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Trainee Environmental Advisor - 2025 - Penrith, Cumbria
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Skanska has been appointed to the North West and Central Framework and allocated a bridge replacement project in Clifton, Penrith, Cumbria on the West Coast Mainline over the M6 Motorway.
As a Trainee Environmental Advisor, 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 you'll do:

• 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 you'll bring to the role:

• 3 A-levels at Grade A - C, preferably in Geography or Biology, BTEC Extended 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
• You will enjoy working with other people
• Enthusiasm to learn
• Curious about sustainability

What qualification will you be studying towards?
Degree Apprenticeship in at a local University to the project on a weekly or block release basis.
What we offer:

• Funding and support to help you achieve your qualification
• You will be a part of a community of 100+ apprentices
• 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
• Professional and social events
• Opportunities to volunteer in the local community at least one day per year
• Support to achieve your professional accreditation and expenses covered for the professional membership of your choice
• Access to our employee networks - these include: Womxn's, Ability, Pride, O.N.E (Origins, Nationalities & Ethnicities), Military, and Mental Health & Wellbeing
• My Rewards - an array of retail, dining, well-being and travel discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flex-It programme to achieve a work life balance where possible
• You would be joining a mental health aware organisation where we offer wellbeing support through our employee assistance programme; mental health ambassador network and awareness discussion

Where will you be working?
This role is based on the Clifton Bridge project in Penrith Cumbria.
Programme start date: September 2025
Number of vacancies: 1
About Skanska
Skanska Group uses knowledge and foresight to shape the way people live, work and connect. More than 135 years in the making, we are one of the world's largest development and construction companies. We create innovative and sustainable solutions that support healthy living beyond our lifetime. Established in the UK in 2000, Skanska has more than 3,300 local experts delivering projects across sectors including real estate, defence, education, highways, rail and water.
At Skanska, we believe in our Purpose, we build for a better society. Through our Values of care for life, commit to customers, be better - together and act ethically and transparently you will enable us to deliver our purpose.
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 if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application. For example, if you were eligible for extra time during exams at school or university, please let us know as we can offer you more time to complete any online assessments, if applicable.
More information about the role
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Closing date
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