Costain Group
Senior Environmental Advisor
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Contract Environmental Manager
Costain has secured significant work in the water sector this year to support the AMP 8 investment cycle. United Utilities has appointed Costain as one of 7 partners for the Enterprise, delivering £5.5bn of projects in the Asset Management Period 8 (AMP8) from 2025 to 2030, and AMP 9 (2030 – 2035). Our scope includes providing project management, design, construction, and commissioning services on design and build schemes across the North West and Cumbria region covered by United Utilities. Projects vary in value, covering both infrastructure and non-infrastructure assets on water and wastewater sites in collaboration with wider Enterprise partners.
Responsibilities
To lead the Contract Environmental function, provide Environmental solutions, and enable the Contract Leadership / Operational Teams to implement the Group SHE Management System across 3 Cumbria projects (Glebe Road, Hawkshead & Grasmere).
The role will be site-based.
At Costain, we believe diverse perspectives drive innovation. If you’re passionate about making a positive impact and think you can bring value to our team, we’d love to hear from you even if you don’t tick every box. Your unique skills and experiences could be exactly what we need.
Key Responsibilities
- Support and influence Contract Leadership Team, Clients, and other Stakeholders in compliance with the SHE Management System and Contract Environmental Performance.
- Support and where required deliver training to allow the contract team to successfully implement the SHE Management System.
- Coach and support the Contract Operational and Supply Chain Contractors in the delivery of the Contract Environmental requirements.
- Where required be actively involved in the ongoing assessment of the Contracts Supply Chain Contractors.
- Actively support the delivery of the annual Contract and Group SHE Objectives.
- Actively engage with the Contract Environmental Assurance programme to ensure compliance with company and statutory requirements.
- Actively support the investigation of all unplanned events and close out of assurance findings, ensuring lessons are shared in accordance with the SHE Management System.
- Support the timely reporting, analysis, and use of Environmental data to support and influence the Contract Leadership Team and where required support the development and implementation of data-based improvement plans.
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Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
Essential:
- Environmental related experience
Desirable:
- Significant relevant Environmental experience in relevant industry
Qualifications
Essential:
- Environmental Degree or equivalent
- PIEMA or equivalent (working towards MIEMA/ CEnv)
- Full UK Driving Licence
Desirable:
- Over 5 years relevant Environmental experience in relevant industry
- MIEMA CEnv or equivalent
About Costain
Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation, and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising, and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation, or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.
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