Environmental Sustainability Manager

Skanska is seeking an experienced Environmental Sustainability Manager for the Lower Thames Crossing Kent Roads Project in Kent, WA. This role involves implementing environmental management strategies, identifying risks and opportunities, and collaborating with teams to promote sustainability in infrastructure projects. Candidates should have a degree in Environmental or related fields, experience in construction, and IEMA membership. Skanska values diversity and offers flexible working arrangements. Applications are encouraged from all backgrounds.
Description and requirements

Skanska, one of the world's leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

We are looking for an experienced Environmental Sustainability Manager to lead our team on the Lower Thames Crossing Kent Roads Project. This role will be pivotal to deliver the client's ambition to push the boundaries of sustainability and to set a new standard for how we procure, design and construct infrastructure that will forge the way to net zero

What you'll do:
• Implement excellent environmental management on major infrastructure projects
• Identify, appraise, and communicate environmental risks and opportunities
• Manage environmental specialists, consultants, and suppliers to develop plans and meet commitments
• Collaborate with customers and partners to evolve systems, share good practices, lessons learned, and innovations
• Support the Lead Environmental Sustainability Manager in delivering best practice initiatives and improvement projects

What you'll bring to the role:
• Degree in Environmental or related discipline, or relevant experience
• Experience in construction industry or similar sector
• Proven track record in environmental management for major construction projects, especially during planning stages
• Full Membership with IEMA or equivalent
• Valid driving license and willingness to travel

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic - we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

Flexible working

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using recruitment@skanska.co.uk if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: recruitment@skanska.co.uk

Closing date

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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