Remote Environmental Sustainability Lead

Balfour Beatty plc; Winchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

Pension

25 days annual leave (pro rata)

Share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Recognition schemes

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking an environmental professional to support environmental sustainability for the M3 J9 project. You will deliver environmental management, collaborate with stakeholders, and help report on performance as part of the Building New Futures strategy.

The role blends hands-on delivery with early-stage team guidance, offering on-site support to operations and design teams and liaising with regulators and clients. A degree in Environmental Science or related field is required.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of environment management and sustainable development.
• Degree in Environmental Science or Environmental Management or equivalent.
• Experience with environmental legislation, ecology/archaeology mitigation, licences, consent applications and regulators.
• Understanding of ecological and archaeological matters and environmental law.
• IEMA Membership.
• Full UK driver’s licence and willingness to travel.
• Understanding of the construction/engineering operating environment.
• Knowledge or experience of DCO and NSIPs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver value-adding environment projects and support ecological enhancements.
• Contribute and maintain Involved Plans and monitor compliance across the project.
• Liaise with client, regulatory bodies and subcontractors on environmental management and sustainability.
• Produce and update environmental management plans, environmental risk assessments and site information packs.
• Provide on-site advice to operations and design teams on environmental management, compliance and project-specific mitigation measures including pollution control and ecological and archaeological protection.
• Investigate environmental incidents and support the business to implement controls to prevent repeat occurrence.
• Ensure implementation of the project environmental management systems on project sites.

Skills

Environment management

Sustainable development

Ecology & archaeology mitigation

Environmental law

IEMA membership

UK driving licence

Construction/engineering awareness

DCO & NSIPs knowledge

Education

Degree in Environmental Science or Environmental Management

Job description

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking an environmental professional to support environmental sustainability for the M3 J9 project. You will deliver environmental management, collaborate with stakeholders, and help report on performance as part of the Building New Futures strategy.

The role blends hands-on delivery with early-stage team guidance, offering on-site support to operations and design teams and liaising with regulators and clients. A degree in Environmental Science or related field is required.