Shirley Parsons Ltd

We're partnered with a leading organisation in the utilities and infrastructure sector to find a Senior Environmental & Sustainability Advisor who wants to make a real impact while building a rewarding career. This is a varied, hands-on opportunity where no two days are the same. From supporting essential repair and maintenance works, including major burst water mains, to driving environmental compliance and sustainability initiatives, you'll play a key role in protecting the environment while keeping vital services running. With exposure to carbon, waste, biodiversity and environmental management, plus clear career pathways and genuine progression opportunities, this is an exciting move for someone looking to grow their expertise and build a long-term career. What you'll be doing: Provide Expert Guidance: Support planned and reactive works, ensuring environmental risks are managed and best practice is embedded on site. Get Hands-On: Support essential repairs, including major burst water mains, helping minimise environmental impact during critical works. Drive Compliance: Conduct environmental inspections and audits, support sampling, investigate incidents and ensure regulatory requirements are met. Champion Sustainability: Contribute to quarterly client reporting on carbon, waste, biodiversity and plastics, alongside environmental documentation. Inspire Improvement: Deliver EMS audits and training, support operational teams and identify opportunities to improve environmental performance. Who they're looking for: An Environmental Professional: You have a solid environmental background, with a relevant degree or equivalent experience. Knowledgeable in Compliance: You understand environmental legislation and best practice, ideally with experience in permitting and consents within construction, infrastructure or utilities. Practical & Proactive: You're comfortable working on site, conducting inspections and supporting sampling and reactive operations. Sustainability-Focused: You understand environmental management systems, waste management and environmental reporting, with a passion for continuous improvement. A Confident Communicator: You can influence stakeholders, engage operational teams and drive positive change. A relevant professional qualification or membership (IEMA, CIWEM, IES or CIWM) and a full UK driving licence are required. Projects across Hampshire, West Sussex, parts of East Sussex and Kent. Vacancy Reference: PR/(phone number removed)

Associate Director Health, Safety & Wellbeing London Hybrid (4 days office / 1 day home) We are looking for an experienced Associate Director Health, Safety & Wellbeing to provide strategic leadership and operational oversight across a diverse portfolio of operational, commercial, residential and retail environments. This senior leadership role will drive a positive safety culture, lead high-performing teams, and ensure health, safety and wellbeing are embedded across all business activities. Key Responsibilities Lead and develop the Health, Safety & Wellbeing team, driving performance and capability. Provide strategic direction on health, safety and wellbeing across complex operational environments. Influence senior stakeholders and ensure accountability for HSW performance. Oversee risk management, audits, inspections and compliance programmes, including ISO 45001. Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, including CDM Regulations. Lead incident management, investigations and continuous improvement initiatives. Drive HSW transformation programmes, innovation and best practice. Develop strong relationships with regulators, contractors and key stakeholders. Provide assurance and reporting to senior leadership on HSW performance and risk. About You Essential: Degree, NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent professional qualification Chartered IOSH, IIRSM or equivalent membership Significant experience leading health and safety within complex operational or construction environments Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and deliver organisational change Strong knowledge of health and safety legislation, compliance and best practice Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills

We re excited to be partnered with a major organisation delivering a high-profile, complex infrastructure programme, as they look to appoint an experienced Senior Environment Manager to join their team. This is a fantastic opportunity for an environmental professional who wants to move beyond simply providing technical advice and take a genuine leadership role in delivery. You ll work closely with the main contractor, providing client-side environmental leadership, assurance and challenge across a significant area of a major construction programme. You ll be close to the action - getting out on site, undertaking audits and inspections, building relationships with contractor teams and using your environmental expertise and people skills to influence how things are delivered. With key environmental impact areas including landscape, ecology and wider environmental considerations, you ll have the opportunity to tackle complex challenges, shape practical solutions and make a visible difference. And importantly, this is a role with real autonomy. You ll have the freedom to manage your own diary, plan your site activity and decide how best to engage with the delivery team to achieve the right outcomes. What you'll be doing: Lead Environmental Assurance Take ownership of environmental assurance across your area, making sure construction activities meet environmental commitments, regulatory requirements and project standards. Influence Contractor Delivery Build solid relationships with the main contractor, providing constructive challenge and guidance while ensuring environmental requirements are embedded throughout delivery. Get Out on Site Be close to the work, carrying out audits, inspections and assurance checks, identifying issues and opportunities and making sure environmental standards are being delivered in practice. Solve Complex Challenges Work alongside engineering, environmental and delivery specialists to develop practical, cost-conscious mitigation strategies across areas such as landscape, ecology and wider environmental impacts. Lead & Coordinate Manage one environmental professional while collaborating with a broad range of technical specialists, stakeholders and contractor teams to drive excellent environmental performance. Who they're looking for: Major Project Experience You'll have experience working in environmental management on a large, complex infrastructure project or programme, ideally within a challenging delivery environment. An Excellent Influencer People skills are essential. You'll be confident building relationships, influencing contractor teams and senior stakeholders, and challenging constructively when standards or requirements aren't being met. Technical Credibility You'll have key knowledge of UK environmental legislation and regulatory requirements, alongside the technical expertise to provide credible environmental leadership and assurance. Commercially Minded You'll understand the realities of major project delivery and be comfortable balancing environmental requirements with cost, programme and engineering considerations to find practical solutions. Autonomous & Delivery-Focused You'll be someone who takes ownership, manages competing priorities confidently and enjoys being trusted to organise your own time, site activity and stakeholder engagement. Vacancy Reference: PR/(phone number removed)

We re partnered with a leading UK construction and infrastructure business on an opportunity to join their Social Value team as an Social Value Coordinator. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who enjoys building relationships, bringing people together and making things happen. You ll play a key role in driving T-Level engagement across regional teams, connecting with education providers, identifying placement opportunities and helping turn a business-wide commitment into a coordinated, measurable programme. This isn t simply an admin role, you ll have the freedom to get out into the business, build your network, develop processes and guidance, and work with a wide range of stakeholders. For someone looking to build a career across Social Value, Early Careers, Education or wider people-focused initiatives, there s plenty of scope to grow. What you'll be doing: Drive Engagement: Build relationships across regional offices, encouraging greater participation and ownership of T-Level commitments. Make Opportunities Happen : Proactively identify placement opportunities and connect regional teams with colleges and education providers. Keep Things Moving: Coordinate activity, maintain forward plans and make sure potential gaps or risks are identified early. Turn Data Into Insight: Monitor performance, maintain accurate records and produce clear reporting that gives stakeholders visibility of progress. Raise the Bar: Develop practical guidance, share successful approaches and gather feedback to continuously improve the T-Level experience. Who they're looking for: A Natural Connector: Someone confident starting conversations, building relationships and engaging people across different teams and levels. Highly Organised: You ll be comfortable coordinating multiple stakeholders, regions and priorities while keeping the detail under control. Proactive & Self-Motivated: You won t wait for things to happen - you ll spot opportunities, ask questions and get people moving. People & Education Focused: Experience across education, work placements, Early Careers, stakeholder engagement or a similar environment would be valuable. T-Level knowledge is a bonus, but not essential. Ready to Grow: We re looking for someone with curiosity and ambition who could develop their career across Social Value, Early Careers and wider areas of the business. The role is a mix of home-based and travel to regional offices, projects and education providers across England as required. A car allowance is provided. The role is also subject to BPSS clearance. Vacancy Reference: PR/(phone number removed)