Position summary

A rapidly growing UK infrastructure and utilities business is seeking a Senior Environment & Sustainability Advisor to play a key role on a nationally significant energy infrastructure project that will help shape the UK’s future energy network. Working closely with project leadership, the role supports the delivery of a flagship multi-year programme, embedding environmental best practice, influencing project decisions, and keeping sustainability at the forefront throughout the project lifecycle.

Why this role matters

The role supports one of the UK’s largest energy infrastructure programmes, guiding environmental performance from pre-construction planning through to on-site delivery. It translates environmental commitments into everyday project delivery and advances carbon reduction and wider sustainability objectives, creating lasting environmental value.

Key responsibilities

• Support a landmark project by helping guide environmental performance from pre-construction planning through to on-site delivery.
• Lead environmental compliance on site by working alongside operational teams, monitoring activities, providing guidance, and ensuring environmental commitments are translated into everyday delivery.
• Shape environmental management plans by working with senior environmental leaders during pre-construction to develop, implement, and manage environmental plans and controls.
• Build stakeholder relationships by collaborating with project teams, contractor partners, and major clients to influence positive environmental outcomes and promote best practice.
• Drive sustainability and continuous improvement by supporting environmental reporting, carbon reduction initiatives, and wider sustainability objectives, and identifying opportunities to improve performance.

Team and stakeholders

The role works closely with project leadership, senior environmental leaders, operational site teams, contractor partners, and major clients across the project lifecycle.

Key details

This is a role on a nationally significant UK energy infrastructure programme, with significant on-site working alongside operational teams, from pre-construction through to delivery. The role is recruited via Shirley Parsons on behalf of a growing UK and international infrastructure/utilities business.

Requirements

• Environmental experience from infrastructure, utilities, construction, renewables, waste, or another regulated environment, ideally with around five years’ experience or more.
• A passion for working on-site, closely with operational teams, building relationships in the field, and influencing environmental performance.
• Technical knowledge, confident in interpreting environmental requirements, management plans, and regulatory obligations and applying them in a practical project environment.
• A collaborative and influential communicator, able to engage stakeholders at all levels, from site teams and contractors to project leadership and client representatives.
• A focus on long-term development, keen to take ownership of future projects and grow alongside an expanding environmental team.