Environmental Consultant

Environmental Manager- Construction / Building/ Civils – Yorkshire / East Mids Sites + Remote Work.

Ideal opportunity for someone already with previous main contractor employment (not essential) or Ecologists and Environmental Consultants also considered with a view of transferring experience over to main contractor side - good opportunity for career progression.

Mix of visiting sites predominately in Yorkshire and some East midlands.

Also with a mix of remote work.

One of UK’s most successful and reputable Tier 1 Building Main Contractors.

What Makes This Company Great?

• One of the UK's leading Tier 1 building contractors.
• Very busy and stable pipeline of work.
• Diverse range of projects including Commercial, PRS, hotels, Industrial / Logistics building and Civils / Highways.
• Multi million pound projects.
• Flexible working.
• Great place for training and progression
• Very low staff turnover.

Role & Duties:

Reporting to: Senior Environmental Manager

Duties:

• Providing specialist environmental support for bid / tender submissions.
• Providing detailed support during the preconstruction phase to ensure projects consider and plan for environmental and sustainability best practice.
• Undertaking pre-start checks by reviewing preconstruction information and assessing areas of risk and appropriate mitigation measures.
• Applying for necessary environmental regulatory permissions.
• Developing environmental risk assessments.
• Developing Construction Environmental Management Plans (CEMPs).
• Developing supplementary project specific environmental management plans (e.g., Water Management Plans and Nuisance Management Plans), wherever needed.
• Reviewing and improving environmentally high-risk method statements.
• Providing specialist environmental support to our project teams during the construction phase.
• Monitoring environmental performance against the requirements of the company Environmental Policies and standards.
• Supporting the Senior Environmental Manager in setting the agenda for company environmental performance improvement across all operational sectors.
• Conducting environmental incident investigations and liaising with regulatory bodies in the management of environmental incidents as well as communicating lessons learned across the business.
• Supporting the maintenance of the company environmental management system.
• Supporting working groups (e.g., sustainability groups) to enhance the strategic environmental and sustainability objectives and commitments.
• Providing specialist support to operational teams concerning relevant changes to environmental legislation.
• Ensuring compliance with legislation, company standards and ISO 14001 requirements and best practice through regular audits, reporting and coaching.
• Influencing the supply chain to comply with company environmental requirements, policies and best practice initiatives.
• Supporting third party environmental audits to ensure compliance.
• Developing and disseminating environmental good practice initiatives by undertaking regular CPD sessions e.g., webinars; forums; training courses; regular supply chain engagement.
• Delivering environmental training to operational and support teams e.g., spill response / SEATS.
• Disseminating relevant environmental information and innovation across the company i.e., developing environmental alerts / bulletins / regulatory updates.
• Supporting operational teams in the effective implementation of all relevant regulatory permissions e.g., environmental permits; consents; exemptions.
• Supporting site teams to conduct environmental performance monitoring e.g., water, dust, noise.
• Be the point of contact and support to operational teams, as required, with site visits as required.

Requirements:

To be considered for this Environmental Manager role you must meet the following criteria:

• Previous environmental management role preferably in Construction or Civil Engineering
• Previous experience of delivering training
• Up to date knowledge of UK environmental Legislation
• Knowledge of Environmental Management Systems
• Degree in environmental management or equivalent - highly desirable
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written
• Computer literate
• Full UK Driving Licence with flexibility to visit sites in Yorkshire and the East Midlands.
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to form good working relationships with multi-disciplined teams.
• Able to work autonomously and manage own commitments/diary/scheduling.
• Previous employment with a main contractor, sub contractor, local authority or consultancy.
• Previous employment in an Environmental Advisor, Environmental Coordinator, Environmental Manager or similar role. Alternatively also open to consider Ecologists or Environmental Consultants (Or similar roles) transferring experience over.

Remuneration:

The successful Environmental Manager will receive:

• £40,000 - £55,000 basic salary (Dependent on experience)
• Car Allowance
• Competitive Pension
• Bonus (Excellent track record of paying)

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