Environmental Project Manager

Kier Group is seeking an Environmental Project Manager to oversee environmental surveys for the East West Rail contract. This role involves coordinating survey activities, managing risks, and ensuring compliance with environmental standards. Candidates should have a degree in Environmental Science or Sustainability and relevant experience. The position is based in St Neots, Cambridge, with occasional remote work available, offering a salary of £60,000 - £70,000 plus benefits.
We're looking for an Environmental Project Manager to join our East West Rail team based in St Neots, Cambridge. In this role you'll play a key role in delivering environmental surveys for the East West Rail contract.


Location: St Neots, Cambridge – occasional remote working available


Hours: 42 per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 per year + £6.7k annual car allowance + private healthcare + excellent benefits


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


What will you be responsible for?


As an Environmental Project Manager, you'll be at the heart of coordinating survey activities, working collaboratively with technical specialists, survey teams, land access experts, and subcontractors to ensure every project is delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest standards.


Your day to day will include:



Overseeing the end-to-end delivery of environmental surveys, from planning and scheduling through to execution
Acting as the central point of coordination between land access teams, technical leads, and specialist subcontractors
Monitoring progress against schedules and budgets, proactively managing risks and resolving issues
Ensuring all survey activities comply with relevant environmental, safety, and rail standards
Liaising with clients, landowners, and stakeholders to maintain clear communication throughout the project

What are we looking for?


This Environmental Project Manager role would be a great match if you bring:



Ideally a degree in Environmental Science or Sustainability (or equivalent), along with at least three years' relevant experience
Associate or Member status of a recognised professional body such as IEMA
Experience managing environmental surveys or projects within major infrastructure or similar environments
Strong organisational skills, with the ability to juggle multiple workstreams and priorities confidently
Clear, effective communication skills and a collaborative approach when working with clients, technical teams and wider stakeholders

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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