Environmental Engineer to Sandviken
Responsibilities
Onsite environmental inspection duties, reporting to the project’s Environmental Manager and EHS Lead.
Perform site walkovers with the site team/ supervisors and provide a written list of findings, agree actions to address non conformities (NC) issues with realistic dates reflecting the risk of the NC
Provide monthly Environmental Progress Reports on incidents, resolutions or interventions.
Perform incident investigations and track close outs for any environmental non-compliance.
Perform audit checks of permits as well as managing the existing site based complaints system.
Monitor, record and report on project waste management. Including the promotion and awareness around waste streams and waste minimisation.
Ensure that all drains and potential entry points to watercourses are protected. Assess that all onsite discharges to watercourses should run clean water only and take mitigating actions if required.
Identify and implement spill kit provision and training requirements
Represent WTL for Client Environmental inspections and meetings and ensure reporting on close outs for any findings
Provide a presence on site to oversee medium to high risk tasks and operations
Promote best practice and progressive environmental management and provide information on ‘lessons learned’ and incidents feedback.
Provide assistance to the Environmental Manager and be involved in all appropriate client meetings and the project decision making processes
Will be required to stop works where bad practice or management is identified
Ensure site noticeboards and key information points along the site hoarding contain sufficient levels of environmental information for site staff and the general public.
Provide toolbox talks to make site staff aware of environmental best practice onsite behaviours and social sensitivities issues including what to do in the event of a public approach.
Perform (alongside H&S and Site Manager) emergency practice scenarios, identify weaknesses in any existing approach and improvement plans
Liaise with the H&S Site Officer to ensure any cross over risks are addressed appropriately
Input on the updating of the project’s Construction Environmental Management Plan and work with the Environmental Manager to integrate the requirements effectively in conjunction with the client’s requirements and Winthrop’s wider corporate sustainability goals.
Reviewing Construction Method Statements, processes and procedures to ensure they have considered all environmental risks and mitigate them appropriately.
Liaise with Client LEED practitioner, coordinate collection of documentary evidence and site inspections to achieve targeted LEED Gold certification of the project
Build a strong environmental culture on the project and drive environmental initiatives.