Environment & Sustainability Manager

MWH Treatment; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the water sector seeks an Environment & Sustainability Manager to join its SHEQ team in Peterborough, enabling best practices in environmental management and legislation compliance. This role involves guiding a team while supporting sustainable construction practices and collaborating across contracts. Candidates must have a degree in environmental studies and experience within the construction industry.

Qualifications

• Experience in environmental management within the construction industry.
• Management training for partner company.
• Experience managing a team.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with environmental legislation and standards.
• Support construction projects on environmental issues.
• Drive sustainable working practices during construction.

Skills

Environmental management

Sustainability practices

Contaminated Land

Statutory Nuisance

Waste Management

Soil Testing

Ecology

Archaeology

Carbon & Sustainability

Social Value

Incident Investigation

Education

Degree in Environmental-related subject

Job description

We are looking to strengthen our SHEQ team with an Environment & Sustainability Manager based at Peterborough, Anglian Water Region, with hybrid working available.

You will report directly to the SHEA Manager. The role of Environment and Sustainability Manager is to ensure overall compliance with environmental legislation and the environmental standards within the @one Alliance, and to drive sustainable working practices during construction. The Environment and Sustainability Manager manages a team of Environment and Sustainability Advisors, providing support and guidance to various functional teams and promoting continuous improvement and best practices.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing support to construction projects on environmental issues, including assisting with document production and review as necessary.
• Developing and driving sustainable working practices during construction.
• Consulting with environmental regulators and key stakeholders as required.
• Working collaboratively across the @one Alliance contract to ensure requirements of the AMS are delivered at appropriate DM stages.
• Working closely with Enabling to provide technical input into mitigation measures at pre-construction stage and guidance on environmental constraints and risks.
• Ensuring environmental information is communicated effectively between the Enabling Team, Environment and Sustainability Advisors, and the Construction Teams.
• Reviewing and updating Environmental information within the AMS.
• Ensuring compliance with current environmental legislation and promoting best practices relevant to @one Alliance.
• Analyzing current and future legislation requirements and identifying solutions to ensure continued compliance in conjunction with Partner Organisations.
• Undertaking the annual management review.
• Managing and updating the NCR log for environmental issues.
• Representing and promoting @one Alliance Environmental Management at key forums.

Essential experience and qualifications include:

• Experience of environmental management within the construction industry.
• Degree in an Environmental-related subject.
• Partner company management training.
• Experience managing a team.
• Subject matter expertise including:
• Contaminated Land
• Statutory Nuisance
• Waste Management
• Soil Testing
• Ecology
• Archaeology
• Carbon & Sustainability
• Social Value
• Incident Investigation