Environmental & Sustainability Manager

PAE Government Services Inc.; Leiston; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive package

Medical cover

Parental leave

Professional development

Hybrid/flexible hours

Job summary

PAE Government Services Inc. leads environmental and sustainability efforts for the Sizewell C (SZC) project, ensuring compliance with permits, licences, and commitments across a major nuclear construction initiative.

The role heads the site-based Environment & Sustainability team, interfacing with regulators, contractors, and SZC leaders to drive performance improvements and embed lessons learned across pre-construction to commissioning phases.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading E&S teams on major, highly regulated construction projects.
• Strong understanding of environmental permits, licences, and compliance arrangements.
• Degree in Environmental discipline and demonstrable leadership in sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to E&S teams and Tier 1 contractors.
• Ensure full compliance with environmental permits, licences, consents, and ISO 14001.
• Oversee site inspections, surveillance, and performance monitoring.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate significant environmental aspects.
• Drive environmental and sustainability performance across SZC and supply chain.
• Promote world-class environmental behaviours and best practice.
• Lead environmental investigations and implement performance improvements.
• Act as primary interface with environmental regulators (e.g., Environment Agency).
• Build strong working relationships with internal teams, contractors, and public bodies.
• Provide a professional service on all environmental and regulatory matters.
• Develop and implement KPIs and reporting to drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure department processes, resourcing, and quality standards meet SZC requirements.
• Support delivery teams across pre-construction, construction, and commissioning phases.
• Embed lessons learned and support the One Team culture with Tier 1 contractors.

Skills

Environmental leadership

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

Site operations

Regulators interface

Education

Degree in Environmental discipline

Job description

About the opportunity

Provide leadership in environmental and sustainability performance for Sizewell C (SZC), ensuring full compliance with environmental permits, licences, and commitments across a nationally significant nuclear construction project. Lead the site-based Environment & Sustainability team and act as the main interface with regulators, contractors, and SZC project leaders.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide clear leadership to E&S teams and Tier 1 contractors.
• Ensure full compliance with environmental permits, licences, consents, and ISO 14001.
• Oversee site inspections, surveillance, and performance monitoring.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate significant environmental aspects.
• Drive environmental and sustainability performance across SZC and supply chain.
• Promote world‑class environmental behaviours and best practice.
• Lead environmental investigations and implement performance improvements.
• Act as primary interface with environmental regulators (e.g., Environment Agency).
• Build strong working relationships with internal teams, contractors, and public bodies.
• Provide a professional service on all environmental and regulatory matters.
• Develop and implement KPIs and reporting to drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure department processes, resourcing, and quality standards meet SZC requirements.
• Support delivery teams across pre‑construction, construction, and commissioning phases.
• Embed lessons learned and support the One Team culture with Tier 1 contractors.

What You'll Need

• Extensive experience leading E&S teams on major, highly regulated construction projects.
• Strong understanding of environmental permits, licences, and compliance arrangements.
• Broad construction knowledge (civils, mechanical, electrical, commissioning).
• Strong leadership, influencing, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work across technical disciplines and operate effectively from site to boardroom.
• High standards of organisation, detail, assurance, and professional judgement.
• Understanding of sustainability opportunities and constraints on major projects.
• Degree in an Environmental discipline.
• Strong leadership experience.
• Extensive client & principal contractor experience managing environmental issues on large infrastructure or engineering projects.
• Experience working with regulators and managing regulatory commitments.
• Experience implementing management systems and environmental controls.
• Desirable: Experience in highly regulated industries.
• Desirable: Experience driving sustainability initiatives.

Benefits

• Competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.
• UK employees receive free single medical cover and digital GP service.
• Family‑friendly benefits including enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes.
• Reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships.
• Work‑life balance and flexibility with hybrid, part‑time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations.

EEO Statement

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