Environment Team Manager

National Highways Careers; Maidstone; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading road management agency in the South East is seeking an Environment Team Manager. This role involves managing a team of environmental specialists to ensure sustainable practices and compliance within projects. The ideal candidate will have a degree in an environmental discipline and experience in environmental project management. This position offers a hybrid work model with flexibility across multiple offices including Maidstone.

Qualifications

• Degree in an environmental discipline is required.
• Experience in managing environmental projects is crucial.
• Ability to drive environmental compliance within the team.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop a team of environmental specialists.
• Act as focal point for environmental requirements.
• Ensure integration of environmental considerations in project plans.
• Set direction for inspections to ensure compliance.
• Maintain accurate environmental asset data and systems.

Skills

Team management

Environmental compliance

Project management

Data management

Education

Degree in environmental discipline

Job description

About the job

Are you passionate about protecting and enhancing the environment to make a real impact on our roads? We're looking for an Environment Team Manager to join our team in the South East at National Highways.

This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the environmental future of the Strategic Road Network, ensuring our projects and maintenance activities are sustainable, compliant, and forward-thinking. You'll play a key role in delivering our environmental priorities through :

• Managing and developing a team of environmental specialists, supporting their growth and performance.
• Acting as the regional focal point for environmental requirements, impacts, and needs.
• Ensuring environmental considerations are embedded in forward programmes and maintenance plans.
• Setting direction for inspections and maintenance regimes to ensure compliance with standards.
• Maintaining accurate environmental asset data and systems and driving development and implementation of best practice processes.

The role can be based at any of our South East offices (Maidstone, Basingstoke or Guildford) on a hybrid basis.

You will be required to drive as part of your role and you will need to have a full driving licence, with no more than 3 points, to be considered for this position.

About you

A degree in an environmental discipli...