggest improvements
• Develop and oversee Environmental Management plans
• Support initiatives to cut carbon, protect biodiversity, and use resources wisely
• Share your knowledge and mentor others in the team

• A degree in Environmental Science, Sustainability, Ecology or a related field
• Experience in an environmental advisory role, ideally at senior level
• Good knowledge of Scottish environmental legislation and permitting
• A practical approach to developing sustainability plans and putting them into action
• Strong communication skills – you'll be comfortable talking with both technical teams and local communities
• Professional membership (such as CEnv or MIEMA) would be a bonus

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partner’s leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more

Balfour Beattys Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks. From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

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