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About the role
Environment Manager
Band 3 C £55,596 - £67,813
Location - West Coast Route
We're looking for an experienced and passionate Environment & Sustainability Manager to provide expert advice, leadership and support across the Region/Programme, helping us manage environmental risks, identify opportunities and continually improve our performance.
This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference. You'll work closely with project teams, senior leaders, suppliers and external stakeholders to embed sustainability into the way we plan and deliver our work. From influencing projects and developing best practice to strengthening our environmental culture, you'll play a key role in turning our environmental and sustainability ambitions into meaningful action.
What you'll be doing
You'll have the opportunity to:
- Provide expert advice on environmental management and sustainability, helping teams understand requirements and embed them into everyday decision-making.
- Support the delivery of our Environment & Sustainable Development strategy and plans, working collaboratively across the business and supply chain.
- Partner with project teams to identify practical ways to improve environmental and sustainability performance.
- Champion innovation and best practice, sharing lessons learned and identifying opportunities for greater efficiency and improvement.
- Lead environmental and sustainability governance and assurance, making sure risks are effectively understood and managed.
- Develop and continuously improve the Environmental Management System (EMS).
- Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including regulatory bodies, agencies, NGOs and contracting organisations.
- Lead the environmental team where applicable, providing direction and supporting effective delivery.
- Develop and implement environmental and sustainability training and competence programmes, helping colleagues understand the part they play.
- Create engaging communications, briefings, case studies and lessons learned to share successes and increase awareness.
- Help build a positive environmental and sustainability culture where continuous improvement becomes part of how we work.
What's in it for you
Here are a few of the benefits we offer
- 28-day annual leave with the option to buy and sell days
- Choice of pension schemes
- 75% discount of leisure travel for you and your family
- Private Healthcare
- 5 days paid volunteer or carers leave
- Up to 75% subsidised Rail and Underground travel
- Gym Pass -access to gyms across UK
- My Benefits platform- giving national and local retail discount
Our aim is to ensure your candidate experience is as positive as possible. If you require reasonable adjustments at any point, simply let us know and we'll do our best to assist you.
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Your experience and skills
What we're looking for
We're looking for someone who can combine technical environmental expertise with strong leadership, influencing and relationship-building skills.
You'll be comfortable working with stakeholders at different levels, translating technical requirements into practical solutions and constructively challenging existing ways of working where there is an opportunity to do things better.
Most importantly, you'll be passionate about sustainability and able to bring people with you, helping teams understand not only what needs to change, but why it matters.
Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications
Essential
- Practitioner member of IEMA or equivalent professional institute e.g. CIEEM (or equivalent through experience).
- Degree level qualification (minimum UK level 6) in environment / sustainability or other relevant subject (or equivalent through experience).
- Demonstrable significant experience in managing environment / sustainability matters, with involvement in construction programmes across multi discipline areas.
- In depth understanding of environment / sustainability legislation
- Experience in implementing successful environmental / sustainability improvements.
- Experience of working with management systems (e.g. ISO or equivalent)
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a specific emphasis on influencing the views of peers, colleagues and stakeholders.
Desirable