Project Environment Manager

BAM; Peterhead; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company is seeking a Project Environment Manager in Peterhead, Scotland. The role involves leading environmental compliance efforts for a major infrastructure project and requires a degree in Environmental Management and proven experience in EMS development. The position offers a competitive salary and a hybrid working model, encouraging a work-life balance.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company car/car allowance

8% matched pension contributions

Private healthcare

26 days holiday plus additional wellbeing and volunteering days

Qualifications

• Proven experience in developing environmental management systems (EMS).
• Knowledge of environmental regulation and compliance.
• Degree-level qualification and extensive experience in an environmental role.

Responsibilities

• Lead the environmental aspects of project delivery.
• Chair project environmental meetings.
• Ensure compliance with environmental legislation and client requirements.

Skills

Environmental management systems development

Knowledge of environmental legislation

Communication skills

Training and mentoring experience

Project management

Education

Degree in Environmental Management

Job description

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Building a sustainable tomorrow

Are you ready to be part of a groundbreaking infrastructure project that will shape the future of energy in the UK?

Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) is a transformative 5-year initiative delivering a 525kV, 2GW high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea transmission cable connecting Peterhead, Scotland to Drax, England. This will be the longest HVDC cable in the UK and the largest single transmission project ever undertaken, capable of powering 2 million homes.

We are currently seeking a Project Environment Manager to join this landmark venture. Reporting to the project's management team, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, BAM's internal procedures, and client requirements.

Location: This role can be based at either our Peterhead, Scotland site or Drax, Selby site.

Your team

Location: This role can be based at our Peterhead, Scotland site or Drax, Selby site.

Hybrid working model offered: 3 days on-site or at the office, 2 days remaining from home

Making Possible

As a Project Environment Manager, you will be responsible for the following:

• Leading on the environmental aspects of the Project delivery, including chairing project environmental meetings.
• Attending other project progress meetings, providing input, guidance and reporting on environmental issues.
• Being the interface with the Employer's Environmental Team.
• Reviewing the Employer's environmental documentation, preparing and ensuring adequacy of Site-specific environmental documentation and records.
• Providing guidance and advice regarding environmental controls and Laws to the Project Team.
• Investigating any environmental incidents that occur on the Project, and lead on the delivery of necessary incident reporting and lessons learnt.
• Managing other environmental staff namely Environmental Clerk of Works and other ad hoc specialists.
• To lead on the delivery of all environmental consenting requirements as required by the contract.
• Managing the delivery and reporting of Project environmental KPIs.
• High level monitoring and maintenance of the Project CEMP and continual improvement based on relevant environment standards, regulatory, project and BAM Infrastructure requirements.
• Verifying the conformance of project systems and management plans with environmental standards, regulatory and BAM Nuttall requirements.
• Ensuring the project team are aware of and comply with all relevant environmental legislation by maintaining a legal compliance matrix.
• Providing technical advice and guidance to the project team on CEMP requirements.
• Analysing environmental performance statistics, including inspection and audit, and monitoring trends.
• Providing support as and when required to project based audits.
• Providing guidance to managers in evaluation of project vendors.
• Developing and delivering local training activities, toolbox talks etc as required.
• Maintain environmental databases/systems as required.
• Undertaking regular site environmental inspections and audit.
• Developing relationships with local stakeholders, environmental regulators and supply chain specialists.
• Working in accordance and remaining up to date with current established Company procedures and processes.

What do you bring to the role?

The following are required:

• Proven experience and expertise in developing and delivering environment management systems (EMS) that demonstrate continual improvement in line with ISO 14001 requirements.
• Be fully aware of environmental regulation/legislation to ensure the business complies with all relevant legal requirements.
• Knowledge and understanding of the civil engineering industry.
• Experience in training, coaching and mentoring to environment staff and other key roles within the business.
• Degree-level qualification in Environmental Management or equivalent technical qualification and extensive experience working in an environmental role.
• Qualified to Chartered Environmentalist (Full IEMA) status or equivalent.
• Articulate and engaging communication skills.
• Understanding of BAM digital construction vision and its application.

The following are desirable requirements:

• Qualified as an environmental auditor.
• Strong connections and involvement with industry forum groups and trade bodies.
• Commercial awareness and understanding.
• Collaborative and supportive behaviours.
• Proficient in the scoping, application and use of information technology.

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary
• A wide range of family-friendly policies
• Company car/car allowance/travel allowance
• 8 % matched pension contributions
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• 26 days holiday
• 2 wellbeing days
• 1 volunteering day
• Personal and professional development

About BAM

Building a sustainable tomorrow. That's our mission and our promise at BAM. It's how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe.

We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We're on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

The application process

For more information about the vacancy and our projects, please contact Monica Curl, Recruiter, BAM Infrastructure Ltd, Email: [e-mail]

BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at any time you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you.

BAM is also committed to equality of opportunity in all its employment practices, and to developing policies that support work-life balance.