Senior Environmental Sustainability Manager - Aberdeen - Aberdeen

Balfour Beatty; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure company in Scotland is seeking a Senior Environmental & Sustainability Manager. The role involves leading sustainability strategies, ensuring projects adhere to environmental standards, and engaging with stakeholders. The ideal candidate should have significant experience in environmental management and a passion for sustainable practices.

Benefits

Smart working with up to 40% remote option

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Qualifications

• A proven track record in environmental and sustainability management, ideally within infrastructure, utilities, or energy sectors.
• Excellent knowledge of UK environmental legislation and best practice.
• A genuine passion for sustainability and driving positive change at scale.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of environmental and sustainability strategies across major power T&D projects.
• Provide expert advice on environmental legislation, permitting, and compliance.
• Drive innovation in carbon reduction and sustainable construction practices.

Skills

Environmental and sustainability management

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Chartered or working towards chartership with IEMA, CIWEM, or similar

Job description

About the role

Our Power Transmission & Distribution (T&D) business is at the forefront of transforming the UK's energy landscape. From upgrading and expanding the electricity network to delivering the infrastructure needed for renewable energy, we enable the switch to cleaner, greener power. With major, high-profile projects across Scotland, we are delivering innovative solutions that will have a lasting impact for generations.

We are now seeking a passionate and experienced Senior Environmental & Sustainability Manager to join our Power T&D leadership team in Scotland. In this pivotal role, you\'ll ensure our projects set the highest standards for environmental performance and sustainability. You\'ll drive innovation, influence decision-making, and play a critical part in ensuring Scotland\'s energy infrastructure is built responsibly, efficiently, and with respect for people and planet.

What you\'ll be doing

As a Senior Environmental Sustainability Manager you will:

• Lead the development and delivery of environmental and sustainability strategies across major power T&D projects.
• Provide expert advice on environmental legislation, permitting, and compliance.
• Drive innovation in carbon reduction, circular economy, biodiversity net gain, and sustainable construction practices.
• Manage and mentor environmental professionals across multiple project sites.
• Engage with clients, stakeholders, and regulators to build strong, collaborative relationships.
• Champion Balfour Beatty\'s sustainability ambitions, ensuring every project contributes to a cleaner, greener future.

Who we\'re looking for

You will have the following:

• A proven track record in environmental and sustainability management, ideally within infrastructure, utilities, or energy sectors
• Chartered or working towards chartership with IEMA, CIWEM, or a similar professional body
• Strong leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to engage senior stakeholders
• Excellent knowledge of UK environmental legislation and best practice
• A genuine passion for sustainability and driving positive change at scale.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK\'s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn\'t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You\'ll have the freedom to shape the package that\'s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more...

About us

Balfour Beatty\'s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK\'s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [e-mail]