Environmental Clerk of Works (Contractor or Fixed-Term Employment both considered) (Mid-Senior [...]

ERM; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global environmental consultancy in the UK is seeking a Project Manager to lead environmental licensing and compliance efforts on major projects. The ideal candidate will have strong project management skills and experience with stakeholder engagement. A degree in an environmental field and a passion for sustainability are essential for success in this role. You will manage consultancy contracts and ensure compliance with all environmental obligations, fostering collaborative relationships across project teams.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable project management experience with major projects.
• Ability to engage, influence, and negotiate with stakeholders.
• Experience on construction sites with knowledge of environmental issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead on environmental licensing and contract specifications.
• Coordinate compliance with statutory obligations.
• Manage consultancy contracts for environmental services.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Environmental compliance

Communication skills

Education

Environmental related degree

Post graduate qualification

Job description

The main duties and responsibilities are :

Lead on Consents condition discharge, environmental licensing, the preparation of environmental contract specifications and obligations to ensure facilitation of timely project delivery.

Coordination and monitoring of Contractor and client environmental and consenting compliance and meeting all statutory and internal obligations and our sector leading environmental and sustainability ambitions.

Scope, tender, award and manage multiple consultancy contracts to support the delivery of EnvCoW support services and post planning submission surveys and assessments.

Develop, control and build critical external stakeholder relationships (consenting bodies, statutory authorities, key consultees), communicating the criticality of infrastructure and the project requirements, building consensus around project decision making and create an environment of mutually supportive relationships.

Develop positive and sustainable relationships with Contractors and wider project teams to ‘raise the bar’ in environmental and regulatory performance and compliance.

Conduct scheduled inspections and audits on delegated projects to ensure environmental and planning consent compliance.

What do I need?

Demonstrable project management experience and understanding of how to manage all aspects of the delivery of major projects e.g. project set up and delivery, management of consultants, costs, risk, quality and timing, which are essential to the success of this role.

Ability to represent the client's interests externally, with previous provable stakeholder management skills including engaging, influencing and negotiating to develop effective relationships.

Ideally an Environmental related degree, preferably with post graduate qualification coupled with experience in a relevant industry (e.g. infrastructure, environmental consultancy dealing with consenting and delivery of major and National projects). Membership of an appropriate environmental professional body is also desirable.

Experience on construction sites and oversight of contractors.

Good knowledge of site issues including ecology, hydrology and peat management

Understands the planning process and discharge of conditions.

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