Senior Environmental Manager – Energy Infrastructure

Paxton Personnel Ltd; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Bank holidays + 2 extra days

Discretionary annual bonus

Pension

Life assurance

Health screening

Enhanced sick pay

Maternity and paternity benefits

Professional development

Retail discounts

Cycle-to-work

Job summary

Paxton Personnel Ltd is seeking an experienced Environmental Manager to join a leading engineering and construction contractor delivering major energy infrastructure projects across Scotland. You will provide environmental leadership, ensure compliance with legislation, manage permits, lead incident investigations and drive Net Zero and sustainability initiatives across project teams.

Experience on major infrastructure projects and Chartered IEMA status are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Chartered IEMA status.
• Experience on major construction or infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of environmental legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Experience in waste management, water management and pollution prevention.
• Understanding of contaminated land, ecological mitigation and statutory nuisance.
• Experience managing environmental permits, consents and licences.
• Knowledge of Biodiversity Net Gain and environmental planning requirements.
• Strong understanding of Net Zero principles and carbon reduction strategies.
• Experience in environmental incident management and investigations.
• Excellent communication, organisational and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and promote best practice in environmental management and sustainability across projects.
• Ensure compliance with environmental legislation, regulations and company procedures.
• Work closely with site management teams to implement environmental and sustainability plans.
• Identify environmental risks and develop appropriate mitigation measures.
• Manage environmental permits, licences, consents and exemptions.
• Lead environmental incident investigations and recommend corrective actions.
• Monitor environmental performance, analyse trends and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Develop and implement environmental improvement initiatives and sustainability campaigns.
• Prepare and review environmental management plans, procedures and supporting documentation.
• Provide environmental advice and guidance to project teams, contractors and stakeholders.
• Support carbon reduction initiatives and Net Zero objectives.
• Assist with environmental input into tenders, project submissions and reporting.

Skills

Environmental leadership

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Net Zero / carbon reduction

Communication

Job description

Paxton Personnel Ltd is seeking an experienced Environmental Manager to join a leading engineering and construction contractor delivering major energy infrastructure projects across Scotland. You will provide environmental leadership, ensure compliance with legislation, manage permits, lead incident investigations and drive Net Zero and sustainability initiatives across project teams.

Experience on major infrastructure projects and Chartered IEMA status are highly valued.