Environmental Delivery Lead – Site Sustainability & Compliance

Shirley Parsons; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Shirley Parsons partners with a leading tier one contractor on a landmark Birmingham infrastructure project, appointing an Environmental Lead to own site environmental delivery and drive best practices.

You will champion a proactive culture, embedding high standards, and ensuring compliance across regulators and stakeholders while shaping sustainable outcomes and leaving a lasting legacy on the project.

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified (or equivalent) with practical UK environmental expertise.
• Strong knowledge of UK environmental legislation on complex construction sites.
• Experience implementing ISO 14001 / ISO 50001 and driving site-wide environmental performance.
• Commercially aware with ability to balance sustainability goals with programme realities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder influence skills.

Responsibilities

• Leading environmental strategy on site and owning Environmental & Energy Plans for a major project.
• Embedding a culture of excellence across teams, subcontractors, and stakeholders.
• Influencing across the project lifecycle with design, construction, and commercial teams.
• Managing compliance and relationships with regulators, clients, and external bodies.
• Driving performance through audits, reports, and lessons learned to continuously improve environmental outcomes.

Skills

Environmental leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory compliance

Reporting & audits

Education

Degree-qualified

MIEMA (or working toward)

Tools

ISO 14001

ISO 50001

BREEAM assessments

Job description

Shirley Parsons partners with a leading tier one contractor on a landmark Birmingham infrastructure project, appointing an Environmental Lead to own site environmental delivery and drive best practices.

You will champion a proactive culture, embedding high standards, and ensuring compliance across regulators and stakeholders while shaping sustainable outcomes and leaving a lasting legacy on the project.