Environmental Manager

Willmott Dixon Group; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Disability confident employer

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Bonus scheme

Car scheme

Job summary

Willmott Dixon Group is seeking an Environmental Manager to support the East Midlands region from our Nottingham office with regular site travel and hybrid working. The role focuses on providing environmental support throughout projects from work winning to completion.

You will join the Sustainability Team and report to the Regional Sustainability Lead, delivering on the Now or Never sustainability strategy while engaging with supply chain partners and customers to manage risks and opportunities.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in environmental management within construction.
• Experience maintaining ISO 14001 certification.
• Strong knowledge of environmental legislation and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist environmental support to the business.
• Ensure compliance with environmental targets and initiatives across projects.
• Maintain and drive ISO 14001:2015 certification across sites.
• Develop a culture supportive of sustainability and environmental ambitions.
• Submit environmental KPIs accurately and on time for projects.
• Provide technical input on bids and project planning with environmental considerations.
• Audit and control environmental risk and communicate findings.
• Upskill project teams on managing environmental risk.
• Assist with certifiable sustainable assessment methodologies (e.g. BREEAM, FitWell, WELL).

Skills

Environmental management

Regulatory compliance

ISO 14001

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Education

Degree in environmental management or related

Job description

Environmental Manager

Willmott Dixon is seeking an Environmental Manager to support the East Midlands region. Based at our Nottingham office, the role will require regular travel to sites, and some hybrid working. Your primary focus will be to work closely with project teams to provide environmental support and expertise at all stages of our projects from work winning to completion.

You will join our award–winning multidisciplinary Sustainability Team and report to the Regional Sustainability Lead for the Construction Midlands business.

The role includes supporting the delivery of our ambitious Now or Never Sustainability Strategy as well as engaging with supply chain partners and customers to identify and manage project risks and opportunities.

You will also lead the implementation of our Risk Management System across projects as well as ensuring our people are engaged, trained, and competent to deliver our environmental ambitions.

The ideal candidate will be a proactive self–starter, invigorated by challenges, and thrive in an empowered environment that values initiative and innovative thinking. Good communication and relationship management skills are a must, coupled with an energetic interest in environmental sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Providing specialist environmental support to the business.
• Compliance and achievement of Group, Division, Company, project, procedures, personal targets, and initiatives for environmental impact reduction.
• Ensuring that our Environmental Risk Management System is implemented, controlled, and maintained helping to achieve and maintain certification of the company ISO 14001:2015 management system.
• Develop a culture within the business that is supportive of our sustainability and environmental ambitions.
• Ensure that environmental and sustainability KPIs are accurately submitted in a timely manner on my projects, provide analysis of data to improve performance against environmental targets.
• Provide technical environmental input into project winning bids, and assistance with business strategy and project planning.
• Oversee compliance through audit and control and work with the business to develop an attractive communications approach.
• Upskill and coach project teams on managing environmental risk.
• Assist with reviewing and managing our approach to delivering certifiable sustainable assessment methodologies – e.g. BREEAM, FitWell, and WELL

Essential Criteria

• Previous experience in an environmental role in the construction industry.
• Experience conducting environmental inspections, audits, investigations, and corrective actions.
• Understanding, practical application and pervious experience of maintaining ISO14001 certification.
• Demonstrable experience in environmental management and regulatory compliance.
• Good working knowledge of environmental legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Valid driving licence.

Desirable Criteria

• Sustainability experience such as understanding and working knowledge of of carbon reduction, waste management, energy efficiency, water use, biodiversity, and resource efficiency.
• Relevant degree or professional qualification in environmental management, environmental science, sustainability, or a related discipline.

Additional Information

Willmott Dixon embraces diversity in the workplace and will consider flexible and agile working.

We are a disability confident employer.

In return we reward our people generously with a competitive package that gives you flexible benefits to fit your lifestyle and priorities. This includes but is not limited to, an enhanced pension scheme, full private medical, life assurance, incentive bonus and a car scheme which will make us a market leader in sustainable company travel. Applicable roles will benefit from a motoring expenditure allowance (MEA) and everyone can access a new generation of low carbon and electric cars via the Willmott Dixon run car leasing scheme.

About Us

With over 170 years of rich history, Willmott Dixon's purpose is beyond profit; delivering brilliant buildings, transforming lives, strengthening communities and enhancing the environment so our world is fit for future generations. Ensuring that we add lasting value to the neighbourhoods we work in; our values, people, innovation, partnerships and focus on sustainability has allowed us to build a successful and solid privately owned business where our people can thrive.

Willmott Dixon was recognised by The Sunday Times as one of the Top 10 "Big" Companies to Work For in 2025, named among the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality in 2024, and ranked in the Top Five of Europe's 1,000 best workplaces by the Financial Times in 2025. Willmott Dixon is also the first major contractor and developer to win a King's Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development.