Environmental Sustainability Manager

Balfour Beatty plc; Invergarry; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working (up to 40% remote)

25 days annual leave

Family friendly policies (maternity/ad

Pension

Share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Recognition schemes

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking a senior Environmental Sustainability Lead to embed sustainable practices across a major construction project. You will guide teams, oversee compliance, liaise with regulators and stakeholders, and drive environmental performance from planning through delivery.

You will mentor specialist and contractor staff, contribute to risk management, and report on environmental KPIs while shaping governance and strategic direction for the project.

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of environment management in construction or operational environments.
• Professional membership in IEMA/CIEEM/CIWEM or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Identify and manage environmental risks & opportunities.
• Provide strategic environmental / sustainability expertise across project lifecycle.
• Oversee environmental compliance and management system.
• Oversee planned and unplanned inspections.
• Provide environmental guidance and training for operational and supply chain teams.
• Investigate environmental incidents.
• Liaise with clients, regulators and external stakeholders.
• Report against environmental KPIs.
• Strategic planning / governance.
• Collaborate with wider team.
• Manage others / plan resourcing.

Skills

Driving licence

Environmental leadership

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Job description

About the role

This role provides strategic guidance, manages teams, and embeds environmental sustainability into operational delivery and decision-making on a construction project of significant scale.

The role will support supervising and mentoring of other roles, including specialists / contractors. The role will also engage and liaise with specialist subcontractors and consultants, operational project teams and materials SME.

What you\'ll be doing

• Identification and management of environmental risks & opportunities
• Provide strategic environmental / sustainability expertise across project lifecycle
• Oversee environmental compliance and management system
• Oversee planned & unplanned inspections
• Environmental guidance & training for operational and supply chain teams
• Investigating environmental incidents
• Liaising with clients, regulators, external stakeholders
• Reporting against environmental KPIs
• Strategic planning / governance
• Collaborating with wider team
• Managing others / plan resourcing

Who we\'re looking for

• Full driving license and flexibility to travel
• Professional Membership level of a relevant professional body (IEMA/CIEEM/CIWEM) or ability to demonstrate equivalent experience and competence.
• Good knowledge of environment management with the relevant experience working in a construction environment and/or other operational-focused environment.
• Practical experience and sound knowledge of environmental statutory requirements, including environmental legislation, ecology mitigation, environmental licencing and consent applications and regulation.
• Ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams and embed environmental sustainability into project delivery.
• Good interpersonal, communication and influencing skills.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK\’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn\'t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You\’ll have the freedom to shape the package that\’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in‑house experts, flexible resources and industry‑leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK\’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long‑term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at [e-mail]