Senior SHES Advisor

J. Murphy & Sons Ltd

Murphy is recruiting for a Senior Environmental Advisor to on a newly awarded water project based out of Warrington.

We provide end-to-end services for major water and sewage companies such as Thames Water, Severn Trent Water, Northern Ireland Water, Yorkshire Water and United Utilities, and for several water-only companies including SES Water, Bristol Water and South East Water.
We also provide a full design, build, operate and maintain service for Uisce ireann and we currently operate over 25 of their facilities, ensuring they run efficiently and comply fully with EPA regulations.

A day on the life of a Murphy Senior Environmental Advisor

• Advise and support Project Management and Supervisors in discharging their responsibilities towards the environment and respond to queries or correspondence on environmental issues.
• Identify any environmental consents/ permits or exemptions that are required and ensure they are obtained. Maintain records as necessary to ensure compliance with Legislation, Murphy Integrated Management Systems, Client standards and Contract Requirements
• Produce Contract Environmental & Social Management Plans, Site Waste Management Plans, Local Environmental Procedures and other contract specific environmental plans and/ or site-specific environmental instruction.
• Support site management teams to ensure compliance with all requirements stipulated in the Environmental and Social Management Plan.
• Develop and implement Project / Contract sustainability campaigns and improvement plans in agreement with the Business Unit/ Project Manager/ SHES Manager
• Undertake regular environmental inspections to monitor compliance with environmental legislation and Murphy Integrated Management System and ensure environmental and social controls are in place and working. Log, monitor and investigate any environmental Incidents and Non-conformances. Ensure major environmental incidents are reported to senior management, and the SHES Manager in a timely manner according to Group procedures, and to statutory authorities if necessary.
• Collate Business Unit / Contract Environmental and Sustainability statistics in a timely manner and submit to the SHES Manager/ Environmental Manager /Murphy SHES for reporting purposes
• Review environmental sustainability and incident statistics to identify trends and areas for improvement. Develop and implement Project / Contract Environmental campaigns and improvement plans in agreement with the SHES Manager/ Environmental Manager
• Identify significant environmental & Social impacts/ opportunities for contracts and help set-up contracts to include appropriate controls.
• Provide Project Manager’s with regular and accurate details on all sustainability matters affecting their contracts
• Identify employees that require environmental training, provide relevant training and maintain records of training provided.
• Support the SHES Manager/ Environmental Manager in the delivery of the Group Audit Programme.

Still interested, does this sound like you?

• Experience in an Environmental Advisory role
• Qualified with an Environmental Degree
• Working knowledge of application of Scottish environmental law in the construction industry
• Construction/Infrastructure experience
• Working towards IEMA is desirable.
• Knowledge of the ISO 9001, 14001 and BS OHSAS 18001 standards