Environment & Sustainability Manager

Mactech Energy Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy and engineering firm is looking for an Environment & Sustainability Manager based in Suffolk. This role requires providing environmental leadership and ensuring compliance with permits and licenses for large-scale construction projects. Candidates should have a degree in an environmental discipline, extensive experience in leading E&S teams, and strong relationships with regulatory bodies. The position offers hybrid working with a competitive salary ranging from £643 PAYE to £890.

Qualifications

• Extensive skills leading environmental and sustainability teams on large construction projects.
• Experience in technical or engineering disciplines.
• Demonstrated leadership experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to direct reports and suppliers.
• Ensure compliance with environmental commitments and conditions.
• Manage and monitor environmental activities on site.
• Engage with local Environmental Regulators.

Skills

Leadership of E&S teams

Construction field skills

Environmental management

Regulatory compliance

Communication with regulators

Education

Degree in Environmental discipline

Job description

Environment & Sustainability Manager (Suffolk)

Location: Based in our Suffolk office with hybrid working available (min 4 days per week on site)

Sizewell C, Suffolk

PAYE £643 or Umbrella £890

Job Purpose / Overview

To provide environmental and sustainability leadership, promote best practice and ensure the Sizewell C site and associated developments maintain on‑site compliance with Environmental Permits and Licences.

Principal Accountabilities

• Provide clear and concise leadership at all times to direct reports and Tier 1 suppliers.
• Ensure compliance arrangements are established and maintained to deliver compliance with environmental commitments and conditions with numerous site environmental permits, consents and licences.
• Manage, co‑coordinate and monitor environmental and sustainability activities on site to ensure full compliance with agreed environmental standards and expectations.
• Work with the Client Team on engagement with the local Environmental Regulators, in particular the Environment Agency.
• Provide a highly professional customer / client‑based service in all aspects of environmental and regulatory interfaces.
• Maintain compliance with ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System Standard, ensuring that, through its implementation, the effects of the construction site's activities conform to its environmental policy and associated objectives and targets.
• Ensure that construction experience feedback is promoted and used to enable continuous improvement in environmental and sustainability performance.

Knowledge & Skills

• Must have extensive skills leading E&S teams working on large complex highly regulated construction projects.
• Must have a broad range of construction field skills, preferably full life cycle from civils to mechanical electrical and completions.
• Qualified to degree level in an Environmental related discipline.
• Experience in a technical or engineering discipline.
• Demonstrated leadership experience is essential.
• Extensive experience both client and principal contractor managing environmental issues on a large infrastructure / engineering project (or similar) extensive on‑site experience, knowledge of construction and commissioning activities, approaches, standards and expectations.
• Experience of developing and leading strong relationships with the regulators and other public bodies, essential experience of delivery of regulatory commitments would be an advantage.

£643 PAYE £890