Environmental & Sustainability Manager

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Suffolk (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Private medical cover

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Professional membership and dev.

Employee assistance programme

Flexible, hybrid and part-time working

Long-term career development on major.

Job summary

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd seeks an experienced Environmental & Sustainability Manager to lead a dedicated team on a major infrastructure programme. You will ensure permits, licences and regulatory commitments are met, interfacing with delivery teams, regulators and senior stakeholders throughout construction, commissioning and handover.

The role requires strong leadership, robust knowledge of environmental management systems, and proven experience in regulated sectors such as energy, utilities

Qualifications

• Degree in an environmental or related discipline.
• Extensive experience leading environmental and sustainability teams on major infrastructure, construction or engineering projects.
• Strong knowledge of environmental permits, licences, consents and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Proven experience working with principal contractors, clients and regulatory bodies.
• Experience implementing environmental management systems and environmental controls.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Ability to influence multidisciplinary teams and drive environmental performance improvements.
• Experience in highly regulated sectors such as nuclear, energy, utilities, rail, defence or major infrastructure.
• Experience delivering sustainability initiatives on complex projects.
• Professional membership with a relevant institution.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary Environment & Sustainability team.
• Ensure compliance with environmental permits, licences, consents and ISO 14001.
• Drive environmental and sustainability performance across project teams and contractors.
• Oversee environmental inspections, monitoring programmes and assurance activities.
• Manage environmental risks and ensure appropriate mitigation measures.
• Lead environmental investigations and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Act as primary contact for environmental regulators and stakeholders.
• Develop environmental KPIs, reporting frameworks and performance metrics.
• Support project delivery through construction, commissioning and handover.
• Promote environmental excellence across project and supply chain.

Skills

Environmental leadership

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder engagement

ISO 14001

Project management

Nuclear sector experience

Regulators liaison

Education

Degree in environmental discipline

Job description

My client is delivering one of the UK's most significant infrastructure and energy projects, playing a vital role in the country's long-term energy security and net-zero ambitions.

Due to continued project growth, they are seeking an experienced Environmental & Sustainability Manager to provide leadership across a major construction programme within a highly regulated environment.

This is a unique opportunity to join a nationally significant project, working alongside multidisciplinary teams to drive environmental excellence and sustainability performance throughout construction, commissioning, and handover phases.

Your new role

As Environmental & Sustainability Manager, you will lead a dedicated team of environmental professionals whilst ensuring full compliance with environmental permits, licences, consents and regulatory commitments across a large-scale infrastructure project.

Reporting to the Head of Site Compliance, you will act as a key interface between project delivery teams, contractors, regulators and senior stakeholders, providing expert environmental leadership throughout the construction lifecycle.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading and developing a multidisciplinary Environment & Sustainability team.
• Ensuring compliance with environmental permits, licences, consents and ISO 14001 requirements.
• Driving environmental and sustainability performance across project teams and contractors.
• Overseeing environmental inspections, monitoring programmes and assurance activities.
• Managing environmental risks and ensuring appropriate mitigation measures are implemented.
• Leading environmental investigations and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Acting as the primary point of contact for environmental regulators and external stakeholders.
• Developing environmental KPIs, reporting frameworks and performance metrics.
• Supporting project delivery teams through construction, installation, commissioning and operational handover.
• Promoting a culture of environmental excellence and best practice across the project and supply chain.

What you'll need to succeed

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A degree in an environmental or related discipline.
• Extensive experience leading environmental and sustainability teams on major infrastructure, construction or engineering projects.
• Strong knowledge of environmental permits, licences, consents and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Proven experience working with principal contractors, clients and regulatory bodies.
• Experience implementing environmental management systems and environmental controls.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• The ability to influence multidisciplinary teams and drive environmental performance improvements.
• Experience within highly regulated sectors such as nuclear (ideal), energy, utilities, rail, defence or major infrastructure.
• Experience delivering sustainability initiatives on complex projects.
• Professional membership with a relevant institution.

What you'll get in return

• Benefits package.
• Private medical cover.
• Enhanced family-friendly policies.
• Professional membership and development support.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Flexible, hybrid and part-time working options.
• Long-term career development opportunities on a nationally significant project.
• The opportunity to play a key role in delivering one of the UK's largest infrastructure programmes.