Project Environmental Clerk of Works (ECoW) – Major Infrastructure Project

Client will provide expenses and accommodation for candidates that will be working away from home, ie: don't live in the local area

We are recruiting an experienced Environmental Clerk of Works (ECoW) to join a major onshore cable infrastructure project in Scotland.

This is a site-based role supporting environmental compliance across construction activities. You will work closely with project teams, contractors, clients and stakeholders to ensure environmental requirements, mitigation measures and consent conditions are effectively implemented on site.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the environmental representative on site, promoting best practice and maintaining high environmental standards.
• Carry out environmental inspections, audits, ecological surveys and monitoring activities.
• Monitor compliance with environmental consents, licences, CEMP, CES and contractor environmental management plans.
• Support environmental licence and consent applications where required.
• Provide environmental advice and training to site teams and contractors.
• Deliver toolbox talks on environmental risks and control measures.
• Review subcontractor environmental documentation, RAMS and method statements.
• Identify environmental risks, non-compliances and potential incidents, escalating issues and recommending corrective actions.
• Lead or support environmental incident and deviation investigations.
• Monitor areas such as waste, fuel, water quality and other environmental performance indicators.
• Maintain accurate environmental records and compliance documentation.
• Attend client, contractor and stakeholder meetings and act as a site-level environmental point of contact.
• Support environmental planning and develop lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives.