Enabling, Environment and Sustainability Manager

Sweco; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in environmental management is seeking an Enabling, Environment and Sustainability Manager to lead initiatives ensuring compliance with environmental legislation and best practices. This role involves collaborating with project teams and driving consistency in environmental assessments, all while fostering a culture of safety and wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of environmental management within the construction industry.
• Knowledge of key environmental legislation.
• Strong communication and people management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end leadership across environmental consenting and auditing.
• Ensure compliance with current environmental legislation.
• Manage escalation of business-critical issues.

Skills

Environmental management

Communication

People management

Education

Partner company management training

Job description

We're passionate about keeping our people safe, happy, and thriving – which is why we’re strengthening our SHEA (Safety, Health, Environment and Assurance) team with a dedicated Enabling, Environment and Sustainability Manager.

You’ll be part of a collaborative team delivering impactful projects that improve lives and protect the environment. You'll work alongside industry leaders in a culture that truly prioritises wellbeing, safety, and personal growth.

What you’ll be doing:

As a visible champion of our Safer Every Day strategy, you’ll:

• Provide end-to-end leadership across all aspects of environmental consenting, permitting and auditing in project delivery, driving consistency and clarity in approach.
• Review and approve all @one Alliance Enabling Risk Assessments with outstanding risks, ensuring that any outstanding risks are fully understood and mitigated. Support the Senior Enabling Lead in implementing consistent standards of assessment and risk categorisation.
• Support project teams, Senior Enabling Leads and Enabling Co-ordinators where necessary in relevant governance processes. Effectively manage the escalation of business-critical issues through the appropriate escalation procedure.
• Ensure that the AMS (Alliance Management System) is regularly reviewed and updated in line with changes to legislation, lessons learnt and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with current environmental legislation and promote best practices relevant to @one Alliance.
• Ensure compliance with the AMS through a program of regular inspections, audits, quality assurance reviews and reporting.

What you’ll bring:

• Knowledge of environmental management within the construction industry.
• Knowledge of key environmental legislation.
• Partner company management training.
• Strong communication and people management skills – you're trusted, respected, and supportive.
• Ability to develop a strategic view of a problem.

If you're passionate about creating spaces where people thrive and want to be part of a team where your voice matters, we want to hear from you.