Environmental Advisor

Overview

In this role you will help drive best-practice environmental management across Murphy’s projects in the energy transition space. You will work closely with SHES to support project teams, implement campaigns, and ensure compliance with policy, procedures, and legislation. The role focuses on risk assessment, incident investigations, reporting, and continuous improvement in environmental performance. You will contribute to sustainable outcomes while collaborating with a small team of specialists and external consultants.

Pay / Benefits

• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays with option to buy 2 days
• discretionary annual bonus and salary review
• above market rate contributory pension
• life assurance and health screening
• enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• cycle to work scheme

Responsibilities

• Promote and implement environmental and sustainability best practice with the SHES function.
• Inspect sites regularly to ensure adherence to policy and statutory requirements.
• Lead incident investigations and propose prevention measures.
• Aggregate and report environmental statistics for SHES management.
• Identify trends from SHES data and drive improvement campaigns.
• Advise project teams on managing environmental duties and responsibilities.
• Ensure project consents, permits or exemptions are obtained and compliant.
• Maintain records to demonstrate compliance with legislation and contract requirements.
• Collaborate with internal specialists and external ecology consultants
• Share best practices across the expanding E&S function

Key requirements

• Experience in an Environmental Advisory role
• Qualified with an Environmental Degree
• Knowledge of environmental law in the construction industry
• Practical risk mitigation on major construction projects
• Ecological mitigation, consents/licensing, DCO/TCPA planning discharge
• Water management and pollution prevention
• Biodiversity Net Gain, waste management, statutory nuisance, contaminated land
• Construction/Infrastructure experience
• ISEP/PISEP progression desirable
• Knowledge of 14001 standards

• team collaboration
• stakeholder communication
• problem-solving
• environmental law in construction
• ecological mitigation
• consents and licensing

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