Senior Environmental Consultant

Senior Environmental Consultant

Assystem

Bridgwater, United Kingdom

Job Description

You will work within the Commissioning Programme of a major nuclear new-build project. You will ensure environmental compliance and assurance across construction and commissioning phases. You will collaborate with commissioning, safety, and environmental professionals to maintain high-standards of performance.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting commissioning delivery teams to conduct environmental compliance activities on site;
• Promoting adherence to statutory environmental legislation and best practice standards;
• Conducting environmental assurance and surveillance in construction and commissioning environments;
• Advising on environmental safety issues and contributing to technical work-streams across the programme;
• Building strong relationships with environmental, safety and quality professionals across the project;
• Collecting, interpreting and verifying environmental data related to waste, emissions and pollution prevention;
• Producing environmental safety performance reports with trend analysis and recommended remedial actions;
• Supporting regulatory interfaces, inspections, risk-based assessments and assurance activities;
• Implementing and improving environmental safety controls across the commissioning programme;
• Supporting emergency preparedness and environmental incident management activities;
• This position requires a mixture of attendance on site and the office in Bridgwater.

My profile

Essential:

• Degree (or equivalent experience) in an environment-related discipline;
• Practical experience on active construction or industrial sites with environmental surveillance;
• Strong communication skills with ability to build effective stakeholder relationships;
• Understanding of environmental compliance in a regulated industry;
• Hands-on experience with waste management, environmental permitting and pollution control;
• Proven capability in writing, implementing or reviewing environmental specifications and risk assessments;
• Knowledge of UK environmental permitting, waste management framework and monitoring;
• Ability to analyse environmental risk, produce clear reports and advice on technical environmental issues.

Desired:

• Chartered membership of a relevant professional body (or working toward);
• Experience in a construction environment, ideally in commissioning or pre-operations;
• Understanding of radiological/non-radiological environmental compliance in nuclear power industry;
• Experience interfacing with UK regulators (e.g. ONR/EA);
• Experience in site investigation, land contamination assessment, or Water Framework Directive/Habitats Regulations.