Senior Environmental Advisor (Power Transmission & Distribution)

Location: Alness, Scotland, United Kingdom; work is split between the main site office and project worksites across the Scottish Highlands.

Company

hirify.global delivers integrated power infrastructure solutions across transmission and distribution networks, including the design, construction, and maintenance of electrical networks up to 400kV.

What you will do

• Support the development and implementation of environmental strategies, standards, and the Contract Environmental Management Plan.
• Provide technical guidance on environmental controls, mitigations, legal obligations, and environmental responsibilities to project management and the workforce.
• Monitor worksite activities through environmental walkovers, inspections, audits, and review of RAMS and risk assessments.
• Support environmental awareness training, incident reporting and investigation, and performance-data monitoring.
• Manage ecology and archaeology contractors, collate their reports, and advise on changes affecting the project programme.
• Provide guidance on peat and water management, species protection, and other environmental constraints.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of experience as an Environmental Clerk of Works or Environmental Adviser.
• Experience in practical environmental monitoring and in a similar role on construction projects of comparable type and scale.
• Relevant environmental qualifications; a degree or equivalent is desirable.
• Knowledge of UK and Scottish consenting and environmental legislation.
• Ability to collate and interpret environmental performance data and author environmental management processes and procedures.
• Experience undertaking environmental awareness training, inspections, and audits.
• Driving licence.
• Excellent communication and literacy skills, with proficiency in all aspects of MS Office.
• Professional membership of an environmental body is desirable.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time role within the Health, Safety, Environmental, Sustainability and Quality team, with development support and tailored professional-development plans.
• Competitive salary with regular reviews based on knowledge, skills, and experience.
• 34 days of annual leave including public holidays, contributory pension, and death-in-service cover of four times annual salary.
• Optional benefits include private medical cover, gym discounts, cycle-to-work, holiday purchase, and leisure and shopping discounts.
• Depending on the vacancy and location, accommodation or accommodation-finding support, accommodation allowance, meals or food allowance, and living-away-from-home allowance may be available.
• Company car or taxable car allowance of £3,750 per year may be available depending on location.

Hiring process

• Forward a copy of your CV to apply.