Environmental Lead — Major Infrastructure EMS & Compliance

Bachy Soletanche Limited; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Pension scheme

Enhanced sick pay

Income protection

Private medical insurance

Employee assistance programme

25 days annual leave

Job summary

Bachy Soletanche Limited is seeking an Environmental Manager to lead the Sizewell C project’s environmental management, ensuring EMS alignment with ISO 14001 and regulatory obligations. You will manage risk, drive improvement, and coordinate with regulators and the client on all environmental matters.

Join a major infrastructure programme and shape environmental governance across phases, interfaces and subcontractors while delivering consistent compliance and reporting to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification in Environmental Management or related discipline.
• ISO 14001 Auditor qualification (or equivalent).
• Strong understanding of environmental legislation and regulatory requirements within major infrastructure / construction environments.
• Proven experience delivering environmental management on large-scale or complex projects.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with regulators, clients and local/community representatives.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce accurate reports under time pressure.
• Experience managing environmental specialists, advisors and external consultants.
• Candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, implementation and ongoing monitoring of the project Environmental Management System (EMS) in line with ISO 14001 and client requirements for Sizewell C.
• Ensure all environmental obligations within the contract, DCO requirements, permits and licences are identified, understood and met by the project team and subcontractors.
• Oversee environmental risk identification, assessment and implementation of effective control measures across all project phases, including enabling works, main civils, ground engineering and GSA partner interfaces.
• Provide expert advice and technical guidance on environmental matters including ecology, water management, land use, waste, materials, noise, air quality, and carbon.
• Lead environmental incident management including investigation, reporting, corrective actions and communication with senior leadership and relevant external bodies.
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with regulators and statutory bodies including the Environment Agency, Natural England, local authorities and other stakeholders.
• Lead engagement with subcontractors and supply chain partners to ensure consistent compliance and best practice across interfaces and scopes.
• Define and monitor environmental performance indicators and produce accurate monthly and quarterly reports for senior leadership and the client.
• Lead the delivery of environmental training, briefings and awareness sessions to ensure project and subcontractor teams understand their responsibilities.
• Develop and implement project-specific environmental improvement plans aligned to biodiversity, sustainability and carbon reduction commitments.
• Oversee and coordinate third-party environmental surveys, assessments and specialist consultancy input.
• Ensure environmental controls are embedded into site activities including monitoring regimes, method statements, permit systems, inspection programmes and audits.
• Carry out regular site visits to verify compliance, coach operational teams and support effective implementation of environmental controls.
• Ensure lessons learned and improvement opportunities are captured, shared and embedded across the project team and supply chain.
• Support bid submissions, technical queries and stakeholder engagement activities linked to environmental management.
• Represent the project in environmental forums, client meetings, audits and regulatory inspections.

Skills

Environmental management

Stakeholder engagement

Reporting

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Degree-level qualification in Environmental Management or related discipline

Job description

Bachy Soletanche Limited is seeking an Environmental Manager to lead the Sizewell C project’s environmental management, ensuring EMS alignment with ISO 14001 and regulatory obligations. You will manage risk, drive improvement, and coordinate with regulators and the client on all environmental matters.

Join a major infrastructure programme and shape environmental governance across phases, interfaces and subcontractors while delivering consistent compliance and reporting to senior leadership.