Environmental Advisor
| Company: | J Murphy & Sons |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £35000-65000 per annum |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Inverness, IV2 7XB |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Closing date: | 9 Sept 2026 |
Summary
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 www.murphygroup.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X: #MoretoMurphy
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
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