Environment Manager - Landscape & Asset Assurance

Rise Technical Recruitment Limited; Rickmansworth; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

Rise Technical Recruitment Limited is seeking an Environment Manager for a major UK infrastructure programme in Rickmansworth, focusing on landscape establishment and environmental assurance. You will work with the Senior Environment Manager, review contractor submissions, and perform assurance visits to ensure mitigation measures are delivered to standard.

Hybrid working with office/site days and remote days, permanent role with potential progression.

Qualifications

• Experience in environmental management on large infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of UK environmental legislation and approvals.
• Experience reviewing environmental documentation and contractor performance.
• Able to challenge contractors and manage stakeholders.
• Willing to travel and adapt to hybrid working patterns.

Responsibilities

• Provide client-side environmental assurance across major infrastructure and landscape works.
• Review contractor submissions, technical docs and assurance evidence.
• Support environmental stage gates and handover of major assets.
• Monitor landscape establishment, habitat creation and ecological mitigation.
• Conduct environmental assurance visits approximately weekly.
• Identify risks and propose practical, proportionate solutions.
• Liaise with contractors, engineers and external stakeholders.

Skills

Environmental management

Construction compliance

Stakeholder engagement

Contractor submissions review

Environmental legislation (UK)

Site inspection visits

Driving licence

Landscape restoration

Job description

Environment Manager – Landscape & Asset Assurance (BBBH277843) Rickmansworth, England

Salary: GBP60000 - GBP67000 per annum

Environment Manager – Landscape & Asset Assurance

London / Rickmansworth

Full-time - Permanent

Are you an Environment Manager, Environmental Consultant or experienced environmental specialist looking to broaden your experience within a client-side position on a major UK infrastructure programme?

This is an excellent opportunity to support the environmental assurance, technical handover and completion of major tunnels, bridges, viaducts and large-scale landscape restoration works.

Working alongside the Senior Environment Manager, you will review contractor submissions, undertake assurance visits and ensure environmental commitments and agreed mitigation measures have been delivered to the required standard.

The position will have a particular focus on landscape establishment, ecological mitigation and the environmental sign-off of major infrastructure assets. However, this is a broad environmental role, and candidates from specialist backgrounds including ecology, air quality, noise, water, carbon or environmental planning will be considered.

This is a permanent opportunity offering long-term progression across a nationally significant infrastructure programme, with excellent scope to broaden your technical knowledge and develop towards a Senior Environment Manager position.

The Role:

• Providing client-side environmental assurance across major infrastructure and landscape works
• Reviewing contractor submissions, technical documentation and assurance evidence
• Supporting environmental stage gates and the technical handover of major assets
• Monitoring landscape establishment, habitat creation and ecological mitigation
• Undertaking environmental assurance visits approximately once per week
• Challenging the contractor where commitments or mitigation measures have not been met
• Supporting the management and close-out of environmental early warnings
• Identifying environmental risks and supporting practical, proportionate solutions
• Liaising with contractors, engineers, technical specialists and external stakeholders
• Hybrid working, typically three days across the office and site with two days from home

The Person:

• Environmental experience within construction, infrastructure, consultancy or a regulatory organisation
• Good understanding of UK environmental legislation and environmental management
• Experience reviewing environmental documentation, compliance or contractor performance
• Confident challenging contractors and dealing with potentially difficult stakeholders
• Able to communicate technical information clearly and concisely
• Broad environmental knowledge or substantial experience within a relevant specialism
• Landscape, ecology, habitat creation or environmental restoration experience would be beneficial
• Full UK driving licence