Environmental & Sustainability Manager

isepglobal; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical cover

Flexible, hybrid and part-time working

Long-term career development

Job summary

isepglobal is delivering one of the UK's most significant infrastructure and energy projects. The Environmental & Sustainability Manager will lead a dedicated team and ensure compliance across permits, licences and regulators throughout construction and handover.

You will partner with project teams, regulators and contractors to drive environmental excellence, develop KPIs, and promote best practice across the supply chain, with hybrid working and strong career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Degree in an environmental or related discipline.
• Experience leading environmental teams on major infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of environmental permits, licences and regulatory compliance.
• Experience with principal contractors, clients and regulators.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary Environment & Sustainability team.
• Ensure compliance with environmental permits, licences and ISO 14001.
• Drive environmental performance across project teams and contractors.
• Oversee environmental inspections, monitoring and assurance activities.
• Manage environmental risks and mitigations.
• Lead environmental investigations and continuous improvement.
• Act as primary contact for regulators and stakeholders.
• Develop KPIs, reporting frameworks and metrics.
• Support delivery through construction to handover.
• Promote environmental excellence across project and supply chain.

Skills

Environmental leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Regulatory compliance

Project leadership

Education

Degree in environmental or related discipline

Tools

ISO 14001

Environmental management systems

Job description

Your new company

My client is delivering one of the UK's most significant infrastructure and energy projects, playing a vital role in the country's long-term energy security and net-zero ambitions. Due to continued project growth, they are seeking an experienced Environmental & Sustainability Manager to provide leadership across a major construction programme within a highly regulated environment.

This is a unique opportunity to join a nationally significant project, working alongside multidisciplinary teams to drive environmental excellence and sustainability performance throughout construction, commissioning, and handover phases.

Your new role

As Environmental & Sustainability Manager, you will lead a dedicated team of environmental professionals whilst ensuring full compliance with environmental permits, licences, consents and regulatory commitments across a large-scale infrastructure project. Reporting to the Head of Site Compliance, you will act as a key interface between project delivery teams, contractors, regulators and senior stakeholders, providing expert environmental leadership throughout the construction lifecycle.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading and developing a multidisciplinary Environment & Sustainability team.
• Ensuring compliance with environmental permits, licences, consents and ISO 14001 requirements.
• Driving environmental and sustainability performance across project teams and contractors.
• Overseeing environmental inspections, monitoring programmes and assurance activities.
• Managing environmental risks and ensuring appropriate mitigation measures are implemented.
• Leading environmental investigations and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Acting as the primary point of contact for environmental regulators and external stakeholders.
• Developing environmental KPIs, reporting frameworks and performance metrics.
• Supporting project delivery teams through construction, installation, commissioning and operational handover.
• Promoting a culture of environmental excellence and best practice across the project and supply chain.

What you'll need to succeed

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A degree in an environmental or related discipline.
• Extensive experience leading environmental and sustainability teams on major infrastructure, construction or engineering projects.
• Strong knowledge of environmental permits, licences, consents and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Proven experience working with principal contractors, clients and regulatory bodies.
• Experience implementing environmental management systems and environmental controls.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• The ability to influence multidisciplinary teams and drive environmental performance improvements.

Desirable experience includes:

• Experience within highly regulated sectors such as nuclear (ideal), energy, utilities, rail, defence or major infrastructure.
• Experience delivering sustainability initiatives on complex projects.
• Professional membership with a relevant institution.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary - 65,000 - 75,000 DoE.
• Benefits package.
• Private medical cover.
• Enhanced family-friendly policies.
• Professional membership and development support.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Flexible, hybrid and part-time working options.
• Long-term career development opportunities on a nationally significant project.
• The opportunity to play a key role in delivering one of the UK's largest infrastructure programmes.