Environmental & Sustainability Manager

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited is seeking an Environmental & Sustainability Manager for a significant infrastructure project in Thorpe-le-Soken, UK. The role involves leading a team to ensure compliance with environmental regulations, driving sustainability performance, and managing environmental risks throughout the construction lifecycle. Candidates should have a relevant degree and extensive experience in environmental management within regulated sectors. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits.
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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 roleAs 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 succeedTo 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.Desirable experience includes:

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

Competitive salary - £65,000 - £75,000 DoE.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.What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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