Colas Rail Track is all about speed and quality - reconciling the demands of minimising 'possession' time with laying track to the highest standards of accuracy. Meticulous planning, strong site management and investment is how we have squared this circle and become the UK's largest renewals contractor. Colas Rail believes the investment made in training and development is vital to maintain competitive advantage. We are committed to utilising training and development to ensure that every possible opportunity is available to our staff. We offer structured training schemes for apprentices, technicians and graduates and employees are also encouraged to pursue, on their own initiative, continuing education and training, particularly when this leads to vocational and professional qualifications relevant to their work.

Environment Advisor

Support all aspects of environmental management relating to the programme and monitoring so that the work undertaken is consistent with the agreed approach to environmental management as set out in the Environmental Management System (EMS) and GRIP process.

Key Objectives

• Establish and maintain a fully integrated work method to provide and carry through the full and timely delivery of Projects. Monitor all forms of required consents and monitor evidence of all works being completed in a manner that satisfies all conditions set out by the consents granting bodies.
• Co- ordinate activities involved in the process of obtaining all consents required by environmental legislation and any conditions pertaining to delivery of projects.
• Provide input in respect of planning projects with regards to environmental specialisms, e.g. archaeology, ecology, heritage
  matters arising from works on listed buildings.
• Support process for identifying and approving environmental design requirements.
• Monitor environmental performance of projects.

Qualifications and experience required

• Educated to a degree standard
• Membership of a relevant professional institution IEMA.undertaken.
• Good communication and report writing skills.
• Experience in implementing environmental requirements for major infrastructure projects, preferably in the railway industry would be preferred.
• Contract and commercial awareness.

Colas Rail in the United Kingdom values and encourages diversity in our workforce, regardless of background, disability or gender. As part of our aim to deliver quality services, we are committed to promoting equality and eliminating discrimination.

Recruitment agencies

Colas Rail currently works with a number of approved recruitment suppliers. We are therefore unable to consider either CVs or speculative proposals from any other agencies.

Recruitment agencies not currently approved as preferred suppliers are kindly requested not
to submit speculative CVs to any part of Colas Rail. Any agencies wishing to be considered as a preferred supplier are asked to submit their company details to the Recruitment Team.