Environmental Consultant

Talk Recruitment Ltd; Shire Of Northampton; Hybrid; AUD 76,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car Allowance

Bonus

Pension

Job summary

Talk Recruitment Ltd is seeking an Environmental Manager for Construction/Civil projects across Yorkshire and the East Midlands, with remote work options. The role involves supporting bids, preconstruction environmental planning and site-based compliance, ensuring regulatory permits and ISO 14001 standards are met.

You will develop environmental risk assessments, CEMPs, and training for teams, while coordinating across multiple sites and external regulators.

Qualifications

• Previous environmental management role preferably in Construction or Civil Engineering
• Experience in delivering training
• Up to date knowledge of UK environmental Legislation
• Knowledge of Environmental Management Systems
• Degree in environmental management or equivalent
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written
• Computer literate
• Full UK Driving Licence with flexibility to visit sites in Yorkshire and the East Midlands
• Able to form strong working relationships with multi-disciplined teams
• Experience with main contractor, sub contractor, local authority or consultancy may be considered

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist environmental support for bid/tender submissions.
• Support preconstruction phase to plan for environmental and sustainability best practice.
• Perform pre-start checks by reviewing information and assessing risks and mitigations.
• Apply for regulatory environmental permissions.
• Develop environmental risk assessments and CEMPs.
• Develop supplementary project environmental management plans as needed.
• Review and improve high-risk method statements.
• Support project teams during construction phase on environmental matters.
• Monitor environmental performance against company policies and standards.
• Assist Senior Environmental Manager in driving company environmental performance improvements.
• Investigate environmental incidents and liaise with regulators, sharing lessons learned.
• Maintain the environmental management system and support sustainability groups.
• Provide updates on regulatory changes and environmental alerts to teams.
• Ensure compliance with legislation, ISO 14001 and best practices.

Skills

Environmental management

Training delivery

Regulatory knowledge

Communication skills

UK driving licence

Autonomous working

Stakeholder liaison

Education

BSc in Environmental Management

Tools

ISO 14001

Job description

Environmental Manager- Construction / Building/ Civils – Yorkshire / East Mids Sites + Remote Work.

Ideal opportunity for someone already with previous main contractor employment (not essential) or Ecologists and Environmental Consultants also considered with a view of transferring experience over to main contractor side - good opportunity for career progression.

Mix of visiting sites predominately in Yorkshire and some East midlands.

Also with a mix of remote work.

One of UK’s most successful and reputable Tier 1 Building Main Contractors.

What Makes This Company Great?

• One of the UK's leading Tier 1 building contractors.
• Very busy and stable pipeline of work.
• Diverse range of projects including Commercial, PRS, hotels, Industrial / Logistics building and Civils / Highways.
• Multi million pound projects.
• Flexible working.
• Great place for training and progression
• Very low staff turnover.

Role & Duties:

Reporting to: Senior Environmental Manager

Duties:

• Providing specialist environmental support for bid / tender submissions.
• Providing detailed support during the preconstruction phase to ensure projects consider and plan for environmental and sustainability best practice.
• Undertaking pre-start checks by reviewing preconstruction information and assessing areas of risk and appropriate mitigation measures.
• Applying for necessary environmental regulatory permissions.
• Developing environmental risk assessments.
• Developing Construction Environmental Management Plans (CEMPs).
• Developing supplementary project specific environmental management plans (e.g., Water Management Plans and Nuisance Management Plans), wherever needed.
• Reviewing and improving environmentally high-risk method statements.
• Providing specialist environmental support to our project teams during the construction phase.
• Monitoring environmental performance against the requirements of the company Environmental Policies and standards.
• Supporting the Senior Environmental Manager in setting the agenda for company environmental performance improvement across all operational sectors.
• Conducting environmental incident investigations and liaising with regulatory bodies in the management of environmental incidents as well as communicating lessons learned across the business.
• Supporting the maintenance of the company environmental management system.
• Supporting working groups (e.g., sustainability groups) to enhance the strategic environmental and sustainability objectives and commitments.
• Providing specialist support to operational teams concerning relevant changes to environmental legislation.
• Ensuring compliance with legislation, company standards and ISO 14001 requirements and best practice through regular audits, reporting and coaching.
• Influencing the supply chain to comply with company environmental requirements, policies and best practice initiatives.
• Supporting third party environmental audits to ensure compliance.
• Developing and disseminating environmental good practice initiatives by undertaking regular CPD sessions e.g., webinars; forums; training courses; regular supply chain engagement.
• Delivering environmental training to operational and support teams e.g., spill response / SEATS.
• Disseminating relevant environmental information and innovation across the company i.e., developing environmental alerts / bulletins / regulatory updates.
• Supporting operational teams in the effective implementation of all relevant regulatory permissions e.g., environmental permits; consents; exemptions.
• Supporting site teams to conduct environmental performance monitoring e.g., water, dust, noise.
• Be the point of contact and support to operational teams, as required, with site visits as required.

Requirements:

To be considered for this Environmental Manager role you must meet the following criteria:

• Previous environmental management role preferably in Construction or Civil Engineering
• Previous experience of delivering training
• Up to date knowledge of UK environmental Legislation
• Knowledge of Environmental Management Systems
• Degree in environmental management or equivalent - highly desirable
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written
• Computer literate
• Full UK Driving Licence with flexibility to visit sites in Yorkshire and the East Midlands.
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to form good working relationships with multi-disciplined teams.
• Able to work autonomously and manage own commitments/diary/scheduling.
• Previous employment with a main contractor, sub contractor, local authority or consultancy.
• Previous employment in an Environmental Advisor, Environmental Coordinator, Environmental Manager or similar role. Alternatively also open to consider Ecologists or Environmental Consultants (Or similar roles) transferring experience over.

Remuneration:

The successful Environmental Manager will receive:

• £40,000 - £55,000 basic salary (Dependent on experience)
• Car Allowance
• Competitive Pension
• Bonus (Excellent track record of paying)