Group Environment & Sustainability Manager

Allen & York Ltd; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established business in sustainability is seeking a Group Environment & Sustainability Manager in Canterbury. This strategic role involves leading environmental performance across sites, ensuring compliance, engaging stakeholders, and driving carbon reduction initiatives. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in waste management or environmental permitting and experience in sustainability strategy. Join us to shape the future of sustainability within a progressive organization.

Qualifications

• Strong background in waste management or contaminated land.
• Commercial and operational awareness.
• Confidence engaging with regulators and external stakeholders.
• Experience in data reporting and sustainability strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead environmental performance across active and legacy sites.
• Own the permitting lifecycle ensuring regulatory excellence.
• Drive carbon reduction initiatives aligned with the UK's net zero goals.
• Support development projects and sustainable business growth.

Skills

Waste management

Environmental permitting

Data reporting

Sustainability strategy

Job description

Group Environment & Sustainability Manager
Location: Canterbury, Kent (with travel across the South and Channel Islands)
️ Sector: Aggregates, Waste & Extractives
Salary: Competitive + Package

Are you a commercially aware environmental professional with deep technical expertise in permitting, compliance, and sustainability? Do you thrive in operational environments and want to lead meaningful change across a diverse portfolio of sites?

A well-established, independent business operating in the aggregates, waste, and extractives sector is seeking a Group Environment & Sustainability Manager to head up its growing environmental team.

This is a high-impact, strategic role where you'll:

• Lead environmental performance across active and legacy sites, including waste and infill operations.

• Own the permitting lifecycle, from acquisition to surrender, ensuring regulatory excellence.

• Interface with senior internal stakeholders and regulatory bodies with credibility and influence.

• Drive the delivery of carbon reduction initiatives aligned with the UK's net zero goals.

• Support development projects, site divestment, and sustainable business growth.

You'll be responsible for leading a small team, owning compliance across multiple business units, and supporting long-term planning and development functions.

Ideal Candidates will have:

• A strong background in waste management, environmental permitting, or contaminated land.

• Commercial and operational awareness.

• Confidence engaging with regulators and external stakeholders.

• Experience in data reporting (SECR, ESOS, BES 6001) and sustainability strategy.

Interested?

Ready to shape the future of sustainability within a respected and progressive business? Apply today or get in touch for a confidential conversation.

Allen & York - delivering Sustainable Recruitment Solutions since 1993.

About us

Allen & York have been matching purposeful people with purpose-led organisations for 30 years. We partner with our clients and candidates on roles that build an understanding of climate change, promote sustainability and create inclusive and responsible organisations, working towards a sustainable world for us all.

Committed to inclusiveness in the workplace, we aim to increase diversity across all areas and therefore welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, or whether or not they have a disability.

Let us help build a better world, together.