Apprentice Environmental Advisor - 2024 - Cambridge

Job description

Description and requirements

As an Apprentice Environmental Advisor, you will become a part of the Environment team, supporting the A428 project where we are upgrading the route between the Black Cat roundabout and Caxton Gibbet. A new 10 mile dual carriageway will connect the Black Cat roundabout and Caxton Gibbet roundabout. The scheme will provide quicker, safer and more reliable journeys.

You will gain experience in many aspects of environment and sustainability management but also wider exposure to the delivery of this leading civil engineering project.

What will you be doing?

Full on the job training and development will be provided and you will receive ongoing support and guidance in your career development

• Understand the client and Skanska's Environment and Sustainability policies, processes and statutory requirements
• Work towards monitoring and collecting data, to aid reporting on performance against the project's targets
• Undertake internal inspections and audits, including targeted risk monitoring, both on site and within the supply chain
• Provide environmental compliance advice to various teams working on the project
• Identify and provide training and upskilling required to fulfil environmental responsibilities of various delivery team roles
• Identify and communicate environmental and sustainability risks and mitigations, assisting with the review and undertaking of risk assessments and method statements
• Maintain good working relationships with external stakeholders such as local authorities, Natural England, Environment Agency and others
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement to achieve contract targets, particularly in reducing carbon and enhancing biodiversity

What qualification will you be studying towards?

Through day release or block release to a nominated University, Skanska will provide support and funding to help you achieve a Level 6 Environmental Practitioner Degree

What will we need from you?

• 3 A-levels at Grade A - C, including Maths and a Physical Science, BTEC National Diploma or equivalent level 3 qualification.
• 5 GCSEs at Grades 5-9 including Maths, English and Science or their equivalent for us to successfully enrol you on the apprenticeship
• Passion for the environment and sustainability
• You will enjoy working with other people
• Enthusiasm to learn
• New ideas to help us innovate and work better

What can we offer you?

• Funding and support to help you achieve a Level 6 degree level qualification
• You will be a part of a community of 100+ apprentices as well as the wider Skanska
• Starting salary: £18,000 - £23,860 depending on the apprenticeship level and your age.
• We want you to do well and will support you to have a meaningful career beyond the apprenticeship
• Support and guidance from experienced leaders and teams
• Opportunities to volunteer in the local community at least one day per year
• Access to our employee networks - these include: Womxn's, Ability, Pride network, O.N.E (Origins Nationality Ethnicity, Military and Mental Health networks.
• My Rewards - an array of retail, dining, well-being and travel discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Cost of living support through salary finance
• Flex-It programme to achieve a work life balance where possible
• You would be joining a mental health aware organisation that offers wellbeing support through our employee assistance programme; mental health ambassador network and awareness discussions.

Where will you be working?

The first two years of your apprenticeship will be based at our A428 site in Cambridgeshire, however, you will also be encouraged to visit our head office in Leavesden and other sites and projects during this time.

If you have any particular concerns about the application or assessment process, please get in touch. We will provide appropriate support to assist you in demonstrating your potential.

About Skanska

Skanska is one the UK's top construction and development companies. We are building, upgrading and maintaining the country's infrastructure for future generations.

Drawing on our Scandinavian heritage, we are green, innovative and progressive. We bring together people and technology, as part of our objective to make construction a safer and more collaborative industry.

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic - we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

Flexible working

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using [email protected] if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: [email protected]

Closing date

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.