Environmental Manager

RSK Group; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid working

Contributory pension scheme

Ongoing professional development and培训

Travel expenses and pool vehicles

Clear progression opportunities

Job summary

RSK Group seeks an Environmental Manager to support major development and infrastructure projects across the Midlands. You will provide environmental leadership with post-planning and construction-phase expertise, ensuring compliant delivery on live sites and effective collaboration with project teams.

The role emphasizes environmental guidance, audits, and liaison with regulators, contractors, and clients, while promoting responsible practices and continuous improvement across projects.

Qualifications

• Significant environmental management experience within construction, infrastructure, utilities, energy, or major development projects.
• Strong knowledge of post-planning environmental obligations, planning conditions, and construction-phase compliance.
• Experience working on active construction sites and engaging with contractors and site teams.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across the Midlands region.

Responsibilities

• Managing environmental compliance throughout the construction phase of projects.
• Ensuring planning conditions, environmental management plans, permits, and consent requirements are effectively implemented on site.
• Providing practical environmental advice to project teams and contractors.
• Monitoring environmental performance and identifying opportunities for continual improvement.
• Leading environmental audits, inspections, and compliance reviews.
• Investigating environmental incidents and supporting the implementation of corrective actions.
• Liaising with regulatory bodies, clients, contractors, and internal technical specialists.
• Promoting a positive culture of environmental responsibility and best practice across projects.

Skills

Environmental management

Construction-site compliance

Regulatory liaison

Stakeholder management

Job description

The Vacancy

RSK is seeking an experienced Environmental Manager to support major development and infrastructure projects across the Midlands. This is an excellent opportunity for an environmental professional with strong post-planning and construction-phase experience who enjoys working closely with project teams to deliver practical environmental solutions on live sites.

We would like to hear from applicants from the Midlands Region (Birmingham, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Chesterfield and surrounding areas)

We're looking for someone who understands how planning conditions, environmental commitments, and regulatory requirements translate into real-world construction activities. You'll play a key role in ensuring projects remain compliant while supporting successful delivery on site.

The Role

Working alongside project managers, contractors, planners, and technical specialists, you will provide environmental leadership across a range of development and construction projects.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing environmental compliance throughout the construction phase of projects.
• Ensuring planning conditions, environmental management plans, permits, and consent requirements are effectively implemented on site.
• Providing practical environmental advice to project teams and contractors.
• Monitoring environmental performance and identifying opportunities for continual improvement.
• Leading environmental audits, inspections, and compliance reviews.
• Investigating environmental incidents and supporting the implementation of corrective actions.
• Liaising with regulatory bodies, clients, contractors, and internal technical specialists.
• Promoting a positive culture of environmental responsibility and best practice across projects.

About You

You will have experience of supporting developments once planning consent has been obtained and understand the challenges associated with delivering environmentally compliant construction projects.

We're particularly interested in candidates with:

• Significant environmental management experience within construction, infrastructure, utilities, energy, or major development projects.
• Strong knowledge of post-planning environmental obligations, planning conditions, and construction-phase compliance.
• Understanding of environmental disciplines such as ecology, archaeology, noise, water management, flood risk, contamination, and pollution prevention.
• Experience working on active construction sites and engaging with contractors and site teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• The confidence to influence decision-making and provide clear environmental guidance.
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across the Midlands region.

Desirable

• IEMA membership (Practitioner, Associate, Full Member, or Chartered).
• Environmental auditing qualifications.
• CSCS card.

What We Offer

• Salary Circa £35,000 - £45,000 per annum
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Ongoing professional development and training.
• Clear progression opportunities within a growing multidisciplinary consultancy.
• Travel expenses and access to pool vehicles where applicable.

Why Join RSK?

At RSK, you'll join a collaborative team of environmental specialists who are passionate about delivering practical solutions that make a difference. We invest heavily in our people, providing genuine opportunities for professional development and career progression while maintaining a flexible, supportive working environment.

If you're looking for a role where you can apply your environmental expertise, influence project outcomes, and help deliver complex developments responsibly, we'd love to hear from you.

The Company

RSK is a global leader in sustainable solutions focusing on environmental, engineering, and technical services. Working together, we address societal challenges aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, offering integrated solutions across sectors such as water, energy, food, infrastructure, cities, mining, and waste management.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We firmly believe that embracing and celebrating the diversity in our workforce makes us a stronger and more innovative company.

By providing workplace adjustments, we make it easier for people to confidently explore and pursue our career opportunities and recognise that flexibility is key to fostering a dynamic and thriving workplace. Many of our office-based positions benefit from a flexible working arrangement, allowing our team members to achieve a balance between professional and personal commitments.

We actively encourage applications from candidates of all genders, races, ethnicities, ages, neurotypes, religions or beliefs, sexual orientations, and those with disabilities.

Since the beginning, our philosophy has remained the same: employ, develop and reward talented individuals. People are crucial to our company, and we recognise that our success hinges on our colleagues' growth. We're committed to preserving RSK's people-first culture, promoting innovation, and fostering a supportive and caring environment for collaboration. At RSK, we want you to be part of our successes and help you reach your career aspirations. We take pride in offering employees fulfilling and challenging careers by promoting ongoing growth and empowering individuals to excel.

If you're passionate about making a difference, join us as we work together to build a brighter, more equitable, and sustainable future for all. Do you have what it takes?