Environment & Sustainability Manager

Laing O'Rourke; Leiston; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An international engineering and construction firm is seeking an Environment & Sustainability Manager to lead sustainability efforts for the Sizewell C project in Suffolk. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills and a degree in a relevant field, along with proven experience in environmental management within the infrastructure sector. This role emphasizes compliance, stakeholder engagement, and promoting sustainability best practices throughout the project.

Benefits

Opportunities for professional development

Dynamic work environment

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Proven experience in environmental and/or sustainability roles within the construction industry.
• Experience managing and developing teams.
• Knowledge and experience implementing ISO 14001.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation of Environmental and Sustainability strategy.
• Manage sustainability and environmental risks.
• Deliver local audit programmes and inspections.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Commercial awareness

Organisational skills

Education

Degree in environmental science, sustainability, engineering or similar

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

Environment & Sustainability Manager - Civil Works Alliance (Contract: Sizewell C). Location: Suffolk/Ipswich - Hybrid. The Civil Works Alliance (CWA) brings together Laing O'Rourke, Bouygues, and Balfour Beatty to deliver the civils scope for Sizewell C, including Enabling Earthworks, Main Civil Works, Marine and Tunnelling. You will provide leadership and direction across the Sizewell C project, ensuring contractual and regulatory requirements are met, guiding delivery teams, and driving continual improvement in environmental performance and sustainability.

Partnering with the Head of Environmental Management and Sustainability, you will oversee environmental risk management, compliance and audit programmes, and lead a team of Environmental & Sustainability Advisors. You will embed best practice, support innovation, and ensure Sizewell C delivers to the highest sustainability standards.

Role requires collaboration with clients, regulators, stakeholders and delivery teams to champion environmental and sustainability initiatives across the project.

Why Sizewell C? Join one of the UK\'s largest nuclear projects and contribute to shaping the future of energy in a supportive, dynamic environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead implementation of the Environmental and Sustainability strategy across the project
• Provide professional advice and leadership to project teams, subcontractors and stakeholders
• Manage sustainability and environmental risks, ensuring effective mitigation and regulatory/contractual compliance
• Support, develop and coach a team of Environmental & Sustainability Advisors
• Deliver and oversee local audit programmes, inspections, and joint site tours, ensuring continuous improvement
• Use data, audits, and incident findings to inform sustainability action plans and key business decisions
• Build strong relationships with clients, regulators, stakeholders and delivery teams
• Champion environmental and sustainability initiatives, innovations and best practices across the project
• Ensure lessons learned are captured and embedded across teams through communities of practice
• Provide regular reporting to the Delivery Leadership Team on environmental and sustainability performance

What skills & experience we are looking for

Essential

• Proven experience in environmental and/or sustainability roles within the infrastructure or construction industry
• Strong leadership skills, with experience managing and developing teams
• Degree in a relevant field (environmental science, sustainability, engineering, or similar)
• Knowledge and experience implementing ISO 14001
• Strong commercial awareness with cost estimation skills
• Excellent organisational and communication skills, able to influence at all levels
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications

Desirable

• Chartered Environmental Professional (CEnv)
• Internal environmental auditor qualification
• Competent ecological surveyor for at least one protected species
• Knowledge of Development Consent Orders (DCOs) and Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs)

About Laing O'Rourke

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia. Certainty, reliability, quality - this is what our clients want. Laing O'Rourke has more than 150 years of experience delivering it, with a history of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork.

Accessibility and recruitment process

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we offer an interview to eligible candidates meeting essential criteria. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required and how we can support you in the workplace. If you need the application form in an alternative format or want to know more about our recruitment process, please email [e-mail]