Environment Manager

CIH International Housing Group; Patchway; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier is recruiting an Environmental Manager to lead the environmental function within the Environment Agency Collaborative Delivery Framework in the Southwest. You will provide technical environmental advice and ensure compliance across projects and sites.

The role requires experience in environmental management, a related degree and membership of IEMA/CIWEM/CIWM, knowledge of ISO 14001, and willingness to travel across the Southwest. 40 hours a week with some flexibility.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in environmental management, preferably within infrastructure or construction.
• Degree in environmental field and membership (or working towards) of IEMA/CIWEM/CIWM.
• Knowledge of ISO 14001 and ability to travel across the Southwest.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical environmental advice on permits, licensing and consents.
• Ensure environmental controls are implemented and risks managed across sites.
• Complete audits and inspections, reporting data to support KPI tracking.
• Liaise with clients, regulators and subcontractors to support compliance and alignment with EA requirements.
• Investigate environmental incidents and share lessons learned across the framework.

Skills

Environmental management

Auditing

ISO 14001

Stakeholder communication

Education

Environmental degree

Tools

Audit software

Job description

We're looking for an Environment Manager to join our Environment Agency CDF - Southwest team based in Southwest.

Location: Southwest

Hours: 40 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

This is a unique opportunity to lead the environmental function within the Environment Agency Collaborative Delivery Framework. You'll provide technical environmental advice and ensure compliance and strong environmental performance across projects throughout the Southwest. This role drives continuous improvement, supports pre-construction planning, and ensures effective implementation of environmental controls on site.

What will you be responsible for?

• Providing technical advice on permits, licensing and consents during pre-construction and throughout delivery
• Ensuring effective implementation of environmental controls across sites and verifying risks are managed before works commence
• Completing audits and inspections, collecting and reporting environmental data to support framework KPI tracking
• Liaising with clients, regulators and subcontractors to support compliance and alignment with Environment Agency requirements
• Investigating environmental incidents and creating monthly lessons learned bulletins to share across the framework

What are we looking for?

• You have significant experience working in an environmental management role, preferably within infrastructure or construction sectors
• You hold an environmental related degree or equivalent and membership (or working towards) of a professional body such as IEMA, CIWEM or CIWM
• You have a detailed understanding of environmental legislation, impact mitigation and working with statutory authorities
• You have strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to effectively communicate environmental risks to different job roles and levels of awareness
• You have working knowledge of ISO 14001 and auditing skills, and are flexible and willing to travel across the Southwest

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box,

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here .

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here . As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

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