About the role

As the country shifts away from traditional forms of fuel to heat homes, charge vehicles and power businesses, there is greater need for home-produced, clean electricity.

The Eastern Green Link 1 (EGL1) project is making it happen. EGL1 is a two gigawatt high voltage direct current electrical connection to be built between Torness in East Lothian, Scotland and Hawthorn Pit in County Durham. The multi-billion-pound project is being developed through a joint venture between SP Energy Networks and National Grid Electricity Transmission.

As a Construction Environmental Advisor, you'll act as a respected subject matter expert within the wider project team to ensure the work is delivered in a way that minimises the risk to the environment.

Being a key person within the project delivering advice and support to the project team on relevant issues, you’ll take a lead in monitoring of contractor performance and compliance. Developing a positive environmental culture across the project, you’ll support the successful delivery of these high-profile construction projects.

This role is hybrid based, aligned to our North – North East projects therefore you'll be open to travel across County Durham, England and East Lothian in Scotland.

Key accountabilities

What we do isn’t just important – it’s essential. That’s why we look to recruit experts in their field. In this case, we’re looking for someone who has:

• Environmental management experience within major project delivery
• Knowledge of best practice in relation to environmental and sustainable delivery management
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with the ability and confidence to communicate and build relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation
• A valid UK driving licence to enable UK travel

About you

Crucially you’ll work in partnership with our joint venture environmental colleagues & stakeholders to develop and implement the approach to environmental management within the project; ensuring the risk to the environment is managed effectively.

You’ll communicate the key environmental requirements in a way that is meaningful to project teams and wider stakeholders to build a workplace culture that is passionate about the environment and take the lead in the development of training, resources, and guidance for the project team, highlighting key risks across the project.

Measuring the project’s environmental performance to ensure reporting requirements are met in an efficient manner, you’ll engage across the contractor and project teams.

Additionally you’ll support in the investigation of any environmental incidents and take a lead in ensuring any learning is shared and embedded across the project’s supply chain.

What you'll get

A competitive salary between £54,000 - £65,000 – dependent on capability.

As well as your base salary, you will receive a job requirement car, a bonus based on personal and company performance and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. You will also have access to a number of flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.

About us

National Grid Strategic Infrastructure is a Business Unit created to propel our grid forward to deliver in 5 years, what has been achieved in the previous 30. By 2030 we aim to have 17 new major infrastructure projects live across England, Scotland and Wales.

Here at National Grid, we connect homes and businesses to power, making sure supply and demand match each other. We make sure the lights are on in schools, operating theatres, and sporting arenas; we’re thousands of people working on behalf of millions of people.

Our investment in Strategic Infrastructure via The Great Grid Upgrade will mean more home-grown power, greater energy security and a cleaner future.

Whatever your role, wherever you work with us, you’ll help us hit stretching targets and achieve our far-reaching goal: to secure, clean energy that supports our world far into the future. Here, you will be at the heart of energy.

More information

This role closes on 26 January 2026 at 23:59, however we encourage candidates to submit their application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary.

In most cases, National Grid is unable to offer sponsorship for employment under the UK points-based immigration system. As such, applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship now or in the future under the UK points-based immigration system. However, in exceptional circumstances where there is a clear and demonstrable need for specialist skills that cannot be sourced from the local labour market, National Grid may consider offering sponsorship. All applications are welcome from candidates who meet these requirements, regardless of race, nationality, or ethnic origin.

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