Environmental Advisor

Murphy is a leading international, specialist engineering and construction company founded in 1951 with a purpose to improve life by delivering world-class infrastructure. Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and America, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; energy and water. 

Headquartered in London, Murphy has a number of related businesses – Ground Engineering; Utility Connections; Murphy Plant; Murphy Process Engineering; Pipeline Testing Services; Specialist Welding Services; and Electrical Services. Murphy is a specialist in delivering pipelines, design, structural steel, tunnelling, fabrication, bridges and piling, and has a substantial holding of plant, equipment and facilities.

Murphy employs around 4,000 engineers, professional managers and skilled operatives around the world. Together, they work as ‘One Murphy’ - directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success. Visit (url removed) or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X:

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A day in the life of a Murphy Environmental Advisor:

• Establish and promote best practice in environmental and sustainability matters in conjunction with the SHES function.
• Carry out regular inspections of sites and workplaces to determine whether work is being carried out in accordance with Company Policy, Procedures, and the relevant Statutory Provisions
• Carry out incident investigations in accordance with the Company procedure and, analysing all data, making recommendations to avoid any reoccurrences.
• Collate Business / Contract environmental and sustainability statistics in a timely manner and submit to SHES Management & SHES function for reporting purposes.
• Review Environmental information to identify trends and areas for improvement
• Develop and implement Environment & Sustainability campaigns and improvement plans in agreement with the SHES Management
• Advise and support project teams with managing their environmental and sustainability responsibilities.
• Provide advice, support, and assistance to all project personnel to enable them to manage their environmental responsibilities.
• Identify significant Environmental issues for the project and help set-up projects to include appropriate controls.
• Identify Environmental & Ecology consents / permits or exemptions that are required and ensure they are obtained.
• Maintain records as necessary to ensure compliance with Legislation, Company procedures and Contract Requirements
• Working in a small team of environmental specialists and liaising with third-party environment and ecology consultants
• Working and sharing best practices with an ever-growing E&S function

Still interested, does this sound like you?

• Experience in an Environmental Advisory role
• Qualified with an Environmental Degree
• Working knowledge of application of environmental law in the construction industry
• Understanding of practical environmental risk mitigation on significant construction projects such as:
  
  • Ecological mitigation
  • Consents, licencing and DCO/TCPA planning discharge experience
  • Water management and pollution prevention
  • Biodiversity Net Gain
  • Waste management
  • Statutory nuisance
  • Contaminated land
• Construction/Infrastructure experience
• Associate ISEP membership working towards PISEP is desirable (we can support this transition)
• Knowledge of 14001 standards