Environmental Manager

Kier Group is seeking an Environmental & Sustainability Manager for the Rail team, based in Oxford, Cambridge, or Bedford. The role involves leading a multidisciplinary team, ensuring compliance with environmental requirements, and fostering sustainability practices across the East West Rail project. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and experience in environmental management. Some remote work is available, but travel to various sites is required. The position offers a salary of £50,000 - £65,000 with additional benefits.
We're looking for an Environmental & Sustainability Manager to join our Rail team based in Oxford, Cambridge, or Bedford. This is an exciting opportunity to provide strategic leadership and specialist guidance across the East West Rail project. You'll lead a multidisciplinary team, drive innovation, champion best practice, and promote Kier Transportation's Sustainability Strategy whilst fostering a culture of continuous improvement and responsible delivery. A full driving licence with flexibility to visit sites as required for this role.


Location: Oxford/Cambridge/Bedford - travel across sites and offices required with some remote working available


Hours: Permanent Fulltime 42 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us


Salary: £50,000 - £65,000 per year + private healthcare + £5.9k annual car allowance + benefits


We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.


What will you be responsible for?


As an Environmental & Sustainability Manager, you'll ensure that all environmental, sustainability, and social impact requirements are fully integrated into project delivery, meeting legal, client, and company obligations.


Your day to day will include:



Ensuring compliance with all client environmental and sustainability requirements, commitments, and contractual obligations across the project
Maintaining and updating the Environmental and Social Management Plan and associated documentation
Identifying, obtaining, and managing environmental permits, licences, consents, and third-party approvals
Building strong relationships with clients, regulators, stakeholders, community groups, and the public
Monitoring, measuring, and reporting environmental performance, identifying opportunities for innovation and best practice

What are we looking for?


This Environmental & Sustainability Manager role would suit someone who brings both technical expertise and a passion for sustainability, including:



A degree in Environmental or Sustainability studies, or an equivalent qualification
Chartered status, or progress towards chartership, with a recognised professional body such as IEMA, CIWEM, CIEEM, or similar
Strong experience in environmental and sustainability management across major infrastructure, construction, rail, or transportation projects
A solid understanding of UK environmental legislation, planning requirements, and regulatory frameworks
Proven capability in managing environmental compliance, including permits, licences, and consents

Rewards and benefits


We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.


Diversity and inclusion


Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.


We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.


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