Environment Advisor

  • Irwin & Colton
  • City, Birmingham
  • 04/03/2026
Full time Construction

Job Description

Senior Environment Advisor Birmingham with site travel

45,000 - 55,000 + Car Allowance + Excellent Benefits

Are you an experienced Environmental Advisor ready to step into a more autonomous, regionally focused role where you can truly influence standards on site?

Irwin and Colton has been engaged by a leading Principal Contractor with a turnover of circa 900m, delivering major construction projects across multiple sectors. With a well established team across London and the South East and continued growth across the Midlands and North, they are now looking to appoint a Senior Environment Advisor to act as the key environmental lead for the region.

This is a highly visible position, offering the opportunity to become the main point of contact for environmental compliance across a number of live projects, supporting site teams and strengthening environmental processes across the business unit.

Key responsibilities of the Senior Environmental Advisor will include:

  • Ensuring the delivery of the environmental policy, and compliance with legislation and regulations across a wide range of diverse projects
  • Conducting site visits and audits, constantly scanning for opportunities to drive improvements and deliver training where required
  • Carrying out site inspections and audits, undertake preliminary environmental assessments and provide environmental training where required
  • Acting as the main point of contact for the environmental sustainability program with key stakeholders including clients, contractors, and regulators

The successful Senior Environmental Advisor requires:

  • Demonstrable environmental and sustainability experience, ideally within the infrastructure, construction, rail, utilities, or related sector
  • Qualified to degree level, or equivalent, in an appropriate environmental discipline
  • Professional membership with a recognised environmental body (IEMA, CIEEM, CIWEM)
  • A passion for excellence, and an ambition to grow and develop a career within the environmental space

The position will include frequent travel, a valid UK driving license is required. For more information on this opportunity or to discuss your next career move, contact Jessica Rowe on (phone number removed) or , or apply here. Reference JR4408

Irwin & Colton are a specialist Environment, Health and Safety recruitment company, based in the South East of England we recruit across the UK. We recruit all roles in the environment, health and safety industry from Environment, Health and Safety Manager, Health and safety Director through to Environment, Health and Safety Manager positions.

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