Environmental Manager

Overview

In this role you will lead day-to-day environmental delivery across projects and partner with project managers, site teams, and specialists to manage risk and compliance. You’ll drive environmental performance, coordinate ecological and archaeological requirements, and support sustainability objectives. The position offers visible impact on project delivery and regulatory compliance within construction/infrastructure. You will influence on-site practices and shape environmental culture across the team.

Responsibilities

• Lead environmental delivery across projects on a day-to-day basis
• Manage environmental permits, licences, consents and approvals
• Produce and maintain documentation (including CEMPs)
• Identify environmental risks and implement mitigations
• Coordinate ecology, environmental and archaeological requirements
• Carry out audits, inspections, incident investigations and compliance reporting
• Support sustainability objectives and drive improvements in environmental performance
• Build relationships with clients, regulators, landowners and stakeholders
• Provide guidance and support to Environmental Advisors and ECoWs

Key requirements

• Strong environmental management experience within construction/infrastructure (ideally water/utilities)
• Solid knowledge of environmental legislation and compliance requirements
• Strong waste management background and experience with environmental permits/compliance
• Experience coordinating with ecology, archaeology, arboriculture and water environment specialists
• Proven track record writing and managing consents, licences, permits and applications
• Experience developing/implementing environmental management plans on complex projects
• Working knowledge of ISO 14001 environmental management systems
• Confident influencing site teams and challenging where standards are at risk
• Degree (or equivalent) in an environmental discipline
• Membership of a relevant body (e.g., ISEP, CIWEM, IES, CIWM or similar); IEMA Practitioner level is advantageous
• Full UK driving licence and right to work in the UK

• Influencing and stakeholder engagement
• Communication and relationship-building
• Problem-solving and risk awareness
• Environmental management systems (ISO 14001)
• Environmental permits, licences, permits and consents
• CEMPs (Construction Environmental Management Plans)

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