Environmental & Sustainability Manager

Overview

In this role, you lead the E&S function for Sizewell C, ensuring compliance with permits, licenses, and commitments on a major nuclear project. You will manage a site-based E&S team, coordinate with regulators, contractors, and project leaders, and drive sustainable performance across construction, commissioning, and handover. You’ll foster world-class environmental practices and report on KPIs to support continuous improvement. This is a high-visibility role in a regulated, safety‑focused setting with a One Team culture.

Pay / Benefits

• free single medical cover
• digital GP service
• enhanced parental leave pay
• free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes
• reimbursement towards professional development and memberships
• flexible working arrangements / hybrid work

Responsibilities

• Provide clear leadership to the E&S team and Tier 1 contractors
• Ensure full compliance with environmental permits, licences, consents, and ISO 14001
• Oversee site inspections, surveillance, and performance monitoring
• Identify, manage, and mitigate significant environmental aspects
• Drive environmental and sustainability performance across SZC and supply chain
• Promote world‑class environmental behaviours and best practice
• Lead environmental investigations and implement performance improvements
• Act as primary interface with environmental regulators (e.g., Environment Agency)
• Build strong relationships with internal teams, contractors, and public bodies
• Provide professional service on environmental and regulatory matters
• Develop and implement KPIs and reporting for continuous improvement
• Ensure department processes, resourcing, and quality standards meet SZC requirements
• Support delivery teams across pre-construction, construction, and commissioning phases
• Embed lessons learned and support One Team culture with Tier 1 contractors

Key requirements

• Extensive experience leading E&S teams on major, highly regulated construction projects
• Strong understanding of environmental permits, licences, and compliance arrangements
• Broad construction knowledge (civils, mechanical, electrical, commissioning)
• Strong leadership, influencing, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work across technical disciplines and operate from site to boardroom
• High standards of organisation, detail, assurance, and professional judgement
• Understanding of sustainability opportunities and constraints on major projects
• Degree in Environmental discipline
• Strong leadership experience
• Extensive client & principal contractor experience managing environmental issues on large infrastructure or engineering projects
• Experience working with regulators and managing regulatory commitments
• Experience implementing management systems and environmental controls

• Leadership
• Influencing
• Communication
• Environmental permits, licences, and compliance
• ISO 14001 knowledge
• Regulatory interface and reporting

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