Murphy is recruiting for a Environmental Advisor to join our growing Infrastructure team, delivering a major water infrastructure project in partnership with United Utilities, as part of the AMP8 programme.
Murphy is a long-standing delivery partner to leading water clients across the UK and Ireland, including Thames Water, Severn Trent, Northern Ireland Water, Yorkshire Water, SES Water, Bristol Water, South East Water, and Uisce Éireann, where we operate over 25 facilities under full DBOM contracts.
A day in the life of a Murphy Environmental Advisor
- Working with regulators to ensure that all necessary permits, licences etc are in place prior to the start of works
- Supporting the day-to-day environmental management of works associated with construction activities
- Liaising with site teams, clients, stakeholders and the wider environmental team
- Conduct environmental inspections and audits
- Interpreting data and writing detailed reports
- Keeping up to date with the most recent changes in environmental law
- Creating waste management datasets
- Ensuring that biodiversity recommendations are met on site and protected species are undisturbed
- Reviewing relevant documents, including risk assessments, management plans, method statements and evidence relating to all proposed work activities
- Conducting tool-box talks or other environmental briefings to site personnel and sub-contractors
- Liaising with stakeholders and local authorities as required
- Ensure compliance with all relevant legal and regulatory requirements and all relevant Company and Joint Venture policies and processes.
Still interested, does this sound like you?
- Proven experience of carrying out site audits / inspection and provision of environmental reports
- Knowledge of implementing environmental controls to meet DCO/planning conditions
- Competence in leading investigations into environmental incidents
- Ability to train others on environment management systems and processes (e.g. EMS, TBTs)
- Some experience of waste management and KPI reporting
- Mathematical knowledge
- Ability to think analytically and critically
What’s in it for you?
- 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 2 days holiday each year, holidays increase with length of service
- Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review
- Above market rate contributory pension scheme
- Life assurance, health screening and enhanced sick pay
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returners bonus
- Extra weeks holiday for all employees getting married and a wedding bonus
- Subsidised canteen facilities in core locations
- Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development
- Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc
About Murphy
Murphy is formally recognised as a sector leading employer, Platinum Investors In People accredited along with reported operating profit up 57% on prior year. At Murphy, we are incredibly proud of our diverse workforce. Not only do our people represent over 60 different nationalities, but they also represent a wide range of backgrounds, ethnicities and ages. With a forward order book of £5.4bn and £23m Invested in environmentally friendly plant in 2024 there really is #MoretoMurphy
If you are unable to apply via the usual process, please call James Hing on 07353 134946 to discuss in more detail.
Due to the requirements of the role, in addition to our standard identity and right to work checks, successful candidates will be asked to undertake a basic Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Murphy is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK