Senior Environmental Manager

Environment Manager

Environmental Manager experienced in managing environmental activities and policies for a large rail civils construction project. The role will be responsible for leading environmental management activities across the multiple sections, ensuring compliance with the requirements, relevant legislation, and best-practice environmental standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Technical Assurance: Oversee the production and verification of assurance evidence for technical stage gates, ensuring asset design and construction adhere to technical requirements, environmental commitments, and regulations.
• Project Team Coordination: Assist the Senior Environment Manager in managing the environmental aspects of the project, coordinating with Integrated Project Teams (IPT) for risk-based technical assurance.
• Regulatory Compliance: Authorize mandatory approvals, verifying contractor designs and construction works meet Environmental Minimum Requirements (EMRs), focusing on General Principles and the Code of Construction Practice (CoCP).
• Communication Management: Manage the conveyance of Environment & Sustainability requirements to IPT contractors.
• Environmental Design Guidance: Provide direction on environmental design solutions, ensuring environmental considerations are integral to project design.
• Reporting: Support the Senior Environment Manager in internal and external environmental reporting.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with technical stakeholders and the local community on environmental matters at various levels.
• Mitigation Strategy Development: Collaborate with technical experts to create cost-effective environmental mitigation strategies and solutions.
• EDI Advocacy: Champion Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in all activities, adhering to organizational initiatives and policies.

Key Skills & Experience

Essential:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in environmental management on major infrastructure, construction, or linear project environments.
• Strong understanding of the regulatory and legislative framework relevant to HS2, including:
• Environmental Minimum Requirements (EMRs)
• Code of Construction Practice (CoCP)
• Environmental permitting requirements
• Relevant UK environmental legislation
• Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) or full membership of an appropriate professional institution (e.g., CIEEM, IEMA, CIWEM, Landscape Institute).

Desirable Skills

• Previous experience working on major UK infrastructure programmes.
• Knowledge of construction methodologies and environmental integration.
• Experience leading teams or mentoring junior environmental professionals.
• Understanding of environmental assurance processes and reporting frameworks