Environmental Advisor in Coventry, West Midlands

We’re excited to be partnered with a leading UK infrastructure contractor delivering major works for HS2. This is your chance to help drive environmental excellence across one of the UK’s most transformative projects.

You’ll join a diverse, collaborative team working on a significant section of HS2, ensuring environmental integrity is at the heart of every construction activity. This is meaningful work, with real impact on landscapes, communities, and future generations.

As an Environmental Adviser, you’ll support environmental compliance, monitoring, and continuous improvement across your sub‑lot. You'll help shape mitigation strategies, contribute to reporting, champion best practice, and work closely with your Sub‑Lot Environmental Manager to meet rigorous Environmental Minimum Requirements.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Driving Environmental Standards: Lead engaging site checks and assurance activities that help keep the project environmentally responsible and legally compliant.
• Supporting Smarter Systems: Play a key role in developing and rolling out practical, effective environmental management systems and monitoring processes.
• Championing Innovation: Spot environmental risks and opportunities early, helping the team create proactive, forward‑thinking solutions.
• Providing Specialist Insight: Contribute to important conversations on ecology, air quality, water, noise, carbon, heritage, and more.
• Connecting People & Purpose: Work collaboratively with engineers, specialists, contractors, and external bodies to embed environmental best practice across the project.

What You’ll Bring:

• Environmental Expertise: A confident understanding of environmental legislation and environmental management systems.
• Positive Influencing Skills: The ability to build rapport, engage others, and bring people on the journey toward better environmental performance.
• Motivation & Adaptability: A determined, organised approach, with the curiosity to explore improvements and see tasks through.
• Practical Problem‑Solving: Comfortable interpreting environmental risks and helping teams apply meaningful on‑site responses.
• Added Advantage: Experience in environmental roles, professional membership, or a passion for stepping into new challenges.

Vacancy Reference: PR/028973

Voceer presents this job opportunity for Shirley Parsons Ltd, a 1000 person sized company who are categorized as a Recruitment Agency.

This position is being managed by Shirley Parsons Ltd, a reputable recruitment agency known for placing candidates in desirable positions.

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