Regional Environmental and Sustainability Manager - Northern EU

H&MV Engineering; Stockholms län; Ibrido; SEK 1.200.000 - 1.600.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

H&MV Engineering seeks a Regional Environmental and Sustainability Manager for Northern Europe. You will lead the environmental sustainability performance across Northern EU operations, providing regional governance, and guiding the team to deliver the company’s environmental strategy with regulators, clients and operations.

You will drive compliance with environmental legislation, implement the EMS, and collaborate with project teams and leadership toembed sustainable practices across multiple

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental management, environmental science, sustainability, engineering or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in environmental management within construction, engineering, infrastructure, utilities, energy or a similarly regulated sector.
• Proven experience leading environmental professionals and managing performance across multiple projects/countries.
• Strong knowledge of environmental legislation, permitting and construction-related risks for Northern Europe.
• Experience implementing and auditing ISO 14001 and managing incidents/regulatory engagement.

Mansioni

• Lead the Environmental Sustainability function across Northern EU.
• Ensure projects comply with legislation, permits, client requirements and EMS.
• Develop and implement the Northern EU environmental plan and improvement priorities.
• Maintain governance, templates and standards across projects.
• Oversee regional audit/assurance programme and incident investigations.
• Coordinate regional resource planning and recruitment needs.
• Produce senior management dashboards and reports.
• Support ISO 14001 governance and continual improvement.

Conoscenze

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Environmental compliance

Governance & reporting

ISO 14001 knowledge

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in environmental management

Strumenti

EMS software

Regulatory databases

Descrizione del lavoro

Job Title: Regional Environmental and Sustainability Manager - Northern EU

Location: Northern Europe - Hybrid

Reporting to: Environmental Sustainability Director

About H&MV Engineering

H&MV Engineering is a global leader in high-voltage electrical engineering, powering the transition to a sustainable future. We’re at the cutting-edge of renewable energy, data centres, and complex utility projects - powered by a commitment to continuous improvement and innovation.

Our foundation is built on safety, teamwork, excellence, respect & sustainability. These values shape how we work, how we lead, and how we grow. And at H&MV Engineering, growth isn’t just a goal—it’s a mindset.

We invest in our people, offering opportunities to develop, lead, and shape the future of energy. We value passion, motivation, and problem-solving skills, and we believe that diverse perspectives fuel better outcomes.

We’re not here to keep up—we’re here to lead.

About the Role:

As Regional Environmental Sustainability Manager - Northern EU, you will lead the delivery of environmental sustainability performance across H&MV Engineering’s Northern European operations. You will provide regional leadership, governance and assurance, manage and develop your Environmental Sustainability team, and work closely with operational leaders, project teams, clients and regulators to ensure environmental risks are identified early and managed effectively. You will be accountable for consistent implementation of the Environmental Sustainability Management System, regional compliance, incident management, performance reporting and delivery of the company’s environmental sustainability strategy across the region.

Six Strategic Pillars

• Compliance & Governance: Ensure compliance with environmental and sustainability legislation and permits, supported by ISO 14001, certification international frameworks and strong governance.
• Carbon & Energy: Drive energy efficiency, renewable integration and innovative design to decarbonise operations and support Net Zero.
• Circular Economy & Waste: Apply circular and lean engineering principles to minimise waste, optimise design and promote sustainable procurement.
• Biodiversity & Natural Capital: Protect and enhance ecosystems through responsible delivery, habitat restoration and nature-positive design.
• People & Development: Build environmental sustainability capability and career pathways, strengthening client value and future talent attraction.
• Transparency & Reporting: Enhance internal and external reporting to improve performance, accountability and industry recognition.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the Environmental Sustainability function across Northern EU, providing direction, coaching, workload oversight and technical support to your Environmental Sustainability team as well as on the ground project level work.
• Own regional environmental sustainability performance, ensuring projects comply with applicable legislation, permits, client requirements and H&MV Engineering’s Environmental Sustainability Management System.
• Develop and deliver the Northern EU environmental sustainability plan, objectives and improvement priorities in alignment with group strategy and annual targets.
• Implement and maintain group environmental policies, procedures, standards and templates consistently across all projects within the region.
• Establish and oversee a risk-based regional audit and assurance programme, including project mobilisation reviews, compliance audits, specialist inspections and close-out assurance.
• Provide oversight of project environmental documentation, including construction environmental management plans, resource and waste management plans, aspects and impacts registers, permit registers, ecological requirements and monitoring programmes.
• Lead the regional response to significant environmental incidents, complaints, permit breaches and recurring non-conformances, ensuring suitable investigation, corrective action and lessons learned.
• Escalate material regulatory, client, reputational or recurring system risks to the Environmental Sustainability Director in line with the agreed operating model.
• Act as the primary regional environmental sustainability interface with operational leadership, key clients and regulators, supporting constructive engagement and timely resolution of issues.
• Work with the Pre-Construction Environmental Sustainability Advisor to review tender commitments, identify regional environmental risks and ensure effective handover into project mobilisation and delivery.
• Coordinate regional resource planning and allocation based on project risk, workload, geography and business growth, highlighting recruitment or specialist support requirements.
• Maintain the monthly regional environmental dashboard, covering incidents, audits, actions, permits, key risks, sustainability performance and resource requirements.
• Drive delivery of regional environmental sustainability initiatives relating to carbon and energy, circular economy and waste, biodiversity and natural capital, people development, and transparent reporting.
• Promote a proactive environmental culture through leadership engagement, training, knowledge sharing, lessons learned and cross-regional collaboration.
• Support ISO 14001 governance, internal and external audits, management review and continual improvement of the Environmental Sustainability Management System.

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in environmental management, environmental science, sustainability, engineering or a related discipline.
• Significant experience (10+years) in environmental management within construction, engineering, infrastructure, utilities, energy or a similarly regulated sector.
• Proven experience leading environmental professionals and managing environmental performance across multiple projects, countries or locations.
• Strong working knowledge of environmental legislation, permitting and construction-related environmental risks relevant to Northern European operations.
• Practical experience implementing and auditing environmental management systems, including ISO 14001.
• Experience managing significant environmental incidents, regulatory engagement, client requirements and corrective action programmes.
• Experience producing senior management reports, performance dashboards and risk-based assurance programmes.
• Professional membership or relevant environmental certification is desirable.
• Ability to travel regularly across Northern Europe and hold a full clean driving licence.
• Strong leadership and people-management skills, with the ability to develop and motivate diverse, geographically distributed teams.
• High level of technical credibility in construction environmental management, compliance assurance, pollution prevention, waste, water, biodiversity and sustainability reporting.
• Ability to balance environmental risk, client expectations and project delivery requirements.
• Excellent stakeholder-management and influencing skills, with the confidence to engage operational directors, project leaders, clients and regulators.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage a complex regional project portfolio and focus resources on the highest risks.
• Strong analytical and reporting capability, including the ability to interpret performance data, identify trends and communicate clear actions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to operate effectively across different countries and cultures.
• Proactive, resilient and solutions-focused, with sound judgement and the ability to make and elevate decisions appropriately.
• Commitment to consistency, collaboration, continual improvement and development of environmental sustainability capability across the business.

H&MV Engineering is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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